The North Korean Menace

Should we wearry be roarried about this man?

If his English is really that bad and he looks like the string puppet from Team America, than I say yes!

In all honesty, he’s more of a regional threat than a global threat at this point. If I were a South Korean or Japanese citizen, I’d be scared out of my mind on what Kim Jong Il is capable of. He’s an eccentric, unpredictable man who caters to the insane and keeps check on his population by installing fear as a tool of control. He’s a fly that needs to be corralled out of the room. Fortunately for us their closest ally is starting to see that.

China and the other surrounding countries don’t want a nuclear North any more than the rest of the sane world, so let’s hope the UN does the right thing and level sanctions against a defiant North Korea.

Deep Fried Bliss

The State Fair of Texas is something that I wait for every year. I love the atmosphere, the car show, the music and yes, the fried food.

This year, the surprises on the variety of different fried foods hit an interesting note. Deep fried Coke is the new fascination and number one promotion when you look at the menu of artery clogging chow. Now, it might sound interesting, but believe me, it’s over rated.

Probably my favorite new dish was the Donkey Tails. It’s a beef frank, slit down the middle, filled with cheese, wrapped in a flower tortilla and deep fried to perfection. It’s a very good addition to an already full menu.

Other items I tried was Cajun Shrimp on a Stick, Fernie’s Fried Chicken n’ Waffle, Fernie’s Fried Mac ‘n Cheese and Fried Avocadoes (this was interesting, but still ok). The one thing I wish I would have tried, but didn’t was the Fried Praline Perfection. I hear it’s awesome and would make a trip back to The Fair just to try it out.

Even with all the new additions, a trip to The State Fair wouldn’t be complete and is always worth going alone just to have an oldie but goodie – a Fletcher’s Corny Dog. It was the first thing I got when I walked in the gate.

Check out all the other new additions to The Fair menu here: NEW FOOD ITEMS FOR THE 2006 STATE FAIR OF TEXAS