Nature's Bounty Fills My Fridge

It's probably not the best idea to buy a giant watermelon when we have such a small fridge, but I can't go through the summer without them.  And I like 'em cold.  I like all my fruit cold.  So we loaded up on blueberries, strawberries, apples, white peaches, cantaloupe, apples, grapefruit, and lots of vegetables.  Yogurt, Eggs, a stray Diet Coke, cottage cheese in the back, milk tucked behind the cantaloupe.

The one thing I want to make sure we have in our next truck, is a bigger fridge.  I have a great pantry space, where I seem to be able to stock with pretty much all I need when it comes to dry goods, but the fridge area is just not big enough.

Although we still eat out and do hit the fast food joints, we do our best to have good food in the truck most of the time.  Ed's dropped 25 pounds in the last two months by eliminating bread and sugar (something he's never had much of in the first place) and eating salads, lean proteins, oatmeal with fruit for breakfast, and fruit for dessert.  He hasn't done a stitch of exercise and his weight loss is noticeable.  I haven't been doing as well, only losing about 8 pounds in the same amount of time, but hey, eight pounds is eight pounds.

We love the bounty summer brings and will continue stuffing our fridge and keeping the fruit bowl on the counter full with seasonal goodies for as long as we can.

What are some of your summer favorites?


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2013: Bags, Boxes, And Bikes
2012: Wrappers Delight
2011: Breaking The Spell
2010: It Never Ends
2009: 275 Square Miles Of Brilliance
2008: Four Standards, One Newbie
2007: Semantics
2006: 36 Hours Of Hell On Earth
2005: 11:11:11

Looks Like A Regular Moon To Me

I don't know how people get such great pictures of the moon, especially when using their iPhones.  Even when it's a supermoon such as this one was supposed to be.

This was the best I could do from the front seat of the truck in a parking lot in Virginia.  

The moon is the blurry orb in the top right of the photo.  You know, just in case you couldn't tell the difference between the super parking lot lights and the super celestial orb all on your own.  

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2013: Laundry Options For A Modern Trucker
2012: It Can Only Mean One Thing
2011: It’s Like Cheers, Where Everybody Knows Your Name. OK, So It’s More Like Where Just One Guy Knows Your Face.
2010: Social NOTworking
2009: Scattergories
2008: Time Isn’t The Only Thing That Flies When You’re Having Fun
2007: Anything I Want
2006: Burglar And Idiot Proof
2005: Virginia Is For Lovers

A Real Weekend

We were planning to go to Virginia Beach for the day, but the thought of the weekend summer crowds coupled with the thought of tracking hot sand back to the truck, made us change our plans.  I wasn't really in the mood to dig out all our beach stuff and then vacuum up sand grains for a week.

Instead, we got up late, had a good breakfast, took showers, went shopping, spent a few hours at Barnes and Noble, had dinner at Bonefish Grill, went to the grocery store, and then tried to get pictures of the supermoon.  I might tackle laundry tomorrow before the bag gets too heavy for me to move alone.

We actually had a real weekend - delivered our last load on Friday, pick up our next one on Monday - which is unusual for us.  What are you doing this weekend?


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2013: Gary Hits Me Up With Another Gem
2012: After Dinner Pusch
2011: Moments Before Sleepy Time
2010: Bakin’ It The Fake Way
2009: The Elegant Gathering Of A Life
2008: My, What A Nice Berg You Have
2007: The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Grapes Being Crushed Into Wine
2006: There Are No Words To Explain The Misery Of A Three Digit Temperature
2005: New York State Of Mind

Moab Muster

Mustering cattle in Moab, Utah.  

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2013: Farm To Garden
2012: You Know You’re Getting Old When You Start Carrying Your Own Sugar
2011: America Runs On Dunkin’
2010: Los Links!!
2009: Here Kitty Kitty Kitty
2008: Intense Eddie Friday
2007: It’s An iPod, Not A wePod
2006: Doing The Wade
2005: It’s A Numbers Game

Total Throwback Thursday

I was looking through some old photos this week and came across these.  This was my first day "on the job" back in 2004.

I wasn't really a trucker yet, as I didn't have my license at this time, but it was one of the very first loads I went on with Ed that he let me get out and help him.  We were at the Newport News, Virginia marine terminal.  I don't even remember what he instructed me to do - throw this strap, tighten that one - but I was so excited to be part of it.

