Website of the Week (Post Secret)

Please visit this site, it will make you think...

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/

Mail Bag or um... Comment Bag...

I think you guys were talking about Waffle House this week. Well, here's a small amount of the methods they use to mark the plates. Pretty weird

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickgray/378694469

(I've taken the liberty of cutting and pasting for you)

This is a photograph of a Waffle House grill cook's cheat sheet.The photographs indicate the way in which a cook marks his orders. These secret plate markers allow a Waffle House cook to simultaneously prepare multiple customer orders at once.Let me give you an example. If I were to order three scrambled eggs, dry wheat toast, and hash browns, the waitress would face the grill and yell out loud - "Mark: Triple scrambled dry wheat plate."The cook would then quickly take a large dinner plate, turn it sideways, and place a tub of jelly upside down at the six o'clock position.The six o'clock position indicates scrambled eggs, and the jelly upside down means wheat toast. I am not sure how to mark "dry" for the toast, or how to indicate hash browns versus grits.This chart explains why I often get a packet of mayonnaise with my grilled chicken plate.

Website of the Week

Each week we here at Element: C3 want to bring you the best in all forms of media. Starting this week we will debut our web-site of the week. Since we mentioned it on air, (and because its really cool) we've decided to feature Abort73.com as our first website of the week... You're welcome

(In case you didn't know that the underlined word above was a link, here it is again)

http://www.abort73.com/

Just as Confirmation

Regarding the "Cross Section" book on this week's discussion, here's the proof that it does in-fact exist.
Stephen Biesty's Cross-Sections

Creation Museum

Video
http://creationmuseum.org/

"The Creation Museum presents a unique and unparalleled experience, a walk
through time portraying significant, life-altering events of the past,
illuminating the effects of biblical history on our present and future
world. Be prepared to experience history in a completely unprecedented
way. The state-of-the-art 60,000 square foot museum brings the pages of the Bible to life, casting its characters and animals in dynamic
form and placing them in familiar settings. Adam and Eve live in the Garden of
Eden. Children play and dinosaurs roam near Eden’s Rivers. The serpent coils cunningly in the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Majestic murals, great
masterpieces brimming with pulsating colors and details, provide a backdrop for
many of the settings.

The area within the museum has been divided into unusually configured spaces that allow for personal interaction with each of the 160 exhibits. Several parts of the museum, including the stunning forty-foot high portico with its cliff wall and floor-to-ceiling glass windows, flaunt open spaces and remarkable designs. Walk through the Garden of Eden. The Tree of Life, central to the garden, stretches out its branches, laden with ripened fruits. Come face-to-face with a sauropod, a dinosaur of incredible dimensions. His monstrous frame moves through the low-lying thicket as he grazes on plants. Introduce yourself to our chameleons. Examine bones, a clutch of eggs from a dinosaur, an exceptional fossil collection, and a mineral collection. Walk
through the Cave of Sorrows and see the horrific effects of the Fall of man.
Sounds of a sin-ravaged world echo through the room. Finally, see the sacrificial Lamb on the cross, and the hope of redemption. The themes of the exhibits resound in the theater presentations: Men in White, Six Days of Creation, The Last Adam, and Dinosaurs and Dragons. Our Special Effects Theater, complete with rumbling seats and rising mists, takes visitors on a fantastic quest to find the real purpose and meaning of life. Each seat is a rocket launching pad in our Stargazers Planetarium. Prepare for lift-off. The digital projector showcases a spectacular gravity-defying spaceflight, a thrilling 22-minute ride billions of light years away to the vast outer regions of our universe. Breathtaking images and inconceivable distances make this cosmic journey under the dome a fully engaging experience.
See the scaffolding, smell the freshly-cut timbers in the busy work site of Noah’s Ark. Delve into the belly of the Ark and imagine the
stalls full of animals, in close quarters. Listen to the sounds of thunderous,
driving rains and the pounding of water against the sides of the great Ark.
You will find our dinosaurs living in our gardens and sauntering throughout
our exhibit halls. These eye-blinking, mouth-chewing, tail-swinging creatures
may startle a few of our guests. Children will be excited to see the variety of
sculpted dinosaurs in our collection, including the stegosaur, dilophosaur, and
of course, the giant Tyrannosaurus rex! They can saddle up on our triceratops
and have their picture taken with a dinosaur. "

Wine Review for 4-29

This week's wine comes from Cline Cellars. Here's what they say about their 2005 Zinfandel:

As always the California Zinfandel is a challenging and rewarding wine to produce. Severe selection criteria and master blending show in the final product, which showcases a wide array of dark berry fruit including black cherry and raspberry. Additionally, spice notes and a lasting finish of vanilla from oak aging and firm, supple tannins add complexity to this wine. This wine is ready to drink now and will continue to develop complexity over the next three to four years

Hopefully it gets better with age because, to be honest, even for the low price of $9.99 it wasn't that good. You'd be better off taking that $10 and spending it to see The Pathfinder, yeah its that bad. After tasting this wine, I really don't feel that bad for Jered being sick... at least he didn't have the ability to taste or smell the "complexity" of this wine.

Week 11 Wine Review

This week's wine, the Dancing Bull 2005 Zinfandel heres what they say:

The wine is immediately approachable with lots of ripe dark fruit flavors of blackberry, blueberry and black cherry complemented by bright red fruit flavors of raspberry and strawberry. Spicy notes of black pepper and vanilla add layers which allow the fruits to be the star. With its bright, vibrant fruit flavors, soft mouthfeel and zesty personality, this wine can go with just about any dish. Always great with the spice of BBQ or grilled meats, Zinfandel is a perfect match for rich pasta sauces, pizza or Mexican influenced dishes. Open a bottle today and release the Bull!

Check out this week's podcast for our review...

Wine Review Week of 4-15-07

The first wine this week is Folie A Deux Winery's Ménage à Trois Red. Here's what they say:

Our 2005 Ménage à Trois exposes the fresh, ripe, jam like fruit that is the calling card of California wine. Forward, silky and soft, this delicious dalliance makes the perfect accompaniment for grilled meats or chicken.

This week's special guest David really liked the Ménage à Trois (yeah he did)

The second wine is Silver Peak Winery's 2001 Red Zinfandel (no website, sorry).

Listen to this week's podcast for our reviews on both of these wines.

Wine of the Week 4-8-07

Our in-studio wine for this week was the Spellbound 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon ($15 at Vino 100) . Here's what they say on their website:

Our 2003 Spellbound Cabernet Sauvignon exemplifies lush textures and bold dark
fruit flavors with a slight hint of oak and spice. Cedar and tobacco aromas
compliment integrated lively tannins fill out your palate allowing the wine
to be consumed on its own or with your favorite food.

I thought it was a solid wine with a subtle taste and was not overpowering. Jered appreciated the fruity flavor and thought it was one of the best Cabernets he's ever had. Check out the latest episode for the full review.

Check out online at www.spellboundwines.com