May 2007 Archives
It says there, "The World's First! Appetite Control Toothpaste.
What the hell ?!?! My first thought was, "Do we really need this?" And then, I figured, "Of course we do, look! It's right there!" And yet it's already on the clearance isle. Har har har.
I've been here at the keyboard over the last few minutes. Wrote down a few paragraphs, then erased paragraphs. This is so pathetic ol' Biggles is rant free. All I can figure is that someone was looking out for the tweakers. Now speed freaks can have good teeth too. Cause you know that's the only idiot that'd consider it. So, the next time you see some unbathed, shaky, wild eyed creature with a toothbrush in their hip pocket, check their smile. You'll have the 411 and you saw it first at Meathenge.
xo, Biggles
Look what showed up on my doorstep? All packed tight with dry ice, shipped next day air an junk. It's full of cured pork products !!!
A few years ago a commenter showed up on the Meathenge train. Seemed to be a laid back kind of guy, got smarts about him, and some minutes a day to read my ramblin's. Times rolled along, he came and went, leaving comments behind him as he pleased. Sometimes it was just a hello and a few times it was to ruffle some feathers, even if he din't mean to. Apologies all around and off we went.
I believe the words appropriate for my feelings for El Tazumal #2 are, In Love.
I don't consider myself a worldly type of guy, I'm okay with that. But if I had to judge a country by their people, El Salvador is right at the top. The restaurant & grocery next door are family run, the shopkeeper is always there. Not only are you greeted with smiles, but if nearly any type of conversation ensues, he'll ask you would like to see pictures of his country? And it isn't pronounced, el salvador. Throw out your hands and chest and exclaim, EL SAL VA DOR !!! Pound on that last "dor" there. The twinkle in his eyes is very apparent as he pulls out a ragged coffee table book and flips through it. "Here is MY country!" And continues, with huge amounts of pride, to show you around. His voice drops and as he says that politicallly, "It's not so good." All I was looking for was a simple lunch and I feel as though I should run home and pack my bags and visit, EL SAL VA DOR !!! In Love.
Generic pretty photograph I took the other evening at sundown. Click on the image, can you see the spider web on the left?
This is about as live as you're going to find for a food blog restaurant review. Joe Bob & Jlee are on the road at this very minute, no really. And apparently are in Carrizozo New Mexico.
I have a sneaking suspicion the images won't arrive until after their road trip, but was instructed to get this up immediately. Here's Joe Bob:
We finally found real food and real coffee
on our trip to Big Bend Texas. In Carrizozo
NM of all places. Open for only two weeks,
Planet ZoZo is doing a great business.
Open M-Th 6am-6pm, and F/S 6am-9pm for dinner too.
Chefs Dinner, three or so choices on Friday
and Saturday nights. Vegan friendly but meat
is served. Coffee beans by Ruidoso Roastery
in Ruidoso NM, just down the road 45 minutes.
Fresh beans within hours. Chef, pastry chef,
other employees too. An oasis in the vast desert of NM
113 Central Carrizozo, NM 88301
505-648-5637
Full story and pics to follow upon return to Denver.
Post this now on 'henge please.
thanks
Joe Bob
Oh it hurts, I don't like it. My stomach is hurting and it's only been a minute. Like a chicken nugget with cayenne, bad cayenne. Bad nugget. Oh, I don't like this.
Meathead brought this package of love from the local drug store for to have lunch with. He shared a piece with me. Such a pal, eh? There was another delicious delight, but I let him have his food in peace.
For 1 dollar you get 2.95 ounces of 'bites" in the shape of a boot. There's 5 pieces in there at a calorie count of 230. 22% of my daily fat and 31% of the sodium intake.
Meathead says, "Oh that was awful." And I agree, that wasn't very good and I don't like it.
Biggles
The other day we had the post about how badly my lemons suck here at Meathenge Labs. Sure it has a lot to do with my lack of the green thumb and attention to said tree. But even when I was fertilizing it, the lemons took years to turn yellow.
What does one do when such failure is evident? That's right, plant more citrus! A grapefruit tree to be exact.
We planted a lemon tree about 7 years ago. Did all the mulchin' and not as much fertilizing as we should have. Even though. Once you see the lemon growing, it takes about 2 years for it to start turning yellow. Then, I leave it for another 3 years until it "looks" mature.
At that point, the pith is inches thick and the 'meat' ain't right.
Anyone got ideas as to making it right? Or is 3,4 to 5 years correct for a ripening lemon?
Here's the tree, taken in February.
Biggles
Oh man, not sure why the HELL I would even remotely show you my refrigerator. Sam over at Becks & Posh showed me hers. If you show me yours, I'll show you mine. Isn't that how it all starts? I can only dream.
Check out the upper right with the Fritos Bean Dip along with the Welch's Grape Jelly, cool eh? Then to the left we have Sunnyside 2% milk along with some nondescript apple juice. Behind that is some "marmelade" that hasn't been touched in years. Below that we find the "cheese" drawer. This is more of an experimentation drawer than anything else. I have Canadian bacon in there from 2005.
As we bounce down there seems to be some dozen eggs of an ilk that I bought last week. Or was it the week before? Some yolks don't spread too badly. At the bottom there's the pile of Tamales that show up at my door every two weeks (breakfast). In the foil is the beef roast I did last night.
It wasn't very good. The spice and cook action was there, but the meat was dead and non-deliverable. Below all that is the vegetable drawer. I don't know what's in there, probably bagged lettuce, spinach and carrots I meant to juice.
Just like Sam's, only different.
xo, Biggles
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Snap to the next morning and did this before 9am. And guess what? I set things up so nothing needs to go back on top of the fridge! I'll have to do a collage er somethin'.
Me, again
