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Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Questionable Facts, Another funny email
It takes food 7 seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
One human hair can support 3kg. or 6.6lbs.
The average man's penis is 3 times the length of his thumb.
Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.
There are about a Trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
Women blink twice as much as men.
The average person's skin weighs twice as much as the brain.
Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when standing still.
If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.
Women reading this will be finished now.
Men will still be busy checking there thumbs.
One human hair can support 3kg. or 6.6lbs.
The average man's penis is 3 times the length of his thumb.
Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
A woman's heart beats faster than a man's.
There are about a Trillion bacteria on each of your feet.
Women blink twice as much as men.
The average person's skin weighs twice as much as the brain.
Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when standing still.
If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.
Women reading this will be finished now.
Men will still be busy checking there thumbs.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Some of the food...
Really, what is a road trip good for if you don't stop to eat ??
Captain Crunch French Toast, from the Blue Moon Cafe in Baltimore, MD.
I heard about the place from the show on the Food Network called Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, hosted by Guy Fieri. Here is a map of all the places he's been.
His assessment of the French Toast was spot on accurate.It was delicious,. I stole a taste from another Team Hideaway member...
I had the Country Scramble, above, which was lightly scrambled egg over fresh country biscuits topped with cheese, bacon and country gravy and served with crispy hash browns potatoes...I could have eaten 2 plates full!!
As for the famous Maryland Lump Crab, it seems every place I ever see crab cakes on the menu boasts that they use, Maryland Lump Crab, NOT EVEN CLOSE, sorry Legal Seafood and all the other pretenders...If you want the real thing you have to go to Maryland or order your Crab directly from the source.
Here is a good source to order from and a great place to eat: G&M Restaurant and Lounge
and this is what their crab cakes look like when served up:
Tender, very little spice almost ALL CRABMEAT..The Best ever !!
Captain Crunch French Toast, from the Blue Moon Cafe in Baltimore, MD.
I heard about the place from the show on the Food Network called Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, hosted by Guy Fieri. Here is a map of all the places he's been.
His assessment of the French Toast was spot on accurate.It was delicious,. I stole a taste from another Team Hideaway member...
I had the Country Scramble, above, which was lightly scrambled egg over fresh country biscuits topped with cheese, bacon and country gravy and served with crispy hash browns potatoes...I could have eaten 2 plates full!!
As for the famous Maryland Lump Crab, it seems every place I ever see crab cakes on the menu boasts that they use, Maryland Lump Crab, NOT EVEN CLOSE, sorry Legal Seafood and all the other pretenders...If you want the real thing you have to go to Maryland or order your Crab directly from the source.
Here is a good source to order from and a great place to eat: G&M Restaurant and Lounge
and this is what their crab cakes look like when served up:
Tender, very little spice almost ALL CRABMEAT..The Best ever !!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Back Home Again
Arrived back home about midnight on Sunday. Here are some shots I got at the National Zoo...
The Prairie Dog was wondering if he would be paid for posing.
The Panda would not look at the camera!
The Lion was just chillin out.
The Tiger wondered if I had any food,
He got a drink and then kept looking ..
For something to eat...
More pictures...tomorrow!
The Prairie Dog was wondering if he would be paid for posing.
The Panda would not look at the camera!
The Lion was just chillin out.
The Tiger wondered if I had any food,
He got a drink and then kept looking ..
For something to eat...
More pictures...tomorrow!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Washington DC Photos
The Washington Monument above with the sun setting behind it was one of the last pictures I took on Friday. We really tried to get as much in as we could on what proved to be a beautiful day in D.C.
The Jefferson Memorial
The Capitol Building
The Museum Of Natural History
The Lincoln Memorial
The Korean War Memorial
The museum of American History, I think I look a little Presidential.
One thing I noticed when we started out on the National Mall was that it really could use some turf builder, that proposal to spend a couple million on some grass seed might not have been too far off the mark.
Did you notice , I still got some moves !!
Well, I'm tired and going to bed, if you click on the pictures and they are extremely large, I'm sorry..I don't have my usual editing program .
Friday, March 20, 2009
We Made it
Team Hideaway has made it to the Washington DC area!! Thanks to the wonders of portable GPS, we made it with little or no traffic, NYCwas the exception' but no worse than anything I've come up against in Boston.
Last night I delivered some Schmitts Chocolate Truffles to my cousin that lives down here and picked up a parking pass that we will use to park close to Washington's Metro System, their subway.
