Demented Conversations

So let me set the stage, every morning there are a bunch of us that gather around my desk at the lobby and chit chat as if it were a water cooler area. Today’s out of the blue topic just struck a funny cord with me.

 We had just finished talking about a car show, and as we moved onto what was coming up for the long holiday weekend, someone out of nowhere asks, who was your favorite Charlie’s Angel was from the 1970’s television show. I could not stop myself from laughing out loud at the topic, I know that we do not discuss how to fix the world, stopping world hunger or nuclear science, but of all topics in an office building this is what pops up for a Wednesday morning conversation???

 I do not want to bore you or bring you down to our level, but it’s my blog so . . .

What is the best Charlie’s Angel from the original series not the remake of 2003?

Farrah Fawcett – Jill

Kate Jackson – Sabrina

Jaclyn Smith – Kelly

Cheryl Ladd – Kris

Shelley Hack – Tiffany

Tanya Roberts – Julie

 And then the more important

 CHOCOLATE CAKE OR YELLOW

Memorial Day is here

 Memorial Day is here, camps are opening and cookouts will be in full swing, keep in mind that the reason we get to do those things and have the ability of free speech, to say what we want about Government, counties, people and even the lady down the corner that keeps backing out of her drive way into the trash barrels every Thursday and then makes me wait while she makes a 27 point turn, is the people who have served in the armed forces.

 Thank you Veterans Past, Present and future for the Freedom…

  Happy Memorial Day and for the love of god someone move the trash barrels next Thursday, just 2 feet! 

 

 

 

 Thank you One and ALL!

From Wreck it Ralph to Captain Destruct-O

 Who knew that changing out trailers at camp was going to be such a pain in the ass? I DID that’s who!

 This past weekend I spent Saturday and Sunday pulling the floor and decks up, taking lights down, disconnecting stoves and counter tops as well as a bar top and a wall. All this because I stupidly said let’s build and outside kitchen across the back of the trailer.

 It was a nice outdoor kitchen too, it was roomy, clean and waterproof and I must say I had achieved feng shui, but this was a short lived love affair with my outdoor kitchen. The woman in my life decided …”hey let’s get a bigger trailer” and the next thing I know its Captain Destruct-O time.

 I will Miss that Kitchen but maybe I will be able to build another outdoor kitchen across the back of this one as well and get my inner – outdoor chef back.

 Here are a couple photos of some of the destruction.

 Next Week I take the roof down and the water heater out so we can swap out trailers . . .  See you next time

Checking in on the Blog

Not too much going on this week, beside the Canadian's kicked Boston's ass and knocked them out of the series.
   Friday is coming an I will be off to camp to open up for the season, we will be changing trailers on the site and taking down the outside kitchen area, so I hope to have photos coming next week.
 In the mean time stay happy and wear your helmets folks you never know who or what will drop in on ya!

Happy Star Wars Day

Happy Star Wars Day . . .  May The Fourth Be With You !
 Let the Marathon begin!

Pheasant and Moose and Bear ... Oh My!

So it has been a year since I was pestering a friend of mine to invite me to his gun clubs Wild Game Dinner, I have never hunted nor have I had allot of Game meats and in my efforts to try new things in 2014 I really wanted to go and it finally has arrived. 

 It was a 4 course meal starting with a Raw bar of assorted seafood and shellfish and some greens. Being allergic to shellfish I had to stir clear of this one.
 Course number 2 was delicious. I started out with some Bear meat, that was in my opinion a tad bit on the dry side, but extremely tender. Then came the Elk that was lean and tasted just like steak, Breaded Pheasant with wild rice and Cranberries, a Moose casadia followed by some Venison. My favorite was the Bear meat and the Elk. my least favorite was the Pheasant, I think it was the coating and the cranberries that did it for me. The Moose had too much onions in there so in my opinion it did not give you a good sense of what moose would taste like.

 Course number 3 was just as wild (pun intended). I had Fried Alligator nuggets, Venison and garlic, Pheasant cornbread Potpie, Pheasant stir-fry, and Wild Boar in a gravy and steamed muscles. My favorites out of this group was the wild boar, very tasty, not real gamey tasting and very tender. The Pheasant stir-fry was another standout in this course. least favorite was the Alligator nuggets, they were over cooked and dry, you couldn’t tell you were eating alligator or chicken. The Pheasant pot-pie was interesting, but lacked something and the cornbread made it dry.

 Course 4 I had the pleasure of trying Wild Turkey with rice, Venison Tips in gravy, More Wild Boar this time in a orange sauce, Venison Ribs, Venison Chili with beans and a wild greens salad with a light vinegar dressing. I liked the greens, but hated the sweet vinegar dressing, it was just way too sweet and threw off the flavor of the greens. The standout in this group was the Venison ribs they were cooked perfect and you could taste how lean the meat was, it was outstanding. The Venison chili was ok but spice over did the flavor of any meat. The Venison tips were good as well you knew you were not eating steak but it was close and it was cooked excellent just enough without drying it out. I though Wild Turkey would have tasted different from what I get at the market, but it didn’t it tasted like Turkey and that was it. The wild boar was very nicely cooked and just tasted like a roasted pork, very nice.

 I had a great time and I have to say I will start pestering my buddy next week to go the the dinner next year as well. Not that I would pick up hunting or anything like that because I am not that kind of a man that has that ability to do so …Yet, but I will admit that there is something to the free-range mentality and the whole organic meats eating way of existing that appeals to me.

 

I am sorry there were not more photos, But I was Hungry, The man with the Skunk on his head is one of my friends Dan, don’t ask about his fingers he was hungry too! Thanks for reading see you next time