The Spartans soldiers had war; The Vikings plundered villages; The Romans conquered the known world; Modern man has contact sports, hunting, cars, technology, and outdoor BB-Q grilles. These are things that have separated men from MEN! As for me, I am eating chili…. in the chili cook off at d2! This week I will be proving to the world that I am great and I AM MAN! RAAWWWRRR! Two weeks ago I signed up for the chili cook off and so far it’s been awesome. On Monday, the chili was very mild, tasty, and hearty. I asked the lady that worked there if I could have a second bowl but she said no and that they needed enough for everyone else. The second day threw me off my game, way off my game. It was less spicy than the first day and almost sweet. The chef wasn’t around to answer my questions about this flaw in the contest, but it was okay because the chili was still seriously good. Come Wednesday, the recipe got kicked up a notch. While serving my bowl, I could see the peppers and peppercorn in the chili and the lack of tomatoes which I heard are supposed to help with the spices. It was still delicious none the less but it defiantly took longer to finish and I had an extra glass of water. On Thursday, the chili definitely started to reach my limits of how spicy I like my food. On top of the spices, the chili was actually physically scalding hot. I had to wait a while before I could even take a bite of it. I got halfway through the bowl of chili before I started sweating and got the sniffles. Like my dad always said, “If you’re sick, drink some tobasco sauce; that’ll clear your sinuses.” After finishing my bowl, I thought about the last day’s bowl of chili. Tomorrow’s gonna be very interesting to say the least. However, I will not give up! No matter what! Especially when there’s this really badass t-shirt at stake with a roaring bear and fire breathing gorillas! What’s more manly then a bear?