I do like my chocolate, and when you throw in some peanut butter, all the better for me. I always have a bag of Reese’s Pieces close by to munch on. I just saw on TV that they are coming out with a dark Reese’s peanut butter and chocolate candy bar. I prefer my milk chocolate, but am always willing to try something new, besides they are now saying that dark chocolate is good for you.
Although I understand that many people like to hunt, I am glad that hunting season is finally over. I don’t like having to wear blaze orange clothing if I want to go for a walk on my own property out of fear that I might get shot by someone who is half-drunk and hunting on my property without my permission. I also understand that hunting helps to control the deer population and keep many of the deer from starving to death over the winter, but I have to admit that I find it disturbing how many people enjoy killing other creatures! And I really don’t see how it can be considered a sport – the prey are at a serious disadvantage and really don’t have much of a “sporting chance!”
This is the time of year when I like to go to the many different County Fairs, State Fairs, and Street Festivals. There is always great music to hear, and good food to eat! Not to mention all of the great exhibits to look at. I enjoy going into the fairgrounds exhibit buildings to get out of the hot sun, and take my time going from booth to booth. Many times I’ll see some high-end trade show carpet or logo mats being used in the exhibit buildings. They really help to make the displays really stand out!
Outside, the vendors that are on the main walkway of the fairground are smart enough to use a logo canopy to protect their wares while promoting their business. I enjoy seeing all of the different shapes and designs. I think that the variety helps to make the atmosphere of the event more festive, and the vendors more professional. And I especially appreciate it when they put a covering over the areas where the picnic tables are, so the patrons can enjoy their food while out of the elements.
I was reading on the Yahoo odd news a story about how a man who owned a pizza shop in Pennsylvania had shot a deer and put the carcass in his pizzerias kitchen for a friend to come pick up. Somehow one of the pizzeria cooks “mistakenly” started to carve up the deer. He was spotted by a restaurant patron, who complained to the health department. No citation was issued. I cannot imagine how a cook, in the employment of the pizza shop could “mistakenly” carve up the deer! Seems to me that he must have been told by someone to do that, don’t you? If not, wouldn’t you think it was a health violation to simply have a dead deer in the kitchen? Sounds very suspicious to me!
I was noticing that my wife and I are not eating out as often as we used to. Sure, part of it is the economy; money is tight. But it is largely due to the fact that most of the restaurants are moving towards serving spicier foods that we either don’t like at all, or our stomachs can’t tolerate. More and more we find ourselves going to what USED to be a favorite restaurant only to find that the meal we had hoped to order is no longer on the menu, and there is nothing else on the menu that we want (or can) eat. This is both a bad thing and a good thing, I guess. Bad because it would be nice to be able to go out for a nice meal with the wife from time to time and actually enjoy the food and not be sick a couple of hours later from eating it, but good because it is saving us money by not allowing us to eat out.