I'm wearing Ed's favorite fishing hat, his work gloves, and his plaid jacket.  It's probably the most trucker garb I've ever worn at once in the ten years I've been out here.

I don't know, maybe he was trying to scare me off by putting me to work on a cold, windy dock at a port, but it didn't work.

Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha.  I'm still here, baby!


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2013:  Attack Of The 50 Foot Chicagoan
2012: The Art Of The Merge (And Other Simple Courtesies Of The Road)
2011: Montana Fluff
2010: Stop The Presses!
2009: Fiesta Ed Friday
2008: Crotchety Old Woman
2007: One Side Of A Coin
2006: Why Oh Why
2005: Sign Of The Times

Dodging Locals Under The Oaks

Heading south through Georgia to the Florida state line.  We drove past a lot of old plantations, complete with the old wooden shacks nestled among the Spanish Moss covered Oak trees.

I love driving these smaller back roads.  Drivers are crazy as loons, popping out of side roads without looking, and passing on double lines up hills and around curves.  But it sure is pretty!


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2013: The Best Trail In Town
2012: It’s Even Better Than Having A “Plan B”
2011: Who Says Truckers Don’t Have Nice Legs?
2010: Boy, Have Times Changed!
2009: I’ll Have A Short Stack With A Million Scrambled Eggs On The Side Please
2008: It Came At A Perfect Time
2007: Experimenting With Scrotum
2006: Can Anyone Spare A Roll Of Pennies?
2005: Matching Purse And Flip Flops??

Summer At Percy Priest

My best friend sent me this picture she took of her son enjoying the day by swinging out over Percy Priest Lake.

The perfect summer activity!


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2013: Heat And Humidity Abundant, Wind Nowhere To Be Found
2012: Delicious Eats And Healthy Treats
2011: Special Seasoning
2010: Two Truck Drivers, A Writer And A Photographer Walk Into A Bar
2009: Taking The Express To The Heartland
2008: TIT-illating Sights On The Road
2007: I’ve Been Everywhere Sunday
2006: Embracing Your Inner Bike Riding Hussy
2005: It Takes A Village To Wake A Child

Shoving Off

After twelve days off - which included two and a half days for the Million Miler banquet and one day dedicated to 4th of July festivities - we are going back to work tomorrow.

Above is another container ship photo from Savannah which I'm using to illustrate us leaving the harbor of relaxation and heading back out into the big sea of freight.  Except with roads.  Aren't I clever?

Anyway, it's been hellishy hot and humid here in the South, but at least Hurricane Arthur missed us.  Unfortunately, the entire country is still painted the color of summer, not a blue spot on the entire map.

I don't know where I'm going to hide until Fall.    


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2013: Bean By Day
2012: The Honey-Do List
2011: Following The Trail Of The Father Of Our Country To The Place Where A Cuckoo Flew Over A Nest
2010: Amid The Corn
2009: I’m Going To Be A Millionaire!!!
2008: How I Do Love A Colorful Lunch Plate
2007: Lucky Sevens
2006: My Head Has Been In The Clouds For Weeks
2005: Chunky Cheese

The Value Of This Place Continues To Increase

If you're heading across the country on Interstate 90, and you happen to make it into the state of Montana, you'll want to stop at Lincoln's $50,000 World Famous Silver Dollar Bar, nestled in the beautiful Lolo National Forest.  

The bar was started in 1952 by Gerry and Marie Lincoln and has been family owned and operated since then.  The facility consists of a bar, restaurant, motel, gas station, and gift shop.  Inside, you'll see why they began by calling it the $10,000 Silver Dollar Bar, but have upped it to $50,000.

The silver dollar tradition started when someone got the idea to embed one into the top of the bar.  The silver dollars in the bar top are covered with a thick polyurethane coating.

It's been said that over 2,500 silver dollars are added each year.  When we were there in 2011, the "Today's Total" board read 58,390 silver dollars.

The bar has been full of coins for years, so in order to accommodate tourists and yearly donations, they started displaying them on the walls.

Each of the silver dollars display the name, and sometimes the location, of the people who donated them.  The ones on the walls are embedded in wood first, dated, and then the panels are numbered and nailed to the wall.

