January 20, 2005
Yeah!
While digging around in my files to reconstruct this blog, I found a back-up I had made from the summer. It's not the entire blog, but something is better than nothing! Now I just need to update all of the URLS and stuff. This is a slow process, but shouldn't take too long. I feel better knowing that this entire blog wasn't completely lost!
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January 19, 2005
The Return of the Cheeseburger!
Please note that this site's URL is now www.perfectcheeserburger.homeburrough.com. It used to be www.perfectcheeseburger.homeburrough.org.
Why the switch? I found out that my web host had deleted my entire web site without warning due to my violation of their acceptable use policy. They claim I had a Perl script running that caused their server to crash. I thought I had resolved the problem. I had asked them to help me with locating the problem, too, but they refused, so I did the best that I could. I would have appreciated a 24 hr notice that the site was being deleted! I've had to scramble to put this blog and site back together.
I've lost all of the blog entries from the past couple of months. It pays to do a back up. Yet, I don't know how fruitful a back-up would have been. Previous versions of Movable Type export the entries in a format that isn't understood by the newest version. I'd have to manually reconfigure everything. Not a pleasant task!
Anyhow, if you've found me, I'm glad you're still with me!
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August 10, 2004
Cheeseburgers for athletes
I've never held the desire to be an Olympic athlete, but after reading this story, I have good reason to change my mind.
U.S. Olympic team eats burgers to win
Tue Aug 10, 9:25 AM ET
By Bill Barclay
ATHENS (Reuters) - Fuelled by a diet that includes cheeseburgers and chocolate chip cookies, the United States team will eat their way to victory at the Olympics if their chief caterer is to be believed.
"You might have seen a lot of media saying (the U.S. will win) 100 medals, well we feed them every day and I can tell you we are going home with more than 100 medals," said Terri Morman, director of food services for the U.S. team.
Morman said nothing was off limits for the competitors.
However, items like cheeseburgers are rotated on the daily menus together with healthier options such as chicken, fish and pasta to prevent them being eaten every day.
"Our philosophy on feeding athletes is there are no forbidden foods and everything has its appropriate place in the diet," she told reporters on Tuesday.
"We do have cheeseburgers on the menu but it's on a cycle. Hamburgers are an essential part of the daily diet, believe it or not...and we're still making America's favourite dessert, chocolate chip cookies."
Morman said the average U.S. competitor consumed around 5,000 calories daily, with weightlifters guzzling up to 10,000 -- four times the typical consumption of an ordinary person.
"When an athlete comes in and sees that chocolate chip cookie, he's pretty excited to be here," she added.
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July 13, 2004
Please stand by...
I have three cheeseburger reviews to post but have been caught in a sunbeam. All of this nice weather here in the northwest (an oddity) has pulled me away from the trenches of the computer. I promise shortly to have reviews from our quests at Kidd Valley, Aberdeen's World Famous Dog House, and Eagan's Big Tom Drive-In by the end of the week! Meanwhile, if you have reviews of your own to submit, I'd be happy to include them!
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June 01, 2004
This month's quest list
It's a new month and our quest continues. I have created a list of four places to visit, with the potential to add more as circumstances allow.
- Olympic Club, Centralia, Washington
- Nipp's, Longview, Washington
- Norma's Burger Hut, Lacey, Washington
- Eagan's Drive-In, Olympia, Washington
Interesting Side Note
I investigated yesterday to see how many calories I burn during our hour long bike rides through the town. I burn approximately the same amount of calories that are found in a regular cheeseburger. Thus the secret to consuming cheeseburgers without gaining weight!
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May 25, 2004
Good Burgers Begin at Home
The foundation of any good cheeseburger is the patty. While shopping at the local Wal-Mart I thought to pick up some frozen patties since it is barbecue season. Normally I get the questionable meat variety, the kind that say it's 100% beef but when you read the label it contains beef parts. Well, when I saw the black angus patties I knew I had to bring them home with me. They were twice as much as anything else, but they are totally worth it! The center is thick enough so you can actually make a medium-rare burger. And they are JUICY. I got some nice rolls dusted with cornmeal and its a perfect match!
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May 23, 2004
The Reviews Are In!
All of the reviews that have been posted so far can be read here. As time permits, I will post previous cheeseburger experiences from our various travels.
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Questing in Portland
Our travels took us to Portland, Oregon, so while there I thought it would be a good idea to try to locate either a restaurant or drive-in we had never been to. I used CitySearch as a guide to locate the city's top ten burgers. My original pick was to visit Higgins Restaurant and Bar, but they didn't open until 4pm. Instead we opted for Giant Drive-In. Our review is posted for your reading pleasure.
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