Author: Marty The Pizza Guy…
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Things I Didn’t Know I Needed (Part 2)
Life is so much better when you find something you don’t how you lived without… A while back I wrote a post about finding something that was the best thing ever – a flamethrower.(Flamethrowers…The Thing You Never Knew You Needed) Since I wrote that, I’ve had a few more more opportunities to experience that same feeling…
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True Story…
If you don’t believe it, try it. You’ll see…
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Conversations With My Dog
Sometimes dogs have pretty enlightening things to say… We look at dogs as our pets and we have historically referred to ourselves as their “masters”, or keepers, but my dog pointed out humans have completely misinterpreted this concept. My dog pointed out that we (humans) are clearly subservient to them (dogs)… We are at their…
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Tipping On Take Out Orders: Yes or No?
There is an increasing expectation to tip when picking up your take out orders, but should you? Should you tip when it comes to delivery? Absolutely. Should you tip when you’re dining in at a restaurant? Of course. Should you tip when you are picking up a simple to-go order? I’m often told I’m a…
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Featured Slices: Gas Station Pizza…
When you’re on the road and don’t have time to sit down in a nice restaurant for some pizza, a gas station just may be what you’re looking for… Pizza from a gas station? This statement may be a bit odd to a true pizza connoisseur, and maybe even a little concerning, but when done…
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Another Use For My Flamethrower…
Yellow jackets are mean, nasty, and have no place on this planet. My flamethrower helped make the planet, or at least my backyard, a little safer. I was walking through my some tall grass in my backyard on a fine summer day. As I took a step, I felt an intense pain in my right…
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I Saw an Amazon Train…
It may not seem very exciting that I saw a train, but it’s the back story that makes this interesting… Everyone has a seen a train at one time or another, but the train I saw was an Amazon train. This train was comprised of however many hundreds of flatbed rail cars stretched over what…
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Today’s Driving Lesson
If you drive a vehicle, please read this… Wherever you live in the world, and whether you ride a skateboard, a bike, a motorcycle, a car, a truck, or even a shopping cart at the grocery store for that matter, what I’m about to tell you is extremely important. We all know (or at least…
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The Tragedy of Frozen Pizza
Everything is getting expensive, but some things, specifically frozen pizzas, are just out of control. I wrote a post back in 2018 about frozen pizzas. I commented in the post about the rising high cost. At the time, I was complaining about how the average price of many grocery store frozen pizzas had jumped to…
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Life Really Is About The Journey…
People can learn a thing or two from dogs… There is a quote by American author Ralph Waldo Emerson in an essay he wrote in 1841 titled, Self Reliance, which said, “It’s not the destination. It’s the journey.” This has been twisted a few different ways over the years, but the most common saying now…
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Senseless Babble & Random Rants
It’s been a while since I’ve vented, so here we go with a few things: #1: I don’t like Whataburger. Our Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes loves Whatburger. It’s his favorite restaurant. When he came to Kansas City, the restaurant had no stores here. He wanted it, so he bought into the franchise and…
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Flamethrowers…The Thing You Never Knew You Needed
Sometimes in life you come across an item you didn’t know you needed, but once you have it, you can’t live without it. A flamethrower is definitely one of those things. I will admit my first thought when acquiring a flamethrower was simply adding another tool to my zombie apocalypse kit, but once I utilized…
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Featured Slices: Pizza Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada
This edition of Pizza Travels takes us to the desert… In April of 2023, I found myself in the adult playground of the world, Las Vegas, Nevada. I’ve been to Vegas many times before, but rather than just wandering aimlessly looking for food or just happening upon places like I typically have in the past,…
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Featured Slices: Woody’s – Joplin, Missouri
My better half was yearning for a piece of old Americana, so we took a little road trip to the old Route 66 in Joplin, Missouri. There is not much left of the old Route 66, but there are still a few fun reminders remaining of what the popular road probably once was. Set within…
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Mom Knows Best
Our mothers do many things for us, but all too often we don’t realize it until it’s too late… I was in a grocery store check out line recently when the cashier asked me if I’d like my milk in a bag. I said “no, I like it in the bottle. It’s too hard to…
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Don’t Invite Pizza Eating Rats Into Your House
When a pizza restaurant has a rat as a mascot, you should probably be concerned. When they want to send the rat to your house with a pizza, you should probably be more concerned. The national franchise featuring the rat is Chuck E. Cheese, a place popular with little kids who have not yet developed…
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A Sure Way To Win The Lottery
There is absolute fool proof way to win every time, if you’re up for it. Who hasn’t dreamed of becoming mega rich? In January of 2023, the Mega Millions lottery jackpot in the United States rose up to 1.35 BILLION dollars. Make note of that number… 1.35 BILLION What could I have done with 1.35…
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The Life of a Writer – Part 3 (When)
Finding time to write can be as much of a challenge as figuring out what to write. I disappeared from the blogging world for much of 2022. I greatly appreciate all those who checked on me, but when asked why I wasn’t writing, the simple answer was, I didn’t have time. It’s a lame excuse…
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A Positive Thing About Video Games
Video games are often criticized because of senseless violence and inappropriate content, but there is an upside… Modern video games have introduced a multi-genre collection of classic music to kids that probably would never have been listened to otherwise. When I was a kid playing on my Atari 2600, the best I could hope for…
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Happy New Year!