In addition to the unbelievable display of silver dollars in the bar, is the unbelievable display of kitsch in the gift shop.  They have the most unusual collection of...well, one internet reviewer said, "This place is completely loaded with crap. 30% Flea Market, 25% Grandma's Basement, 45% who knows what, but 100% manufactured in China."

He's 100% right.  But it's so much fun to sift through.  There's so much stuff, I can't imagine not coming away with at something.  Beaded Native American-style necklaces, bracelets, and eyeglass "leashes", anyone?  

Silver bracelets - real and costume.  The amount of faux bling in this place is fantastic.

 Plagued with joint pain?  Copper jewelry abounds.

We didn't patronize the bar or restaurant, so I can't speak to the quality of either, but this place is definitely worth a stop.

You can't miss it.  The billboards will lead you right to its treasures.


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2013: Bursts Of Light And A Bean
2012: Cool As A Cucumber
2011: I Think We Have A Winner
2010: Progressively Yours,
2009: Spill It
2008: I’ve NEVER Colored Inside The Lines. Why The Surprise?
2007: I Didn’t Make It, But I Ate It
2006: Sorry, no post for this day.
2005: Slim Or None! I’ll Take None.

True Independence

Since we were still in Savannah, we decided to watch the fireworks show the hotel we were staying at put on for the Riverfront 4th of July festival.  We were parked in the adjacent convention center lot and took our bikes to the waterfront to get closer to the festivities.

There were a lot of people.  They brought tents, BBQ grills, tables, lawn chairs, coolers, snacks, drinks, and tons and tons of kids.

I didn't realize so many people made such a big deal out of this.  I guess it's an evening out with cheap entertainment.  We never went anywhere to see a fireworks show when we were kids.  My father and uncles would give us sparklers and then they'd shoot off a bunch of fireworks in the yard, but we never left our own property.

Actually, I never intentionally went anywhere to see fireworks as an adult either.  It's been more of a thing in the last few years because we're out here on the road anyway.  And even then, it's not really a planned night out, it's more of a can-we-get-close-enough-to-see-them-in-the-truck? sort of thing.

The show was pretty good.  Lots of giant, colorful bursts.  Music from two different bands playing for the crowds on the river.  And Ed brought our folding camping chairs, so we had really great seats.

Hope you all had a great Fourth wherever you were!


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2013: Pyrotechnic Parade Across The Midwest
2012: Plane, Train, Or Automobile – Just Get Me To Canada!
2011: Hello, Kitty. Who’s Your Friend?
2010: If It’s Good Enough For Homeland Security, It’s Good Enough For Me
2009: The Top At Dock
2008: Night Interrupted
2007: Just A Train And A Tree
2006: This is One Lawn Boy I Have No Desire To See Naked
2005: Not So Cuddly

Have A Berry Happy Fourth Of July!

photo credit:  smittenkitchen.com

Who needs fireworks when you have a berry galette?  Or crostata, as we call it in Italian.
Since there's ricotta in the dough, I deem this one Italian.

Get the recipe HERE.


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2013: Relieved Of Civic Duty Just In Time For America's Birthday
2012: Blind With Patriotism
2011: Independence In The Town Of The Big House
2010: It’s So Much Prettier
2009: Soap Box Derby – Spavinaw Style
2008: Eddie’s Independence Friday
2007: Miss Independent
2006: Independence Day
2005: The Mother Road To Independence

River Alarm

This ship's horn woke me up yesterday morning.

As they move slowly up the Savannah River, they let you know they're coming.  The sound is long, deep, and loud.  So loud, I heard it inside the building, under the covers, over the hum of the room air conditioning.

It's cool seeing these ships passing by, we've hauled many of the containers that go on them.  The most amazing thing - which was more noticeable when we were down by the river watching them pass by - is that they're so quiet.  You don't hear them at all.  They cut silently through the water.

They share the water with the old-fashioned paddle steamers, the hotel ferry, and local boats, all of which are dwarfed by their massive size, slipping past the riverfront shops and restaurants.  If you make the picture bigger, you can see the paddle steamers docked in front of the gold-domed City Hall building.  They're tiny in comparison.

