Yeah, Like I'd Eat That

Originally posted June 16, 2006

I am admittedly not up to speed with the way Google mail tailors its "sponsored links" to the user. I mean, I RSVP'd to a baby shower by e-mail today, and whaddya know, right after hitting "send," a sponsored link popped up for something called a diaper cake. (Thanks, but no thanks.)

None of this, however, explains why Spam recipes have been repeatedly popping up. I am not, and have never been, a consumer of that compressed "meat" product otherwise known as Spam. I have never done a search for Spam recipes, nor have I e-mailed anyone about fake meat. (No, I swear, I haven't. Not even once.)

Two of the recipes that show up the most are Spam Vegetable Strudel and Spam Swiss Pie. Neither of these things, regardless of the involvement of Spam, sound like something you'd want to eat. Crossing vegetables and the German dessert, strudel? Blasphemous! Plus, why would you want to waste your time making strudel when you're just going to incorporate low-quality beeph/porq/chiquen/turquey/entrails? Also, I have no idea what "Swiss pie" is, and I'm not about to debase myself by looking it up, but the thought of anything pie filled with canned meat paste does not a tasty menu make.

There has also been a non-Spam recipe for something called Toast and Spice Smash, or something like that. Yes, please fill my tummy with something that has the word "smash" in it. MMMMM...brings out the cavewoman in me. Actually, just set the Toast Smash out in the field...I'll club it in the head and drag it back by the hair, thanks.

Well, regardless, I'm going to have to subsist on jerky for the next two weeks, as Ryan and I are leaving for our road trip (yes, taking the car this time) and camping adventure tonight. On the agenda: California, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. We'll be hitting up Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Dinosaur, Mesa Verde, Zion, etc. So I hope you can live without blogs for two weeks.

And if you can't, well, there's always Spam sundaes. Hasta.

Frey commented: NOW YOU GO TO COLORADO!!!???