This Place Is a Stranger

On the way to Palm Harbor we stopped in Atlanta to see Jack Johnson in concert. Some friends of ours who live in Atlanta let us stay in their house on the way down.

This was on one of the bookshelves, and was apparently a wedding gift.

This place was in Palm Harbor. The sushi is the best sushi I have ever had. The rice was fresh, the wasabi strong, and the eel sweet. And who can deny the badassery of the boat?

I absolutely loved it, and thank you Aunt Gigi for taking us there multiple times!

Located on Clearwater Beach

I had muscles boiled in cream sauce and onions with a side of fries. It reminded me of France

Laura had lamb shank and potatoes.

Also pictured here is Garlic Hummus with pita chips, Amberbock, and Sangria

Beer is a huge love of mine! The Dunedin Brewery delivered a fantastic, clean, and subtle group of flavor in every beer I tried.

The tap arrangement.


On the left we have an Apricot Ale, One the right we have a Coffee Brown, accented with an amazing chocolate and almond flavor.

My aunt-in-law brought these out to show me after I was explaining my new hobbies to her.

The biggest one(or the one with tits) is a Meerschaum.
(made from sea foam)

The other three in order from top to bottom:
Falcon, with removeable bowl,
Bulldog from Italy carved from Briar with vulcanite stem,
Churchwarden from Italy carved from Briar with vulcanite stem.

They were her grandfathers, and were some seriously nice and well smoked pipes.

This menu was hilarious. The bar/restaurant was primarily gays, so the imagery is great.


This was an incredible meal. The omelet was swiss and spinach. The potatoes were Cajun style with Cheddar, and the pancakes were... pancakes.

This great friend of mine is a natural at every art he has ever tried. As is the case for many things he hasn't gotten around to yet.

The pipe is a wonderful piece, not just for a first, but as a whole.

I hope you enjoy!

My knife collection has grown greatly since I inherited my grandfathers old knives. Many are very incredible and come from all kinds of eras and places throughout the world.

The black one you see in the photo is a Kissing Crane from before World War 2. Solingen Steel, German knife.

A friend (Tad) let me borrow an incredible knife sharpening stone set and I went to town on about 20 knives.

more after the jumpsie!
More.

An example of the jello wobble on the Pentax K-x. With quick pans and fast action, strobe lights are added to the Obvious Wobble list.

Most days I just let the fruit rot on the vine, or sit inside while my father waters and picks what he wants. But today I picked about twenty pounds of tomatoes, peppers, and one squash from Molly's plant.