Outshine Fruit Bars [ No Sugar Added ] : Strawberry

Outshine Fruit Bars [ No Sugar Added ] : Strawberry

When it comes to taste, these Fruit Bars Outshine most others. Strawberry is one of my favorite flavors and, with real strawberries as the main ingredient after water, these are as strawberry as it gets.

Sorbitol; there’s No Sugar Added; helps make them exceptionally delicious. Their one big flaw is an inherent one; that they’re too damn cold, at least as far as my teeth are concerned, to fully enjoy.

my rating : 4 of 5

Rebel Ice Cream : Peanut Butter Fudge

Rebel Ice Cream : Peanut Butter Fudge

“For the creamiest ice cream,” the lid says, “let your pint soften for at least 15 minutes.” You’d do better melting it down over the stove, but, due to the absence of real milk, which makes it “lactose free”, it hardly melts. That’s a minor flaw for those of us who like our ice cream partially liquified.

The taste is smooth and creamy; cream is the main ingredient; but it doesn’t really taste like Peanut Butter. The flavor is more coffee Fudge to my buds, though there’s no coffee in it. There’s no sugar neither, which helps make the Rebel brand one of the healthiest ice creams on (in) the market.

my rating : 4 of 5

audio review : SZNZ : Spring ( EP ) … Weezer

audio review : SZNZ : Spring ( EP ) ... Weezer

My one gripe with this EP; the first of four to represent the seasons of the year; is the initialism of the title. “Seasons” would’ve been perfectly appropriate for the concept. “SZNZ” makes no sense to me.

The best song is Garden Of Eden; a romantic hymn of sorts that strums along with modern Beach Boy vibes. It’s the one cut worthy of being added to your Spring playlist. The rest are mostly mediocre.

my rating : 3 of 5

2022

3D Energy Drink : Berry Blue

3D Energy Drink : Berry Blue

After a brief tang of what seems like soap, this 3D Energy Drink, which packs 200 milligrams of caffeine for an “intense rush”, does taste like Blueberries. They’re one of my least favorite fruits, but the taste is enhanced by the mostly sweet, somewhat bitter, taste of Smarties or Pez.

my rating : 3 of 5

Jar Joy Strawberry Cheesecake

Jar Joy Strawberry Cheesecake

Well, I can’t accuse them of false advertising. It comes in a Jar and I certainly enJoyed eating it. It’s hard to go wrong with Strawberry Cheesecake and this gimmicky “single serving”; a mere 3.7 ounces; is no exception.

I’d prefer more cream cheese instead of the bottom layer of graham cracker crumbs, but’s it’s a sweet treat on the whole. It’s not only “made from scratch” but “Florida made” and “hand packed” for whatever any of that’s worth.

my rating : 4 of 5

Best Choice Premium Ice Cream : Scooped Crusader

Best Choice Premium Ice Cream : Scooped Crusader

It wasn’t the Best Choice to call this Scooped Crusader because the Caped Crusader moniker is Batman and this is Superman ice cream. It’s not just the colors. The blue is actually Blue Moon; the main flavor of the original Superman ice cream created in Michigan many moons ago.

The red is cherry and the yellow is lemon, but the latter should’ve been swapped with vanilla as included in some versions; the best versions; of the ice cream. Still it’s a fun eat that not only looks but also sort of tastes like some kind of weird Crayola childhood fantasy dinner.

my rating : 4 of 5

audio review : I’m A Mean Ole Lion ( song ) … Ted Ross

This is a song from The Wiz. “Beware,” Ted Ross, playing the role of The Cowardly Lion, warns, “This is the king of the jungle here.” He stretches that last word out to a roar, of course, and those yellow-brick bridges, laced with the royal blare of trumpets, sound magnificent. The rest of the song is also nice.

my rating : 4 of 5

1978

audio review : I'm A Mean Ole Lion ( song ) ... Ted Ross

video review : CHUD

video review : CHUD

The one payoff to sitting thru this shitty excuse for a horror flick, the monsters of which look like Halloween costumes with light-bulb eyes, is the ending credits. Over it plays the full version of the opening theme music and it sounds good.

The title stands for Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers; the homeless population of Manhattan turned killer creature as a result of a secret Contamination Hazard Urban Disposal; and the movie is as stupid as those acronyms.

my rating : 1 of 5

1984

Serendipity Ice Cream : Selena Gomez’s Cookies And Cream Remix

Serendipity Ice Cream : Selena Gomez's Cookies And Cream Remix

Unfortunately this ice cream, albeit pink, doesn’t taste like Selena Gomez. It’s her “ever-fresh perspective” we get here as it was apparently her idea to blend traditional Cookies And Cream with Moose Tracks fudge swirls.

The color combination is a nod to Blackpink; this hard-serves as a Remix to their Ice Cream song duet; and the taste is a hit. The Cookies to cream ratio is just right and the fudge bits taste like hot chocolate powder clumps.

my rating : 4 of 5

Rat ( story ) … Stephen King

It’s Stephen King’s preference for the strange and supernatural that ruins this one. The Bleeds headline reads something like Novelist With Flu Stuck In Cabin During Killer Cyclone and it could’ve been a decent story if that were the gist, but the plot goes haywire at Chapter 22 when the ridiculous title character comes into play.

my rating : 2 of 5

2020

review : If It Bleeds ( book ) ... Stephen King

3D Energy Drink : Liberty Pop

3D Energy Drink : Liberty Pop

This Energy Drink is marketed as “A cyclone of deliciousness.” That’s a silly exaggeration; what wind storms have to do with patriotism is beyond me; but it’s certainly not bad. The taste reminds me of… I don’t know; one of those American sodas.

my rating : 3 of 5