Ruminate on this quote.

A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.
  - Jean Paul Richter

Nepaug Reservoir; Canton, CT.

As we looked for something to pass this time before our first shop visit, a co-worker and I found this little number hidden behind the evergreen trees in the middle of CT (look in the lower middle for the big blue reservoir). I'd recommend checking out something in your state too, you never know what you'll find (unless you live in Iowa, then it will be corn).

If you ever eat a lobster; Maine Fish Market.

You should review this post before you dig into a creature from the deep. My info is from a placemat at a wonderful seafood place in Connecticut called, funnily enough, the "Maine Fish Market".

[MFM serves lobsters in sizes ranging from 1 pound up to 11 pounds! They had one on the wall, stuufed like a deer head, that weighed 25 pounds - momma mia!]

[there are a few great parts about this placemat, like the view of the lobster leg straw recommendation (not really, you suck out that meat), but the best section, I think, reads, "6 - Separate the back from the body. Don't forget that this contains the tamale of liver of the lobster which turns green when cooked and which many people consider to be the best eating of all" - yum!]

Droppin NYC pics.

Yo, check it!
There is a reason NYC is one of the top cities in the whole wide world. I thought some visual aids would help illustrate the city of New York.


[all these night shots were from the rooftop lounge known as Mad46, on top of the Roosevelt Hotel - both pretty nice places, but watch out for the $12 mixed drinks... and the hostess]

[though not often taken, I have a thing for escalator shots, this was getting onto the E line]

[you should know that this is Times Square, no excuses]

Blue Sky Labor Day Weekend.

Pretty nice weather so far in southern MN, Iowa and now Omaha, NE.

A dog's life.

I direct your attention to the rear of the animal. This is a doggie Depends arrangement.

Should you do this to a dog - discuss.

Minneapolis Farmer's Market, Part Deux.

As you walk the stalls, you can't help but be impressed with the variety, both in type and color. This 2nd post will feature more of that vibrancy and also showcase some of the farmer's market outliers.


[an interesting sales technique adopted by many of the vendors is to mound and showcase many of their items, in a unique way - some are more successful than others]



[i believe these are japanese eggplants, and some of the most interestingly hued ones i've ever seen - can you match this color in the Lowe's paint department?]


[so many kinds of tomatoes, this whole table. i don't even think i could name more than a handful of tomato varieties - you?]

[thinking tomatillos in green, possibly the purple too, not sure]

[mr. squash, meet mr. cauliflower]


[some people spell it p-o-t-a-t-o, some people spell it p-o-t-a-t-o-e, shrug. alls i know is this guys melons were huge]

[ever since the inaugural NYC trip, i can't walk past a hot or warm nuts sign without smirking. there are so many possible jokes and almost none of them work on paper, or even in person]

[and lastly, one of the most, if not the most popular booth at the whole market - the sausage guy. not only will he cat-call at any attractive woman that walks by, he'll sell you a regular or spicy brat, with the works, at 8 in the morning. kids, high-school girls, moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas - everyone has a sausage in their mouth. i have not dared to try yet - and please don't dare me]