There's always hope

Take that to heart after watching the Giants win the Super Bowl. There's always hope. Almost no one gave the Giants a chance, but they got what they were after against all odds. Just like this lonely widow.

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A lonely widow, age 70, decided that it was time to get married again. She put an ad in the local paper that read:

HUSBAND WANTED: MUST BE IN MY AGE GROUP (70's), MUST NOT BEAT ME, MUST NOT RUN AROUND ON ME & MUST STILL BE GOOD IN BED!!!!! ALL APPLICANTS PLEASE APPLY IN PERSON.

On the second day, she heard the doorbell. Much to her dismay, she opened the door to see a gray-haired gentleman sitting in a wheelchair. He had no arms or legs.

The old woman said, "You're not really asking me to consider you, are you? Just look at you...you have no legs! The old man smiled, "Therefore, I cannot run around on you!"

She snorted: "You don't have any arms either!" Again, the old man smiled," Therefore, I can never beat you!"

She raised an eyebrow and asked intently, "Are you still good in bed???" The old man leaned back, beamed a big smile and said: "Rang the doorbell, didn't I?"

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I bet you Patriot fans were expecting me to gloat and rub the Giants win into your open wounds. Now would I do that?

You bet I would!!!!!!!

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BIG BLUE! BIG BLUE! BIG BLUE!
THE GIANTS ARE THE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!

WOOT! WOOT!

YES, YES, YES!!!!!!

THE GIANTS WON THE SUPER BOWL!!!!!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS,

THE NFL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOT, WOOT!!!!!!!

GO GIANTS, PLEASE WIN THE SUPER BOWL......

Kitty Kate has suckered me into a bet on the Super Bowl. If the Giants loose, I have to post a picture of me in Lori's panties. If the Giants win, we get to see her topless in man boxers. I haven't figured out how that is such a good deal for me, but a bet is a bet.

So PLEASE root VERY, VERY hard for the Giants, K?

PLEASE, pretty please with gin and tonic on top.

I'LL BE YOUR BFF.

GO GIANTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HOLY CRAP!

That's what you'd be saying if you watched "Don't Forget the Lyrics" on TV tonight/last night. If you don't know what show that is, they play a song and give the lyrics for part of the song and then you have to guess the next line. The more songs you know the lyrics of the next line, the more money you win.

Tonight/last night they had on a little boy the was about 10 or 11 years old, something like that. He was frigging amazing. He knew the lyrics to songs a kid his age had no business knowing. He won $1,000, $2,000, $10,000, $50,000 and on and on until he had won $350,000. He got to the $500,000 question and had no clue of the lyrics of the line, so he quit and walked way with $350,000!!!!! That right, $350,000!!!!!! HOLY CRAP, the kid was amazing!

In closing, his mother better put every dime of that money away for the kid, every dime!

Chef Farmer HNT

You all know I'm a world famous gourmet chef, but did you also know I'm a world famous farmer too? Therefore, just call me Chef Farmer. Get it? Chef Farmer. LOL, I crack me up!!! LOL!!!!

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Last week I received an email from the local fish market, The Fish Store. It's in Bayport and has some of the best fresh seafood around. The email advertised a $20 make-at-home dinner special.

8 Pc. Shrimp Cocktail
1 lb. Box of Barilla Pasta
16 oz. Marinara Sauce (Sweet or Fra Diavlo)
½ lb. Cultivated Prince Edward Island Mussels
6 pcs. Local Little or Top Neck Clams
6 pcs. of large Shrimp (peeled and deveined)
¼ lb. Carolina Bay Scallops
1 Loaf of Delicious Italian Bread
Dessert choice of Rice Pudding, Bread Pudding, or Black and white pudding.

That seemed like a great deal, so Saturday on our way home, Lori and I stopped at the Fish Store and picked it up. We choose bread pudding and fra diavlo sauce. I made it on Sunday for dinner.

Here's what we bought, less the bread pudding, because I forgot to put in out when I took the picture.













I tasted their sauce, but it was too plain for me. I always doctor up anything pre-made. I added a few tablespoons of chopped garlic, the more the better as far as we are concerned; a health number of shakes of Italian seasoning and some fresh herbs from my garden. Let's not forget a few shakes of red pepper flakes.

Here's my garden. I love it and highly recommend you all get one. Tell them I sent you and they'll ask you who the fuck is he?









I harvested chives for extra onion flavor.....


(Psst, this is my HNT pic this week.)











..... and some basil for that, uh, basil taste?


(Psst, this is my other HNT pic this week.)














I added the herbs to the sauce and simmered it for a while while Lori and I had a bunch of gin & tonics and the shrimp cocktail.

When a while was up, I added the seafood to the sauce and simmered it for a short while.

Mean while, I pre-heated the broiler for the garlic bread I would be making.

When I figured that was enough a while's, I sprinkled the Italian bread with EVOO graded cheese and chopped garlic and turned on a pot of water for the pasta.

After several a while's more, I cooked the pasta and the garlic bread.

DINNER"S READY!!!!

How's it look?

Happy Mouth Watering HNT from the Chef Farmer!

I Harvested My Dill

Well, some of it anyway. Lori and I were in the fish market last Saturday and she saw that they had a tuna salad made with fresh dill, chopped dill pickles and chopped red onions. So on Tuesday I made tuna salad too. I was too lazy to chop a pickle or an onion, so I just harvested some dill from my garden. (If you didn't already know why I have a garden, scroll down the page and find out why.) The problem was that I didn't use nearly enough fresh dill to make a difference, just a few tablespoons. I was too lazy to harvest more, so just ate the tuna as it was. Next time I'll harvest a lot more dill and even chop up some pickle and onion. Maybe, if I'm not too lazy that is.

How's your day?

Mine, not so good?

My feet are cold.

Don't ya hate having cold feet?

In addition to that.

I'm almost out of gin & tonic.

Which means I have to go to the store and buy some.

Damn!

That means I have to get dressed first.

And that means I have to shower.

It wouldn't be right to put clean clothes on if I don't shower first.

As long I'm going to shower I might as well shave.

I hate shaving.

Maybe I'll grow a beard.

Naw, that would take too long to grow.

And I'd be all scratchy and shit for too long.

Lori complains when I'm all scratchy faced.

And that's not good.

Lori doesn't want to snuggle so close when I'm scratchy.

And you know how much I like my snuggling?

Speaking of Lori.

She ordered a pair of boots she wanted over the weekend.

I agreed to buy them for her if she gave me...........

Wait!

I'd better not tell you that.

She'd kill me if I told you what she promised to give me.

But it's really, really good.

So if I have a scratchy face.

Lori wouldn't want to snuggle so close.

That means she won't give me what she agreed to give me.

And I really want that.

So I guess I'll shave.

As long as I'm going to shave

I might as well shower too.

But then I have to get dressed.

And I like lounging around in my bathrobe.

But I have to get dressed so I can go to the store.

Because I'm almost out of gin & tonic.

But I don't want to go out.

And I don't want to shower.

Or shave.

Or get dressed.

But showering will make my feet warm.

And I really want what Lori promised me.

If I bought her the boots.

So I better go get the gin & tonic.

That solves everything.

Yep.

Getting gin & tonic solves everything.

I feel better now.

So how's your day?