On Choco Tacos

I've never seen anyone take such exception to the concept of the Choco Taco (or, in fact, any ice cream bar, really). Someone here has some major issues.

I mean, I understand that the only resemblance a Choco Taco has to an actual taco, but isn't that the point? It never billed itself as an "authentic Mexican dessert" or anything like that. When I see a chocolate bunny at Easter time, I don't expect it to be filled with rabbit meat.

The writer goes on to make analogies for the components in a Choco Taco, relating them to ingredients one might find in an actual taco. Again, missing the point. If I wanted an actual taco, I would have bought an actual taco and not an ice cream bar.

I bet the writer is the kind of guy that complains that places like Chipotle "aren't really Mexican." Technically true, but that doesn't make the food any less tasty, unless one has it so ingrained in his closed mind that "not authentic = not tasty" that the prejudice trumps any sensations experienced by the taste buds.

Librarian's Dream

Sometimes, you see a really cool and artsy piece of furniture and think, "wow, that looks awesome." You might even decide to purchase it. And then you get home and set it up, only to find that it really doesn't go well with all the other ordinary-looking stuff in your house.

Today, I've found a list of "35 Really Unusual and Desirable Bookshelf Designs." Some thoughts:

6. WisdomTree

Why is there a girl up there? How did she get there?

7. Cardboard Bookshelf

Are the girl and the chair, with their red accents that match the bookshelf, included?

19. Yellow

I advise against cramming books on a shelf in this manner.

20. Bookshelf

The design my be creative but the name leaves something to be desired. And are those stairs behind it?

21. Ideas for the office

This appears to be a standard bookshelf.

22. Toto

Practicality concerns.

28. A bookshelf designed by Ron Arad

Getting a book from Texas is going to be a pain. Putting it back is going to be worse.

29. Wall of Books

Ceci n'est pas un book-shelf.

Adding Excitement

Apparently, for Orange County golfers, water hazards are not interesting enough.

So we have fire hazards now.

I think I'd watch golf on TV more often if it featured explosions.