Hey John Scalzi! Look At This! Bacon Ice Cream!
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And I won't bug John about something involving bacon. Why do I want to be just of those annoying people who sends him e-mails about everything bacon related? Besides, since I put his name in the Subject line, he'll probably find it anyways. (grin)
Father's Day Is Coming
Stromboli's, an excellent local Allendale restaurant, is advertising their Father's Day buffet.
It's Manly Food I tell you!
Stay for lunch and get bacon ice cream for dessert!
Besides the current American food habit of putting bacon in or on everything, bacon ice cream doesn't sound like the biggest travesty in history. Indeed, I'm sure I've seen something like this -- or worse -- on any number of the food competition shows from Iron Chef to Top Chef. I'd make sure the bacon was nicely cooked in plenty of maple syrup myself, if I were making bacon (maple) ice cream. (grin)
Along The Highways And Back Roads Of West Michigan
During the winter I refer to US-131 from 76th Street in Grand Rapids south into Allegan County as the Allegan Skating Rink. Particularly treacherous is the grade from 84th Street to the county line and on to Exits 68 Dorr and 64 Wayland. Between 6 and 6:30am lots of cars and trucks end up in the ditch. Well, maybe not so much anymore, as they are installing a steel wire barricade.
Nowhere To Go now.
I haven't decided if keeping the Wrecks On Ice show on the shoulder and potentially blocking the traffic lanes is a good thing or a bad thing. Cars running hip deep in snow don't always take that much damage over hitting guardrails and steel cables, but sliding across the median into oncoming traffic? That's never a good thing.
Meanwhile the other morning I spotted a wild turkey ambling by the side of the road on 84th Avenue, about three-quarters of a mile from our house. As it slipped back into the tall grass, I slowed because, like deer, you often see more than one turkey and you don't want to hit them. Yesterday morning a car at M-45 and 92nd Avenue hit a turkey at speed and ended up damaged on the side of the road. Anyway, I stopped and took this quick picture of the wild turkey chicks at the edge of the grass, running and peeping.
After I took this picture I saw Mom glaring at me just to the left of this frame in the deep grass.
Thought I'd take some pictures today of the not so Placid Waters water skiing venue and condo development. As I pointed out in the earlier piece, there's just one house built, lots of dirt -- oh and there is a parking lot for the "community center" but no building yet.
One lonely house on the second lake.
One lonely house on the second lake with a view of construction equipment.
The lovely hills beyond the third lake.
Okay, maybe it will have some potential for not being Allendale Wasteland.
And that's the doings here in West Michigan. Oh, and if John comes by -- aren't you glad I didn't clog up your inbox with desperate messages about OMG THERE'S BACON ICE CREAM NEXT SUNDAY? Though if you did show up for Father's Day in Allendale, I'd buy you a bowl. (grin)
Dr. Phil
And I won't bug John about something involving bacon. Why do I want to be just of those annoying people who sends him e-mails about everything bacon related? Besides, since I put his name in the Subject line, he'll probably find it anyways. (grin)
Father's Day Is Coming
Stromboli's, an excellent local Allendale restaurant, is advertising their Father's Day buffet.
It's Manly Food I tell you!
Stay for lunch and get bacon ice cream for dessert!
Besides the current American food habit of putting bacon in or on everything, bacon ice cream doesn't sound like the biggest travesty in history. Indeed, I'm sure I've seen something like this -- or worse -- on any number of the food competition shows from Iron Chef to Top Chef. I'd make sure the bacon was nicely cooked in plenty of maple syrup myself, if I were making bacon (maple) ice cream. (grin)
Along The Highways And Back Roads Of West Michigan
During the winter I refer to US-131 from 76th Street in Grand Rapids south into Allegan County as the Allegan Skating Rink. Particularly treacherous is the grade from 84th Street to the county line and on to Exits 68 Dorr and 64 Wayland. Between 6 and 6:30am lots of cars and trucks end up in the ditch. Well, maybe not so much anymore, as they are installing a steel wire barricade.
Nowhere To Go now.
I haven't decided if keeping the Wrecks On Ice show on the shoulder and potentially blocking the traffic lanes is a good thing or a bad thing. Cars running hip deep in snow don't always take that much damage over hitting guardrails and steel cables, but sliding across the median into oncoming traffic? That's never a good thing.
Meanwhile the other morning I spotted a wild turkey ambling by the side of the road on 84th Avenue, about three-quarters of a mile from our house. As it slipped back into the tall grass, I slowed because, like deer, you often see more than one turkey and you don't want to hit them. Yesterday morning a car at M-45 and 92nd Avenue hit a turkey at speed and ended up damaged on the side of the road. Anyway, I stopped and took this quick picture of the wild turkey chicks at the edge of the grass, running and peeping.
After I took this picture I saw Mom glaring at me just to the left of this frame in the deep grass.
Thought I'd take some pictures today of the not so Placid Waters water skiing venue and condo development. As I pointed out in the earlier piece, there's just one house built, lots of dirt -- oh and there is a parking lot for the "community center" but no building yet.
One lonely house on the second lake.
One lonely house on the second lake with a view of construction equipment.
The lovely hills beyond the third lake.
Okay, maybe it will have some potential for not being Allendale Wasteland.
And that's the doings here in West Michigan. Oh, and if John comes by -- aren't you glad I didn't clog up your inbox with desperate messages about OMG THERE'S BACON ICE CREAM NEXT SUNDAY? Though if you did show up for Father's Day in Allendale, I'd buy you a bowl. (grin)
Dr. Phil
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Date: Saturday, 13 June 2009 20:01 (UTC)no subject
Date: Saturday, 13 June 2009 20:21 (UTC)Dr. Phil
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Date: Sunday, 14 June 2009 03:09 (UTC)Dr. Phil
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Date: Sunday, 14 June 2009 05:12 (UTC)We'll see.
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Guard rails and the Wrecks On Ice show
Date: Tuesday, 23 June 2009 04:47 (UTC)The slack might be intended to cushion and contain careening skaters (vehicles). It should also leave unmistakeable evidence of unfortunate encounters on the hapless vehicle to warn other drivers (BEWARE - BOZO BEHIND WHEEL), at least until said party shells out $$$ for body work and new paint job.
Remember:
Re: Guard rails and the Wrecks On Ice show
Date: Tuesday, 23 June 2009 05:50 (UTC)We'll see.
Dr. Phil