Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Bacon Maple Bar (With apologies to Yusuf Islam)

I’m looking for a bacon maple bar,
One that I can have all to myself,
And if I find my bacon maple bar,
I won’t need anything else, no, no, no.

I’m looking for a bacon maple bar,
One that will taste the very best,
And if I find my bacon maple bar
I know the rest of my life will be blessed -- yes, yes, yes.

I know a lot of fancy pastries,
Frostings that glide over your tongue,
They taste so smooth but have no answers.
When you think why’d you come here for?
I don’t know why?

I know many beautiful cakes
But their tastiness depends on how you do.
They know many sure fired ways
To find out the one who pays
And how you do.

I’m looking for a bacon maple bar,
One that will make me feel so good,
And if I find my bacon maple bar,
I know my life will be as it should -- yes, yes, yes.

I’m looking for a bacon maple bar,
One that will taste the very best,
And if I find my bacon maple bar...

Now, come find your dream donut at the Wednesday Donut Hour. Staff Lounge, 10:00.

-MLJ

Donuts at the Aquarium?

From the Truth and Rumors Department:

Current Oregon Coast Aquarium food service provider Local Oceans may soon have some really local competition. International Donut, America’s fourth-largest chain of donut shops is considering putting a branch in the aquarium. According to International Donut CEO Brian Aquarist, the fit would be perfect. “People come to the aquarium with their families, looking for a fun experience for the whole family. We think that donuts are the perfect addition. They’re a family-friendly, happy food.” Negotiations are currently underway.

We’ll have to wait and see if this rumor pans out…

In the meantime, come have a donut this morning in the staff lounge.

-MLJ

Monday, August 31, 2009

Darkness and Donuts

My intern is gone.
My girl went to Alaska in the company of another guy.
(For work. What were you thinking?)
The dog doesn't respect me, and the horses are bored with me.
The plumbing is broken.
If I owned a truck, it would break down.
All is darkness.
Oh, how I long for the sweet release of...donuts.
Through donuts, we can all be renewed for the tail end of the week. Donut lounge, 10:00.
-MLJ

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Road Donut

I found a donut lying in the road the other day. Since no one was around, and since it looked unmarked, I picked it up (thinking I might eat it). As I held it in my hand, it spoke to me.
“I am a magic donut”, it said. “If you eat me, you will receive wealth and fame and power.”
I thought to myself, “that sounds pretty good, I’d eat a donut I found in the road for those benefits.”
Then it said, “but you may NEVER eat another donut, as long as you live, or the spell will be broken.”
That sounded like a difficult bargain to keep, but wealth and power sounded pretty good, so I ate the donut.
This morning, I found that someone had deposited $1300 in my bank account…

See you at donuts this morning. 10:00 in the donut lounge.

-MLJ

Donut Recipe

MLJ’s Secret Donut Recipe

Ingredients
Flour
Sugar
Shortening
Cream Filling
Oil

Combine ingredients in a bowl. Form into donut shape. Fry in the oil. Voila, donuts!

Or, since this recipe leads only to disaster, come have a donut with the HMSC community this morning at 10:00 in the donut lounge.

-MLJ

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Psycho Donuts

What are these folks so upset about? They're just donuts that make light of mental illness...

Thanks to Melody Pfister for this one.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

If I had a million donuts...

If I had a million donuts…
I’d give them away outside Starbucks, just to annoy the barristas.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d be able to talk my way out of speeding tickets.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d use them to influence world affairs.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d be a lot fatter.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d use them to pave my driveway.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d eat one a week for a million weeks.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d have to start drinking coffee on days other than Wednesday and Thursday.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d throw them at people on the street, then run.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d get pretty tired of donuts.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d become a famous funk bass player.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d win the Nobel Prize for donut ownership.

If I had a million donuts…
I’d be rich.

I don’t have a million donuts. I do know that there will be three dozen, along with a bunch of my good friends in the Donut Lounge tomorrow at 10:00. You should come join me.

-MLJ