Beat LA

Gmen going into prob the most important series of the season this weekend. I had a feeling the season would wind down like this... September baseball, homie... Where the SF Giants #beatLA 

Smile

Food that has a smiley face freaks me the F out.

" I'm okay with the fact your about to slaughter me, Tommy. Look how happy I am to be your food", it seems to say .

If it has to have a face, I'd rather it'd look all shocked and terrified ( I've seen a cake like that before) so that just before I bite in I can whisper to that doughnut, "you picked the wrong snacker. Your about to die , bitch !!"

Comics

Saw a video ( and when I say video, I mean it. An old VHS tape recently converted to DVD) of my cousins 3rd birthday.

She had a clown for the party and at one point the clown asked the kids at the party what, if anything, they collected.

My answer was comic books.

The year was 1991, I was 11 years old...

More than 20 years later I still love reading comics ...

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think, in my old(er) age I'd be working on one of my own.

That the first chapter would win an award. 

And people that I'd never met previous would want to read more. 

And despite the artwork not being great, and a over a year gap since the award... People are STILL asking and encouraging me to finish this story.

I'm getting close... It takes time... 

#CHUBcon : Blue Moon Horchata Ale

If you've been following me on Instagram or twitter or elsewhere you've probably seen this at some point: 

#CHUBcon 

And maybe you've wondered, " what is that?" 

I once joked with friends that I was going to start a convention for plus sized people (others were welcome too) and call it CHUBcon. A convention for people who are tired of hearing, "You do you know those mcNuggets are bad for you" or "You like Pringles potato chips? I only buy organic farmers market oranges", etc... I said my convention would be for fans who, like myself, enjoyed getting their snack on!! 

If you've ever thought to yourself, "I have to try that bacon flavored..." Or, "they have HOW MANY flavors of kit-kats?!? I wanna try ..." Then CHUBcon is for you. 

I talked about how I'd get all the snack companies to sponsor it and there would be panels revealing all the new stuff coming out... It would blow up and eventually be a comic con for the snack crowd. I also hoped John Goodman would show up that first year as an honored guest.

 In the end, or I should say SO FAR, CHUBcon is just the hashtag I use for food pictures I post.

However, not long ago, my buddy Joe ( SHOUTOUT ) suggested I take CHUBcon to the next level and actually start writing about the stuff I'm trying. 

So, periodically, that's what I'm going to do..,

And it all starts with the item that sparked this idea:

Blue Moon Horchata Ale.

I'd heard they were making an horchata flavored beer several months back and, not seeing it on the shelves soon after , I assumed like the unicorn it was a mythical creature that would only be the stuff of legend.

That was, dear readers, until this week...

Found in a sampler pack, Blue Moon Horchata Ale was billed as "ale with a subtly sweet yet spiced taste ".

My Mexican taste buds were looking to put this to the test.

The first sip didn't taste like much... The second sip was where the cinnamon taste was hiding. And that's where it ended. I did not get any of the "spice" or anything else the beer promised me.

If you took a regular blue moon and put a dash of cinnamon in it, you could make your own.

That said, did not hate this. 

In fact, I would have it again. Though I don't see this as a regular go to drink I will say that it was fun and did taste interesting enough that I wouldn't mind having another.

Happy Uncle Day

Father's Day isn't just about fathers. For those of us, like myself , who for one reason or another didn't grow up with a dad it's more a day to say thank you for all the dudes who made a difference in your life. 

And for me, no man has made a bigger impact on my life than my uncle Bobby.

My dad passed away in March of 1990, when I was 9. A few months later, in June, would be my first Fathers Day without a Dad. But my Uncle Bobby made sure I didn't spend it alone. 

I wish I could recall what we did, or if he and my mom and I even did anything. All I do remember is that they were both there. And looking back on it now, though I didn't realize it as a kid, that was enough. 

My Uncle Bobby taught me a great many things. He taught me almost everything I know about the music that came before me. He  (and my Papo and my cousin Michael .. Who took me to my first game...) taught me about the great game of baseball.  But most of all Uncle Bobby taught me, just by being himself, what a great man should be like. He's the best uncle in the world and my role model. Everyday I strive to be more like him. 

For some reason there aren't a great many cards for uncles on Father's Day.... And this year, like so many since I was 9, I made him a card of my own... 

Love you, Uncle Bobby, more than these words can express ...

Tommy

Happy free comic book day 2014

Happy free comic book day, nerds.

And for non nerds, WHAT is free comic book day?

It's the first Saturday in May in which, each year, participating comic book stores will give out free comic books made by all the major companies. For new and old readers alike, this is great.... Who doesn't like free stuff. 

For people with kids, this is a great way to introduce them to comics and promote reading in general. 

If you have never read comics or read them as a kid (and watch the movies that come out now) and your looking for something to do today, I strongly recommend checking it out. It costs nothing and maybe you will find something new to read.

No matter what type of genre you dig, there literally is a comic for everyone out there... One simply has to take the time to look and discover that next great read is out there...

http://www.freecomicbookday.com/Home/1/1/27/992 

 

Throwback thursday ... From oct 24, 2012

How I get dressed when nobody is around: I DO NOT put one pant leg at a time... Thats for common folk... Rather, I hook one belt loop to the dresser, one to the doorknob (using bungie chords.. As I'm a plus sized man and don't wanna break the loops),  stand on the edge of the bed and JUMP into those MF's like Michael (Jackson, Jordan, take your pick... Game 6). Also: after every item of clothing put on I look in the mirror for 30-45 seconds and say,"SWAG" to myself ( making a mental note to high five myself at the end of the proccess) THEN: I spend 15 min giving my SnapBack the proper "gangsta lean"... If I'm not wearing a hat, I comb out my beard to give it a Rick Ross like body. If uninterrupted , I've got my total prep time down to 2 hrs, 15 min.... THIS is why I  say my look was premeditated, I'm not playing. Preferred music while doing all this: John Mayer's Your Body Is A Wonderland on repeat... Though Maroon 5 ""Moves like Jagger" sometimes works too... But only if it's Thursday .