Technology Makes Lives Better

I've wavered on what to call this blog post: Moving at the Speed of Progress, Making the Most of the Internet, The Blessing of the IT Revolution. However, none of them, not even the title I chose, captured the gravity of what this blog is about: processed meat.

Recently, my brother Isaac, who lives in Memphis, TN, harnessed the power of the World Wide Web to send me a message here in China introducing a mythical culinary delight known as the "hamdog."

Then, using something known as "electronic mail" or "email," I passed the information on to my best friend from high school Jon Bass, who lives in the greater DC area.
















A few days later, Jon used what is known as a "social networking site" called The Facebooks to send me the following deeply moving photo-essay of his own recent hamdog experience:

Step 2: Roll the hotdogs into a protective covering of
ground beef, as seen above

Step 1: Pan fry a hotdog (or 2) and place on top of
ground beef, rolled out flat

Step 3: Wrap the pre-hamdog in bacon, using
toothpicks to completely secure the bacon slices

Step 4: Various words can be used here, but I prefer
"dredge" - in bread crumbs and parmesan cheese

Step 5: Grill your creation and enjoy

Jon said that the experience was a delight and that he would recommend it to anyone, but our legal team wanted a disclaimer about pregnant women and people with heart conditions.

Jon did, however, beg me to warn newcomers that they may slip into a meat-coma partway through the second hamdog and should proceed with caution, in the presence of a certified health professional.