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Posted on 11/03/2004 6:16:42 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
New verse:
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Niters! :-)
Yellow Tail Shiraz. It's Australian. You should be able to get it for about $7.00 per bottle.
Is that like beer? :-)
You're not backward at all. That crap is totally unnecessary in a kid's show, and Hollywood knows it!
I like the original with Boris Karloff's voice and Little Cindy Lou Who, who was no more than two. My niece-in-law always said that Clare (when she was little) reminded her of Cindy Lou.
I like Woop Woop, another Australian Shiraz, mostly because of the name.
Evenin' folks. Got home about half an hour ago. We started late and the show is too long. We'll find out the edits tomorrow. But it went well.
Tonite was our favorite audience. We give out 1,400 plus tickets for the "Benevolent Dress Rehearsal." They go to nursing homes, the veteran's hospital, etc. There were about 100 wheel chairs parked in the lobby. But this audience is very appreciative...and forgiving.
I need to go work on a project now.
ecurbh, I may send you a couple of pictures for help. I think I have most of what I need.
Have you checked out the "Redwall" series by Brian Jacques? I'll bet both boy would love the stories of the good animals (mice, moles, voles, badgers, hares )fighting to protect themselves from the bad ones (weasels, stoats, rats). Pick up one of them next time you're at the library. Start with "Redwall" or "Martin the Warrior"
It is less oily than the farm raised salmon, so it doesn't fall apart like the others do. I like bbq-ing with a Ginger-Lime or Teriyaki-Sesame marinade, or even better, a Cajun Marinade!!
What a great thing to do! I'm sure they enjoy it, bugs and all.
As far as I know... most of the farm-raised stuff is Atlantic salmon, even the farm-raised stuff out here. No, it's not nearly the fish that a good Coho or Chinook would be. Atlantic is a lighter and milder meat. It's just not the same.
The best salmon I've ever had was either of two really good examples. One was at the Brooklyn Cafe, downtown Seattle (a seriously world-class chef!), where they had that-day-fresh silver salmon almondine in white sauce that was simply to-die-for. This was about fifteen years ago, and I took the girl-of-my-dreams there for a really special date.
I remember that fish. But the g-o-m-d ended up squishing me like a bug. [sigh] At least the dinner was really, really good.
The second was up in Price William Sound, during the whole Exxon-Valdez thing. My ship, Resolute, pulled into a little bay for the weekend, on a totally uninhabited little island, and the Captain granted shore leave. Away all boats! and off we went...
One of the electricians was fishing from shore, and actually managed to catch a salmon... a silver... and a really big twenty pounder (for a silver... that's pretty big). We radioed back to the ship about out predicament. The Captain, being the fine fellow that he was, immediately ordered for the ships cook, the ships barbeque, and all required supplies be moved ashore for the proper preparation and presentation of the prize.
Our ships cook was not just some flunkie that couldn't make gunner's mate. He was actually a graduate of one of the finer chef's schools in New York. The man was an artist. He took that fish and stuffed it with things (onions, lemons, peppers, gawdknowswhat) and did a slow spit-roast on our ships' barbeque for a really excruciatingly long time...
But wow... if that wasn't the best silver salmon ever sampled by human beings... I don't know what could be.
As far as I know... most of the farm-raised stuff is Atlantic salmon, even the farm-raised stuff out here. No, it's not nearly the fish that a good Coho or Chinook would be. Atlantic is a lighter and milder meat. It's just not the same.
The best salmon I've ever had was either of two really good examples. One was at the Brooklyn Cafe, downtown Seattle (a seriously world-class chef!), where they had that-day-fresh silver salmon almondine in white sauce that was simply to-die-for. This was about fifteen years ago, and I took the girl-of-my-dreams there for a really special date.
I remember that fish. But the g-o-m-d ended up squishing me like a bug. [sigh] At least the dinner was really, really good.
The second was up in Price William Sound, during the whole Exxon-Valdez thing. My ship, Resolute, pulled into a little bay for the weekend, on a totally uninhabited little island, and the Captain granted shore leave. Away all boats! and off we went...
One of the electricians was fishing from shore, and actually managed to catch a salmon... a silver... and a really big twenty pounder (for a silver... that's pretty big). We radioed back to the ship about out predicament. The Captain, being the fine fellow that he was, immediately ordered for the ships cook, the ships barbeque, and all required supplies be moved ashore for the proper preparation and presentation of the prize.
Our ships cook was not just some flunkie that couldn't make gunner's mate. He was actually a graduate of one of the finer chef's schools in New York. The man was an artist. He took that fish and stuffed it with things (onions, lemons, peppers, gawdknowswhat) and did a slow spit-roast on our ships' barbeque for a really excruciatingly long time...
But wow... if that wasn't the best silver salmon ever sampled by human beings... I don't know what could be.
Whoops. dang wifi. My apologies.
They are our most appreciative audience.
g'nite folks.
I decided not to worry about photoshop on any of the pictures. But thanks.
Once upon a time, I wondered if there was anything that the South Park dudes wouldn't do. It would appear that this question has now been answered in the negative.
Sounds like a real feast! Yeah, the Atlantic Salmon doesn't hold a candle to the Coho or Chinook, both of which I can get at Trader Joe's!
Can I go home now?
I'll give you permission if you give me permission. That works, right?
Good morning! It's snowing, kinda...don't remember seeing that in the weather report. But it's just flurries. There are a couple of little dark clouds spitting snow for all they're worth, and the rest of the sky is trying to turn blue.
Oatmeal with banana and cinnamon for breakfast. Mmmm...banana. And plenty of strong coffee!
Never off-topic. One of my favorite topics, actually. I love any excuse to be ornery.
Well, I might go back to sleep for a couple of hours before my Hydrobics class. Don't know why, but I just wasn't sleepy, and ended up not getting to bed until 4am. Had to drive Joseph to school this morning at 8m so I'm finishing up my coffee.
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