And if you want to track the container ships going in and out of the Port of Savannah, you can follow them at Marine Traffic.  The information on the vessel in the photo, the MSC Melissa, can be seen here.

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2013: A Face Only A Mother Sniffer Can Love
2012: Rolling In The Deep
2011: A Castle On A Bluff
2010: The Skies Really Are Friendly, No Matter Who Is Flying In Them
2009: Eddie Beach Feet Friday
2008: Panoramic
2007: My New Motto
2006: Fake It Till You Make It
2005: Feria Colour Strands

A Successful, Safe, Million Mile Driving Man And His Timepiece

Last night was the Million Miler Awards Banquet.  There were one, two, and three million milers, and one guy who received the Lifetime Achievement Award for driving four million safe miles.  Four million miles.  Can you even fathom driving that much?

We had a nice dinner, sat with a real decent group of people, and watched as each inductee joined the CEO on stage for photos, recognition and gifts. 

Each of the new one million milers were given a jacket displaying their one million mile status, and the Presidential Clock Ed is holding.  Will you look at that?  Isn't that just gorgeous?  No, not the clock.  Oh, the clock is nice - it's got a hand-finished solid forged brass case perched on a rich, solid mahogany base, and comes from a company that's been making clocks for over 115 years - but I'm talking about Ed.  In that suit.  SO handsome.  He's the real star.

OK, so back to the clock.  It's engraved with Ed's full name and yesterday's date, in addition to the company logo (very tastefully done and not at all noticeable from the front of the clock, thank God) along with the words "Million Miler".  It's the perfect gift, a great way to remind us how valuable time is.  It also reminds us that working too hard isn't the best way to spend that time.  Because you can never get that time back.

So the next million miles will be more of what we've done in the last million - trucking, travel, dining out, meeting friends, visiting family, snorkeling, picture taking, and keeping track of the good time we're having.  With that clock.

It's going to look so great on the dashboard.


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2013: In Hot Pursuit
2012: The Spotlight Isn’t Just On The Community
2011: The United States Of American Cheese
2010: Waiting
2009: My Mother The Jihadist
2008: Perfectly Reasonable Defense
2007: Provocative
2006: Sidewalk Sushi
2005: $4,000 Worth Of Tupperware

Show Ed Some Love And Crank Up The Good Luck Vibes!

So last night I was getting ready in the room to head down to dinner and "casino night".  The dinner started at 6:00 pm, and we were running late.

For anyone who doesn't already know this, I am never late.  I'm the one who shows up to everything 15-20 minutes early.  I'm even earlier if I've never been to the place before.  In that case I usually show up 30 minutes early to allow for time to park, etc.

The event center was a five minute walk from our room.  And the dinner portion was from 6:00-7:30, so I figured if we got there a little after six, it would be fine.  It was a buffet dinner and since I was serving myself anyway, I didn't think it'd be a big deal.

Ed, knowing I'm never late, kept asking, "What the hell is taking you so long??"

Well, it was hot.  I was having hair issues.  And I couldn't decide on which earrings to wear.  "They both look nice," Ed said when I asked him to help me choose.  "Let's go."

I finally gave up and said, "OK.  I'm ready."

When we got to the ballroom at the convention center, the company CEO was already on stage talking to the crowd.  Oh, shit I thought, we missed something.  The tables were all full and we were weaving through them looking for a place to sit.

Of course, as an ex-hospitality industry employee myself, I was thinking about how ridiculous it was that they had event for hundreds of people and didn't have enough seating for everyone.  What the hell??

Since it seemed we weren't going to get a seat, we just picked a spot in the back and focused on the presentation.  The CEO was talking about how many million milers there were (over 800), how many people were attending this year's event, how proud he was of everyone, etc. etc.  I was kind of half-listening.

Then he said they were going to choose the nine semi-finalists for the truck giveaway contest.  The room got quiet.

They had the names in a tumbling cage, like they use for raffles.  The girl on stage started turning the cage and when it stopped, the CEO chose a name.  He read the first name.

"Ed Godfrey."

What???

"Is Ed Godfrey here?" he said, looking around.

"I'm right here." Ed said from the back of the room, raising his hand to be seen as he started walking toward the front of the room.