Here’s to another successful circumnavigation of the sun! I normally post a pessimistic article on January 1st each year about how nothing really changes as the new year begins, but not this year! I’m going to start the year out on a positive note. This year, I want to point out that something DID change……
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They Don’t Make Clothes Like They Used To…
In another case of random oddity, I pose the question of, “What’s in your closet?“ As I was looking for something to change into recently, I chose an old pair of comfy sweat pants. I realized I got these particular pants in 1994, and they are just as comfortable as when I first wore them.…
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The Real Heroes of Society
We all know police officers, firefighters, medical people, and the military are all heroes, but there are other unsung heroes who get no credit for making society better for all of us. As I wrote this, a frostbite inducing blizzard was happening outside my window. The world was shut down. Schools and businesses were closed…
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I Found My True Calling In Life
I’ve decided I want to be a professional Duck Duck Goose player… Let’s face it, there are lots of really stupid sports in the world. In many of these “sports”, the participants call themselves “athletes”, even there is little or no athleticism involved. You can now earn a college scholarship for being an “e-athlete”, playing…
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A Sad Holiday Pizza Story
What would you put up with to get a free pizza? I had a coupon for a national pizza chain that I don’t usually eat at. I generally avoid the national chains because the pizza is not that good, but the coupon I had was for a free pizza. While the pizza may not be…
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The Life of a Writer – Part 2 (Money)
Everybody wants to get rich by writing, but can it really happen? Writing for profit is much like winning the lottery or becoming a professional athlete. It can be done, but not everyone will be so lucky. If you say you got into writing or blogging simply for the love of writing, you are definitely…
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The Life of a Writer – Part 1
This is the first of a series of posts about what inspires people like me to write the nonsense you see here… When people find out I’m a writer, I often get lots of questions. Sometimes people ask me how they can get into blogging. Sometimes I get questions about how someone can become a…
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I Should Be A Life Coach
Everybody has problems. I should be getting paid to tell them so! I know a life coach. At first glance, he does not seem like a very good one though. Phrases that are frequently heard coming out of his mouth include, “Suck it up”, “Get over yourself”, and “Life sucks, so deal with it.” These…
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Spider-Man Was A Lie
What happens in the movies is quite different from what happens in reality, especially when it comes to getting bit by a dangerous spider. In the continuing saga of never ending shenanigans I call my life, I had the honor of getting bit by a spider. While this does not seem like something to be…
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I Voted. Did You?
Not much to say on this… If you don’t vote, you can’t complain. If you did vote, hopefully you voted correctly. If you did not vote correctly, I will probably be complaining.
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The Sun is Smiling On Us!
Kids love to draw pictures of the sun with a big smile. NASA has proof now the sun really does smile on it’s face! This picture is too good not to share with the world. In October of 2022, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) captured this unique photo of the sun with it’s…
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Why Were The 2022 Winter Olympics Held In Beijing?
One would think the winter Olympics would be held in a place where there is snow, but in 2022, that was not the case when the games were held in Beijing. I live in Kansas City. It gets cold here, and we get a little bit of snow each year, averaging maybe a foot or…
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Not The Worst Super Bowl Halftime Show Ever, But…
Questioning whether the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show featuring Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige was good or not depends on whether or not you think American morals and values have gone down the toilet. Thirty years ago or so, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre were social outcasts,…
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Have Fun With Phone Scammers
Quite often when your phone rings, it’s not someone you know. It’s an automated “robo” call telling you it’s time to renew your car warranty, or an offer to lower your student loan rate. Most people are annoyed by these calls, but they can be quite fun if you’re bored. Every day, millions of these…
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Social Defiance: A Four Month Christmas
It’s one thing to leave Christmas lights up year round, but where do we draw the line with yard decorations? This post was written on February 1st. As I was driving around assorted neighborhoods on this fine February 1st day, I saw many homes with their Christmas spirit still standing proud. Not one home or…
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Why Should I Pay For Food?
I was in a pizza restaurant and had just placed my order. I paid then sat down as I waited for my food. Moments later, a homeless man walked in and proceeded to walk around the restaurant asking people for pizza. He appeared to be either drunk or high on something. When none of the…
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Taxes, Taxes, and More Taxes. Oh My!
January is the start of tax time in the United States. It’s the time of year when we not only see how much money we made the year before, but we also get to see how much we had taken away by the government. First off, I know how the whole tax thing works, and…
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Papa John’s NY Style Pizza Isn’t Really NY Style…
Just because a pizza calls itself New York style doesn’t mean it’s actually New York style. The Papa Johns pizza franchise recently introduced a new addition to their menu; New York Style. While this seemingly sounds like a good thing, it really isn’t anything more than marketing fraud. I used to think it wasn’t possible…
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Where Does Time Go?
It seemed like 2020 would never end, then 2021 flew by. I have no idea where 2021 went. It seems the older we get, the faster time goes by. Do I have a point here? Nope. It’s just more of my random thoughts oozing into cyber space. I hope you have a safe and happy…
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The Right Way To Eat Pizza
How you eat your slice says lots about what kind of person you are… Are you a folder or do you eat it straight? Do you use a knife and fork to cut your pizza? Do you eat the crust end first? There are so many ways to eat a slice, but is there a…
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Pizza on Thanksgiving?
I eat pizza on Thanksgiving… Who cares, right? Apparently many people do. In the days following each Thanksgiving, I often find myself in the usual post-holiday conversational social banter with friend and co-workers. While most bragged about big meals with family, traditions, travel and so forth, here’s how my interactions usually go. Them: How was…