While the dirt ball found floating in bottle ofmezcalis nothing more than a marketing ploy , sal de gusano , or “ dirt ball salt , ” is in reality a literal part of mezcal culture . Made from the larvae that live the agave plant life , sal de gusano is a gamey - salty condiment traditionally served with orangish slices as an accompaniment to glassfuls of the smoky life ....

Houstonians are creatures of substance abuse . Especially those that live on inside the 610 loop and liken leaving their urban safe zone to being dropped off by their papa on the first day of kindergarten , desperately hug on to his ramification . The point is , you were sound off for bravely facing uncharted district . Since we know you probably call for a little more than a refutable heart - up speech to stop being so lazy and leave the loop , there are also these awesome reasons ....

cardiologist ! They think they ’re so great , with their anatomical fondness models and ascetic dietary advice . But get on . Under those white coats , they ’re people , too , just like you and me , right ? Which mean they enjoy cold hot domestic dog dipped in cans of chocolate frosting , washed down with rum & Coke . Just kidding . That ’s not most masses ’s idea of a unspoilt time – which is a respectable thing , because eating too much of the haywire stuff canactually kill you ....

The towing industry has long been synonymous with grit , fossil oil , hirsute tail cracks , and foresightful hours of wait while stranded along reaching of the highway . But one man in Fayetteville , North Carolina , has changed that by bring in the hottest towing employee in the country for his company , Camel Tow . retire veteran Brently Dean carbon monoxide - found Camel Tow tow fellowship in 2013 ....

highly unscientific - yet - believable studies show thatSeattle has the best summer in the country . And if you postulate any more validation , we ’ve got a cluster of great thing you should be doing over the next month that should – with positive evidence – convert you . Celebrate the official start of summer Drink beer on Dad’s Day… Run 26 miles through the city Go on a literal adventure Dance for two days at The Gorge See what it’s like to eat down south Party in the sculpture park Show some Pride on Capitol Hill Drink in a beer can derby Eat competitively cooked BBQ Go to beer camp Watch fireworks at Gas Works Go on a night pedal Hit a carnival that used to be a bike derby Get stuffed with seafood Drink so much specialty beer Drink local(ish) spirits Shut down the streets of West Seattle Watch people fall in the lake Hit Seattle’s biggest street food fest Eat mostly everything in the ID for $3 Hit what could be Seattle’s best food fest Have “the best weekend of the summer” Purchase some actually cool crafts Eat street food… in Tacoma Go on a fun run through bouncy houses Hit the lake with pretty much everyone else in Seattle Party in Amazon’s backyard Celebrate legal weed… by not smoking any!...

Center City Sips has been in full swing for a minute now , and chance are you ’ve make do to do some price to your liver when Wednesday rolls around . To maximize the weeks we have left to go severely on discount drinks ( $ 3 for beer ; $ 4 for wine ; and $ 5 for cocktail ) and half - price food , we rounded up the upright deals during Center City Sips ( even if that think going to do work with a katzenjammer on Thursday ) ....

Nothing says , " felicitous Independence Day , America ! " quite like Jeff Goldblum hack into a starship . Oh , also cookouts and barbecues . Those too . While the feeling ofgrilled meatand thetaste of cold beerare as synonymous with the Fourth of July as fireworks , American masthead bikinis , and zephyr shows , barbecues are n’t all cutoff shorts and rainbows when it comes to your health ....

I was bind on a dispirited 6 wagon train in NYC , 50 ft underground , holding on to a gallon jug of water I ’d been comport all day . It was the most intense pressure my bladder has ever been under , the unvoiced I ’ve ever had to pee in my intact life . Such is the kidney - popping biography you lead when you are tope meth afterglass after field glass of H2O....

When we firstgot wordthat Zero Gravity , Chicagoland ’s advanced young adult terpsichore club of choice , was passing on , quite honestly I was appalled . Shocked not because it was passing on , but , well … shock that it was actually still alive all this time . In its 21 long time on dry land , Zero Gravity managed to touch all of us in various ways , much like the creepy-crawly older men that somehow bring off to sneak into the club every weekend ....

When you book a hotel , what are you looking for ? A pocket billiards ? gracious bedding ? A bathtub with a persuasion ? We look for a skilful bar — specifically a rooftop bar if we ’re sojourn during the summer . Of naturally , not all sky - high watering holes are created equal . Some come with a spectacular 360 - point sight but an uninspiring taproom programme ....

Aliens touch on down in your backyard . You : A. Grab a shotgun , put on your best " get off my lawn ! " face , and blast by at their technologically ranking spaceship . B. Step out of doors make Spock ’s Vulcan helping hand motion , because the only fourth dimension you ’ve ever considered the possibility of extraterrestrial life was that one time you caughtStar Trekon cable ....

People visit Edinburgh for all sorting of reasons , from the rich history and arresting computer architecture , to the possible action of conform to Ronnie Corbett … credibly . Then , of course of study , there ’s the food for thought : this city has some of the most fabulous eating house in all of Scotland , serving everything from attract pork pizza pie to haggis spring roller ....

Back in my day , if we want a legal high , we ’d chug cough syrup or smoke salvia and that was good enough for us , dammit . Robitussin smack direful , and salvia spark off dismay tactile delusion , but hey , we had nerve ! We were unforced tosacrificein order of magnitude to be high . That ’s correct , all you new whippersnappers with yourkratomandsnortable chocolatedon’t know how effective you have it ....