When he got to the stage, the CEO shook his hand and said, "Ed, congratulations."  Then, "OK, stand here.  I hope I can find some other contestants."  And he went back to the spinning cage to pick the other names.  I didn't hear any of them.  I was looking at Ed.

SHOCKER!!!

I was so proud of Ed!  The brand new inductee to this company's million miler group of drivers.  I think I felt a tear in my eye.  A little one.  

I was watching him stand proudly on the stage knowing that every minute was killing him, even though he was loving the reason he was standing there.  He absolutely hates attention.  I smiled at him from the crowd and he smiled back.  That nervous excited type of smile.  I could see the twinkle in his eye and the apples of his cheeks rising.

They called the names of the other finalists and then explained how the procedure works.  As of that moment, he became one of only NINE semi-finalists.  Out of over 800 eligible drivers!  His first time at a million miler event and the first name called.

Did you hear that, people?  He was the FIRST NAME CALLED.  I'm convinced all your good wishes had something to do with it.

He hasn't won yet, but man, this is cool.  At the breakfast meeting today, they'll narrow the nine down to three.

And at tonight's banquet, they choose one winner from those three million milers.

So let's kick it up a whole lot and get the mojo crankin'!  We need some excitement up in here!

Send out those vibes.

And cross all of your fingers and toes.  Yeah, I know, that's not very comfortable, but it's for Ed.

And we all LOVE Ed, don't we?

Show him the love, baby!!


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2013: Canada Or Bust! 
2012: Salena Scissorhands
2011: The Bald And The Beautiful
2010: Here To Win, Here To Stay
2009: Her Bosom Is Heaving, His Member Is Throbbing
2008: Worn By The Sea
2007: Spinning In The Night
2006: Forget Country Music! We Have Bungalows Full Of Breasts!!
2005: I Demand An Explanation

High Floor, King Bed, River View

When we first checked in, we had a view of the golf course.  It's the only room they had available at the time, but that's not really what I wanted.  So the next morning I requested a room on a high floor, with a king bed, and a river view.  I wanted to see the lights at night and I wanted to watch the boats during the day.

Since we were here a couple of days before the rest of the group checked in, I wanted to make sure we got into a river view room before everyone and their mother started requesting it.  They moved us right after breakfast.  Here's a panorama of the Savannah River, taken from our room.

Click to embiggen!


** Embiggen - I read that word in a blog post once and thought it was funny - I understood the meaning, but had no idea where it came from.  Apparently, it's from The Simpsons.  I've never seen even one episode of that show, and just in case you haven't either, here's the link referencing its origin. 


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2013: Pitchin' Melon
2012: As If The Heat, The Dust, And The Politics Weren’t Bad Enough
2011: My Office Window
2010: All The Live-long Day
2009: What Every Child Leaves Behind
2008: What Happened To Being Human?
2007: I’ve Been Everywhere, Man
2006: Gulf Shore Toe Magnets
2005: Sorry, no post on this day.

Someone's Going Home With This

At the Million Miler event this week, they have a drawing and the winner goes home with this new truck.

I would love for Ed to be the winner.  I mean, how cool would it be to win a truck??

It looked nice sparkling in the sun beside the river, and I really love the color.  It's a deep, metallic, blackish purple.  Soooo.....

Make a wish.

Say a prayer.

Light a candle.

Cross your fingers.

Rub a lantern.

Consult a psychic.

Talk to the Universe.

Count crows.

Whatever you do to bring you or others luck and good fortune...

Do it in spades!



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2013: Hey Cutie!
2012: I’ll Have To Pry It From Her Dead, Cold Fingers
2011: Straight Talk
2010: Who Knew There Were Things To Do Other Than Eating Pie?
2009: 157 Years Of Light
2008: Call Me. We Have Telephones In Nebraska Now.
2007: Reach For The Sky
2006: Sorry, no post on this day.
2005: Sorry, no post on this day.

Ed Drove A Million Miles To Get Here

We'll be staying at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa for the next week.  Hopefully inside, because it's a bazillion degrees with 190% humidity once you breach the sanctuary of the air-conditioned buildings.  

Photo Credit:  The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa website

We are here to partake in the festivities of our company's annual All-Star Celebration, an event that honors leased owner-operators who have achieved a minimum of one million safe driving miles.  Ed reached his million with this company last January - he has over 2.5 million lifetime miles driven - but missed qualifying for last year's event by only two weeks.

