Food & Wine Report...

Ok this mix might sound a little funky but here goes...
I stopped by Total Wine in Ghent and purchased a nice little bottle of Italian red called Valpolicella by Pietro - 2003 vintage. A nice light red that would go great with a heavy dinner of pasta or even a thick Sam's Club steak on a steamy tidewater evening..JJ was supposed to tell you about all the intimacies of the wine however she is letting us down...

On to the food..
This morning, I tried my hand at a breakfast burrito. I actually suprised myself with how it turned out. Diced potatoes fried and a little crispy, the same to some bacon. A few bits of red pepper also diced and fried. A month old flour tortilla nuked and defrosted until warm some cheese spread in the center of the tortilla and two scrambled eggs. Take all to above flavor with a little salt and pepper and throw into the middle of the tortilla and enjoy. I wish I had a little touch of salsa to spread through the middle as well but no such luck. Like I said I was impressed. I dont think the wine would have gone very will with the burrito though...

Gates-isims

Subject: Gates Truths Bill Gates' High School Address Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this!To anyone with kids of any age, here's some advice. Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talked about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair -- get used to it!

Rule2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping -- they called it o opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to work at jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one. :-)

If you can read this - Thank a teacher!
If you are reading it in English - Thank a soldier!!
If you live in North America, thank GOD.

Live from Boise Idaho

You only thought we were Nutz & crackerZ, well tell you what we are here in Idaho and it is pretty darn crazy. Crackerz is having a convention here out west and I am tagging along for the ride. At least until tuesday, where I head back to the tide water.
As for Idaho it is very beautiful state with lots of nature to be seen. Yesterday after spending saturday night with Crackerz friend Donna, we headed into the hinterlands and ended up in a geothermal spring. Pretty darn cool... Last night we slept in sun valley. I really wish we had brought a tent and slept by some river however maybe next time.. a very nice place...
There will be pictures to follow so come back later...

Nutz & Crackerz getting all classy at the big shin-dig!
Digitally yours

Taste Test

The big question is it chicken or is it General Yang's rat special? You be the judge.
Digitally yours

An interesting thought

It is futile to formulate rules with which conformity cannot be attained!

Ant-Knee
Digitally yours

Ant-Knee & Mindy Wedding

Yours truly and his lovely wife made a stately appearance at the Chrysler Art Museum in downtown Norfolk for the reaffirmation of the nuptials of Ant-Knee and Melinda!  Yes they were married before, however Ant-knee was off to the war and the two did not have an opportunity to plan the "right" kind of wedding.  Enough of the background info, it was a blast, the bride looked beautiful as did the groom in his Jarhead mess dress uniform.  I thought I was in to see the pope, bald headed Ant-knee ran away with the ladies.  A perfect setting for a fantastic night.  There will be more to follow on this and possibly a picture our two...

American Military Leadership at its Finest!

This is a different kind of army. Throughout history, you'll see men fight for pay, women, or other loot . . . We’re here for something new . . . to set other men free. America should be free ground, from here to the Pacific. Here we judge you by what you do, not who your father was . . . It’s not the land . . . It's the idea that all have value . . . What we're fighting for, in the end, is each other." --Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Union Army, 1863

Al, Crackerz, war hero Wes, Nutz and Angel getting jiggy with it in Baltimore!
Jimmy and Angie were missed.. however you were talked about and quite frequently... Grand dad, you still putting lube on your legs?
Digitally yours

Road Trip

It is 730 saturday am and we, that is Al, Angel Jacque and I are on our way in a few minutes to Baltimore to hang with our buddy Wes who just got back from Iraq. Well ok a few months ago. Anyhow his folks are havina party and we are going to crash it! Should be a good time.. watch for an audio snippet in a bit.. Tried one last night from Cogans but no love...
Need to go throw some stuff in the car..

Memorial Day with the Jose B Family

Incase you were not privy to the provate party we had down the street with Laura, Hose-A and thier lovely duaghter, Sofia, it was a good time.... There were some other guests in attendance, Larry and Chris, Ana, Amanda, Mina, the Russian, the H-3 bubba and of course our good friend Scotty who ran all the way from Ocean view!! What a mainiac.... The ribs were good however the friends were even better... .As was the poker on the front porch...