A site that is off the beaten Rival crockpot path

Site: http://rivalcrockpot.blogspot.com/

I have reviewed crock pot sites before but I wanted to mention this one just because it is a blog that has kind of gone somewhat off the beaten path. After browsing through its archives somewhat, I realized that this site, which seems to have started off as just another blog dedicated to the Rival crock pot, has evolved to the point where it is covering anything but your standard crock pot fare. It is kind of like when you are first getting into something like a slow cooker and you are browsing for recipe ideas and amongst all of the usual recipes for roast beef, spare ribs and fish stew you come across a recipe for coca cola chicken: the pattern interrupt of finding it there leaves an impression because it is so different from what was around it. That is kind of how I view this site. The author has gone on to discuss the merits of the maintenance of your slow cooker with the needed rival crockpot parts over the replacement of it, he has also made an effort to review the more unusual rival crock pot models currently on the market, such as the Crock Pot Trio, the crock pot bbq pit, the crock pot elume and the crock pot versaware. He doesn't post very frequently but when he does it is worth the time it takes to stop and read what he has on his mind.

A curious argument from a curious little Captain America blog

I recently came across a super hero movie blog (CBMB) that was discussing the comments of another blog about comicbooks (comicbooks plus); the comic blog was in turn chewing over the idea recently thrown out there by a Captain America movie blog that Marvel comics was heavily pushing storylines set during the Second World War for its Captain America comics; this might not seem too surprising for a character that has been around since the 1940s, especially since the character was recently killed off by Marvel, however the suggestion was made that this is being done to subconsciously prepare comic fans for a future Captain America movie set during WW II. It has been heavily rumoured that the upcoming 2011 movie will be set during the Second World War.

Interesting theory. We definitely have more than enough time to see if this theory pans out or not. If you want to check out the original post for yourself you can do so at http://captainamericamovie.blogspot.com/