As several of you have informed me, the strip club in Las Vegas has discontinued its stripper-in-a-box promotion. No longer are they driving trucks up and down The Strip with bikinied women dancing for the pleasure of passers-by. This is a shame. I mean, what else is there to look at in Vegas?
A couple of folks have written in to say they're highly allergic to peanuts so it's a good thing more restaurants don't fry their french fries in peanut oil. Okay, fine. But as one who has dozens of food allergies — though not that one — I still wish a few more restaurants did their fries that way.
My friend Joe Brancatelli writes, "The best way to fry a french fry is in olive oil. You just haven't lived until you've had fries done in olive oil." I guess I haven't lived, then. So where do they do their french fries in olive oil?
I'm probably not going to write anything here about Sarah Palin's new book. It's not even out yet and the consensus seems to be that if you love her brand of politics, then every single word is sacred and that those who suggest otherwise are just trying to suppress her free speech because she's a Conservative and a woman. And if you don't like her politics, even the punctuation marks are full of lies. I don't see anyone moving very far off either position.
Lastly: Several folks have written to say there's a key difference between the two beauty pageant winners we noted who might well have parlayed scandal into lucrative careers. Unlike Carrie Prejean, they note, Vanessa Williams has demonstrated some genuine talent. Probably true…though I'm even willing to give Ms. Prejean the benefit of the doubt and admit that she might still find some place to show she can do more than parade about in a bikini and give embarrassing interviews.