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Indianapolis Food Trucks Save Day, Change World for Better (Part 2 of 3)
Continuing the recount of my encounters with the Indianapolis food truck phenomenon. Although the five trucks I covered in part 1 were extraordinarily good, the following trucks merely ranged from...
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Indianapolis Food Trucks Cure Pandemics, Negotiate Worldwide Economic...
Concluding my recollections of what our local food trucks have done for me. My experiences with the following trucks weren’t exactly scarring, but arguably had margin for improvement. Some cases may...
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Indianapolis Food Trucks Topple Tyrants, Establish Benign Well-Fed Regimes...
Previously I shared my impressions of sixteen different competitors in the burgeoning field of Indianapolis food truckery, still available in parts one, two, and three. These wondrous, infrequently...
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2012 Road Trip Photos #2: Truman’s Grave, Bobo’s Drive-In, and Our Intro to...
Day One continued onward from Vandalia, out of Illinois and into Missouri. We’ve seen bits and pieces of St. Louis in the past, so we didn’t schedule a stop within city limits. Instead we headed west...
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Subway’s Scandalous Inconsistent Breadmaking: What Else Are They Hiding?
Times Square visitors were warned to be on the lookout for rogue eleven-inch sandwiches impersonating cute, innocent footlongs.Today Subway, the world’s fastest growing lunchmeat sandwich company,...
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Chicago Photo Tribute #4: a Few of Our Favorite Little Places
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: [This coming] weekend is the fourth annual Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (that “C2E2″ thing I won’t shut up about) at Chicago’s McCormick Place...
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Empty Nest, Week 6: a Mission of Mercy and Meat
Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: in mid-August my son moved into his own apartment up at college, living alone for the first time. Naturally we underwent various bouts of grief, panic, pacing...
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2013 Road Trip Photos #14: It’s Chinatown!
After spending the morning of Day Four stalled on the interstate and all afternoon in Quincy, we spent the early evening in Boston’s version of Chinatown. It’s much smaller than its counterpart we...
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Our 2006 Road Trip, Part 6: The Worst Pirate-Themed Anything of All Time
[The very special miniseries continues! See Part One for the official intro and context.] Day 2: Sunday, July 23rd (continued) After a long, hard day of amusement and soaking came another...
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Pacifying the Pumpkin Police
The scene above was part of today’s breakfast: a pumpkin donut. Only because it’s that time of year when every American has a pumpkin quota to fulfill. My part is done. I’m legally free to move on and...
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2014 Road Trip Photos #5: You Can’t Spell “Psychedelic” Without “Deli”
You are about to enter another dimension — a dimension not only of sight and sound, but of food. Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Each year from 2003 to 2013 my wife, my son, and your humble...
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2014 Road Trip Photos #22: Platter 9 from Outer Space
Day Five took us to Fargo around lunchtime. Down the street from the Visitors Center was a restaurant that really spoke to us despite their authentic translator problems. Previously on Midlife Crisis...
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2014 Road Trip Photos #28: The Last Visions of St. Paul
Welcome to the wonderful world of urban spelunking! Previously on Midlife Crisis Crossover: Each year from 2003 to 2013 my wife, my son, and your humble writer headed out on a long road trip to...
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First Teaser Pic Leaked for “Ronald vs. Hamburglar: Dawn of Grease”
I worked for McDonald’s for twelve years and wouldn’t be who or what I am today without the experience, but the place keeps getting funnier every time I see them try something different. In the past...
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2014 Road Trip Photos #30: Roger and Me
Imagine it: a syndicated series called Ebert & Golden and the Movies. Every episode would’ve been thirty minutes of Ebert talking cinema and me nodding my head, taking notes, and silently...
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Birthday 43: a Road Trip for Comics, Art, and History
Freimann Square Park, an eminently photogenic city block in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It’s that time of year again! As of today I’m now 43 years old and trying not to obsess on the fact that I know at least...
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How Are YOU Celebrating National Donut Day?
The monstrous “Amish donut” was offered for breakfast at the 2014 Indiana State Fair. It had enough calories to power you through a month of Olympic events, or you could use it as a spare golf cart...
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Saturday Night’s Not All Right for Fast Food
Three Saturdays ago my wife and I returned to town after a long, long drive and had neither energy nor willpower to cook supper at home. We weren’t in the mood to wait 60-120 minutes for a table at...
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MCC 2015 Food Photo Marathon #1: A “Chopped” Inspired Birthday
[Due to circumstances entirely under our control, we here at Midlife Crisis Crossover are taking a much-needed getaway for reasons that should be easy for any longtime readers to guess. Trust me when I...
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MCC 2015 Food Photo Marathon #2: A Day at Castleton Square
Our very special MCC extended interlude continues! Dateline: January 31, 2015. As part of our annual pilgrimage to see the Oscar-Nominated Live-Action and Animated Shorts, my wife and I have to travel...
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