From what we've seen so far, it seems like little 'ol Eddie is the youngest guy here. One guy even commented on how young he looked, and Ed said, "You should have seen me seventeen years ago when I started driving."  Some of the older drivers who've been with the company over twenty and thirty years have two and three million miles under their belt.

We have a room just a few floors down from the top of the building, with a view of the riverfront shops and restaurants just across the way.  There is a ferry boat that makes round-trips throughout the day and late into the evening.

Next to the hotel is The Savannah International Trade and Convention Center where some of the festivities will take place.  

Photo Credit:  The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa website

We've been to Savannah before, in 2007, when we stayed at the Marriott across the river.  We took the trolley sightseeing tour, walked the cobblestone streets, ate in several restaurants, visited the City Market.  It was September and still stupid hot, but not as insanely, unbearably, subtropical-humid as it is right now.

The only reason I may venture to the other side of the river, is to visit The Florence.  It's new, and from what I read in the in-room magazine, it sounds like a place that's right up my alley.  And they claim it's cooler in the evening.  Pshaw!

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2013: When Summer Comes, The Countdown To Fall Begins

2012: Tough Choice: Scale Mountains Or Flip Channels

2011: Eyes On The Road

2010: When You Own, You Owe

2009: It’s Not The Nina, Pinta And Santa Maria

2008: One Word At A Time

2007: The Only Way It Could Have Been Better Would Be If It Came With A Side Of Fried Rice

2006: Wanna Sip Of My Jagermeister?

2005: Playing Favorites

Ma And Pa Kettle Lived Here

Chimacum is a community on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state.  The town was named after the Chimakum people, Native Americans who inhabited the area.

We've been here several times now, as we deliver to a regular customer nearby, and each time we drive into town we pass a road named Egg and I Road.  The road's name has a fun place in history, as it's where the fictional characters of the 1940s, Ma and Pa Kettle, lived.

Ma and Pa Kettle were created by author Betty McDonald, first appearing in her 1945 novel, The Egg and I.  The book was a humorous memoir of her life as a young woman on a chicken farm in Chimacum.  Her neighbors became Ma and Pa Kettle, two of the characters who were supposedly a composite of people in the area.

Not everyone felt they were composite enough.  Years later a lawsuit was brought by members of the community claiming they too closely resembled the characters, and that people in the town knew exactly who they were.  From the book came a film starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray in the lead roles of the young husband and wife.   

This was all before my time of course.  I'd never heard of The Egg and I but I had heard of Ma and Pa Kettle.  Where or why, I don't know.=, but I know them.  Who knows, maybe from my parents or grandparents.

But now when we pass Egg and I Road, I'll know exactly where the unusual name came from.


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2013: "License, Registration and Insurance Card, Please"
2012: Welcome To Hell
2011: When She Passes Each One She Passes Goes Ahhhh
2010: The Key To Being Funny
2009: Wishes Really Do Come True
2008: Eddie Plays It Safe Friday
2007: What Road?
2006: I’m STILL Looking To Get Me Some Good BBQ
2005: Say Cheese!!

Unfuzzed

Did you know the major difference between the peach and the nectarine is the fuzz?  The taste is slightly different too, but if you were presented either without the skin, you probably wouldn't know which was which.

I like both, and recently I've been buying the white peaches and nectarines.  I don't really know what the difference is, but they look so clean.  and they're tasty.

I like my fruit hard.  Very hard.  Peaches, nectarines, pears, plums.  It's not that I dislike a juicy peach, I don't, I just like these types of fruits to be really, rock hard to the touch.  And like in the photo, I love when the peach or nectarine is so hard it cleanly pulls away from the fruit.

I'm not a fan of summer, but I am very fond of the bounty of fruit it brings.  



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2013: I Think We May Be Following A Derecho. Or Is It An Izquierda?
2012: This One Time, At Summer Camp…
2011: Into The Wild
2010: It Was Clear The Moment You Opened Your Mouth
2009: Eddie Captures A Sunset Friday
2008: Pelicans Enjoying Their Rule Of The Lake
2007: Bigfoot
2006: There Is A Reason People Try To Repress Certain Childhood Memories
2005: Painted Ladies