We then grabbed a late bite to eat for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings, a chain but not bad food, a couple beers and then went back to the hotel
Today we are headed to the National Mall where I will get some pictures to post. The Smithsonian Institute is right there to and I heard from someone that knows that it would take a person an average of 17 YEARS to read about everything on display or archived in any 1 of the 19 Museums they have !!
We will try to get in as much as we can !
Last night I delivered some Schmitts Chocolate Truffles to my cousin that lives down here and picked up a parking pass that we will use to park close to Washington's Metro System, their subway.
We then grabbed a late bite to eat for dinner at Buffalo Wild Wings, a chain but not bad food, a couple beers and then went back to the hotel
Today we are headed to the National Mall where I will get some pictures to post. The Smithsonian Institute is right there to and I heard from someone that knows that it would take a person an average of 17 YEARS to read about everything on display or archived in any 1 of the 19 Museums they have !!
We will try to get in as much as we can !
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Road Trip: Boston to Washington DC
The Tom's Hideaway Team is setting off for Washington DC this morning.
Hopefully I'll be posting via a laptop some pictures from our nations capitol and surrounding areas over the next few days. I will also try to add reviews of places we stop for food and drinks.
Things I'd like eat when I get there:
Maryland Lump Crab, but that might not be in season (-:
Captain Crunch Waffles
Shrimp and Grits
A Hot Dog from DC's favorite Ben's Chili Bowl which has served up Hot Dogs for 50 years and now boasts that it is 100% wind powered, as long as their Hot Dogs haven't gone green I am sure I'll be satisfied!
Hopefully I'll be posting via a laptop some pictures from our nations capitol and surrounding areas over the next few days. I will also try to add reviews of places we stop for food and drinks.
Things I'd like eat when I get there:
Maryland Lump Crab, but that might not be in season (-:
Captain Crunch Waffles
Shrimp and Grits
A Hot Dog from DC's favorite Ben's Chili Bowl which has served up Hot Dogs for 50 years and now boasts that it is 100% wind powered, as long as their Hot Dogs haven't gone green I am sure I'll be satisfied!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick's Day
An Irishmen had a bit too much to drink and was driving home from the pub when a policeman pulled him over...
"So" says the cop to the driver, "Where are you coming from?"
"Why, I've just come from the pub!" Slurs the driver.
"Well," the cop says, "Looks like you have had quite a few drinks."
"I did all right!!" the drunken irishman said with a smile.
"Did you know" The cop says; standing straight and crossing his arms across his chest, "that your wife fell out of the car a few blocks back."
"OH!, Than Heavens" says the drunk, "I thought I was goin deaf!!"
and another..
"So" says the cop to the driver, "Where are you coming from?"
"Why, I've just come from the pub!" Slurs the driver.
"Well," the cop says, "Looks like you have had quite a few drinks."
"I did all right!!" the drunken irishman said with a smile.
"Did you know" The cop says; standing straight and crossing his arms across his chest, "that your wife fell out of the car a few blocks back."
"OH!, Than Heavens" says the drunk, "I thought I was goin deaf!!"
and another..
Six retired Irismen are playing poker in Jimmy O'Leary's apartment when Paddy Flanagan loses $500 in one hand, he stands, clutches his chest and then drops dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen friend, the other five men continue playing standing up.
Michael O'Connor looks around and says, "Well boys someone is going to have to tell Paddy's wife. Who will it be??"
They drew straws and Billy Donnelly picked the short one. The men told him to be discreet.
"Discreet, I am the most discreet Irishman you will ever meet" "Just leave it to me, discretion is my middle name."
Donnelly goes over to Flanagan's house and knocks on the door and Mrs Flanagan answers and asks what he wants.
Donnelly tells her, "Paddy just lost $500 dollars in a poker game and is afraid to come home."
Mrs. Flanagan's face flushed red with anger and said " You tell him to drop dead!!"
"I'll go tell him." Donnelly said.
Michael O'Connor looks around and says, "Well boys someone is going to have to tell Paddy's wife. Who will it be??"
They drew straws and Billy Donnelly picked the short one. The men told him to be discreet.
"Discreet, I am the most discreet Irishman you will ever meet" "Just leave it to me, discretion is my middle name."
Donnelly goes over to Flanagan's house and knocks on the door and Mrs Flanagan answers and asks what he wants.
Donnelly tells her, "Paddy just lost $500 dollars in a poker game and is afraid to come home."
Mrs. Flanagan's face flushed red with anger and said " You tell him to drop dead!!"
"I'll go tell him." Donnelly said.
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