House is subletted, bills are paid (that may be a first) and I've been being mean to the cats so they won't miss us when we leave. 70 days in Peru and Bolivia coming right on up. Leaving July 4th, unbelievably bad timing. For 5 years I've been waiting to see an American take back the world championship in Hot Dog eating, and for the first time since that Japanese rascal Kobayashi ate his way into the record books, the smart money is being laid down on a hometown boy. Mark Chestnut...remember where you heard that name first. Picture a man 1/2 Rocky, 1/2 Rambo, and 2/3 wolverine. July 4th, Coney Island, in front of Nathan's, he will bring the crown home, and I'm going to be on an stupid airplane missing the best day in
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