Junk Food Nation, I opened up my email, and was struck by today’s Woot.com deal:

Buy a QuadCopter??

Yes, it appears that for $430 bucks, I can OWN A DRONE.  I, for one, was startled.  I guess I didn’t realize that drones were so easy to purchase on the open market!  They even had a frightening rotating GIF of the item:

GAH!  Seriously?  For just under $500, YOU TOO can spy on your neighbors. You can especially freak them out when you fly the quadcopter too close to their windows and the propellers *clack clack clack* on the glass.  Ugh – Woot.com, what the hell?

2) Yeah that’s right, I labeled this 2) without having a 1). That’s because I like to live dangerously.  Or unintelligenty.  One of the two.  Likely the second, since unintelligently isn’t a word.

Who else is living unintelligently?  Jameis Winston, that’s who.  The Florida State QB who won the BCS Championship who has also faced sexual assault allegations was recently issued a citation for shoplifting, of all things, crab legs and crawfish.  The story is he went up to the seafood counter, ordered the seafood, and then walked out of the store without paying.

He said he forgot. I call BS.  Look, I’m not trying to make shoplifting this seafood the world’s biggest crime, nor do I want to get into the whole Shabazz Napier “HUNGRY” debate. But FORGOT to pay?  Note: the seafood was the only thing that was in his hands leaving the store.  This isn’t a “oh I forgot the paper towels on the bottom rack” deal. HE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF SEAFOOD, AND ONLY A BAG OF SEAFOOD.

I dunno, maybe I’m being judgmental.  I admit, I’ve had the situation where I walked out of the store without paying for something, but by the time I reached my car, I realized that something was amiss and went back into the store.  Here, if he ACTUALLY forgot, then him setting a bag of seafood in the seat of his car and driving home means he REALLY has no awareness – which is worthy of ridicule.  I mean, what do YOU think?  Comment.

3) Finally, if you want to be depressed, just go to this link, put in your age, and see how many athletes are younger than you in professional sports. Try it.  Me:

• 97.4 percent of NFL players
• 92.9 percent of NBA players
• 91.9 percent of NHL players
• 89.8 percent of MLB players (so you’re saying there’s a chance….)

Today’s junk food: Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips!

Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips: The Money Shot

Doctor Sis gave me these Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips – I can’t remember if she told me where she got them.  But Zapp’s chips have been a favorite of mine for some time – they are the most likely chip to be found near the counter of any DC sandwich shop, for some reason.  A Louisiana company, they were bought by Utz in 2011 – hence the 99 cent sticker.

Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips: Real cheese?

Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips seems like a flavor we’ve all had before, one way or another, but it is Limited Edition for Zapp’s. I’ve reviewed Zapp’s only once on this blog before; I liked those.

PS: Is made with real cheese still a selling point?  I mean, I know it’s better than being made with fake cheese chemicals…but is this really a thing?  It’s like saying “Made with clean water!” Um, shouldn’t that have happened decades ago?

Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips: 290 for the bag

Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips: gimme the cheddar

No bacon listed.  Natural flavors? Grumble…

Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips: Nice and crispy

When I opened this bag of Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips, I could smell two things: cheese and smokiness.  Plus, general potato chip-ness – or maybe it was peanut oil? Whatever the case, these smelled good.

Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips: Nice kettle

I munched on a few of these Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips, and my nose was confirmed – these WERE good.  Like, really good.  A VERY good kettle chip, these were nice and thin but plenty crispy. They also had a wonderful fried potato taste – there is something about peanut oil that brings out a nice round savory taste to potato.  Good amount of salt, bordering ALMOST on too much, but it worked here.

And the flavor, I thought, was pretty spot on.  Good cheddar taste and plenty of smoky meaty flavor.  Not sure if I would put my finger directly on BACON, but there was a general meatiness to the aftertaste.  Mixed with the quality cheese flavor, the balance was perfect.  I have to say, these are some damn good chips – one of the better ones I’ve had lately.

Zapp’s Limited Edition Cheddar & Smoked Bacon Kettle Chips: Junk food selfie

Nice job, Zapp’s.  Nice job. I wanna take a picture with you.

PURCHASED AT: ….not sure. Sandwich shop?

COST: $0.99 – STRONG

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Sincerely,

Junk Food Guy