Saturday Morning Cartoons #105
Charlie Browning Out During Kickball
Good morning, fam!
Hope you all had a good week.
After we played kickball for our friend’s 30th birthday, mine was spent in recovery. Me being the smart-ass I am, I brought the birthday boy a knee brace as a joke…and then immediately whiffed my first at bat and ended up on my back, à la Charlie Brown. Definitely bruised my tailbone.
The cherry on top? I hobbled back into the game only to lose a pop fly in the sun while playing outfield and took it straight to the dome.
Yeah…maybe I should just stick to stretching and calisthenics.
While I go ponder my own mortality, check out this week’s recs.
Pop open the Ibuprofen, swap out that frozen bag of peas, and let’s get into it.
Here’s what I have for you this morning:
What do you do when you need a new lunch show? You fall back on what you know. I started rewatching New Girl Season 1 and oh man does it feel like being wrapped in a warm, awkward blanket. Schmidt is obviously the best character and this isn’t up for debate. (★★★★•)
Since we go through a crap-ton of coffee each week, I finally decided to give Trade Coffee a shot. The first bag we were sent was this Colombia Carolina Ramirez Brownie from PERC Coffee and it was straight 🔥🔥🔥 The bag shares notes of fudge and tropical fruit and it was spot on. (★★★★★)
While grocery shopping, I stumbled across Kevin’s Mongolian-Style Beef (keto-friendly meals) and it was damn tasty. The best part? It only took 10 minutes to throw it over rice and voila! Dinner. (★★★★•)
While shopping, I made two clutch accouterment finds - First, I got this Tangy Yuzu Mayo from Acid League to add to my daily tuna bowls for lunch and… (★★★••)
…this Black Truffle Chili Crunch from David Chang’s Momofuku. Holy. Hell. It’s crunchy, spicy, and a little goes a looong way. I’ve been putting this on everything.(★★★★•)
While checking out, I snagged one of these Mezcla Italian Pistachio Chocolate Puff-Crispy Bars and I will definitely be going back for the other flavors. Perfect midday snack. (★★★••)
Abby also picked up these Live G Free Gluten-Free Donuts from Aldi which I have been enjoying responsibly. As far as donuts go, I’ve definitely had worse. Pro tip: Throw one in an air fryer on 400 degrees for 5 minutes. Chef’s kiss. (★★★••)
Abby stumbled across this Barbie Peaches & Cream flavored Olipop and I tried a sip. We both agree - it tastes like an actual Barbie dunked in cream soda. Novel but wouldn’t get it again. (★★•••)
As a pre-birthday night out for Abby, we went to 'ssippi to check out their bazaar and I tried a Dandelion Ginger Rishi Sparkling Botanical Tea. I’ll be honest - wasn’t crazy about it at first, but it definitely grew on me throughout the night. What you see is what you taste. (★★★••)
While at the bazaar, Abby grabbed a “Sweet P” Biscuit Sandwich from Biscuit Joint and I snagged a bite. I don’t eat a ton of gluten anymore, but this was 1000% worth it. Fried sweet potato, chili crisp, and arugula?! Say less. (★★★★•)
You made it to the end! As a bonus, I’ll leave you with this.
Cheers,
Billy