Posted on May 14, 2009 by Turkish Prawn
I’ve always been happily surprised about rocks encountered under the surface of fast moving, fresh water. That might sound odd until you understand that most of the submerged rocks that I’ve encountered in my life were in the ocean. These tend to be sharp, covered in disgusting, entangling seaweed and for a bonus, sprinkled with [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2009 by Turkish Prawn
As I walked up to the out door tiki bar, the unmistakable shape of my friend, Ioseph’s back greeted me. I had been looking for him specifically and, lucky me, he was not easy to miss. Flaming red hair, big in every direction and as per usual, decked out in a Hawaiian shirt. I quietly [...]
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Posted on January 30, 2009 by Turkish Prawn
Last night, I was the parent on duty. Action Girl mostly works second shift and thus, the evenings are my territory with the Widgets. When it was just the single Widget, Short Stack, it was really not very hard to pull off. Things went pretty smoothly on the whole and hell nights not withstanding, we [...]
Filed under: Beer, Europe, Germany, Guys, Helpful People, Humor, Military, Nostalgia, Travel, Writing, family | Tagged: alcohol, Bartender, Beer, Booze, Budapest, dangerous drinks, friends, Humor, Hungarian alcohol, hungary, liquor, military, out of beer, strange drinks, surprise, treasure | 6 Comments »
Posted on November 27, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
A story for you all later. Right now, I’ve got turkey and stuffing to get into and a pumpkin pie lurking in the distance. If I can move after the feast and make it past the relatives, I’ll get something proper put down.
A happy Thanksgiving to you all who celebrate it! To others in far [...]
Filed under: Beer, Food, Helpful People, History, Kids, Nostalgia, family, home, new england | Tagged: cranberries, eating, Food, happy thanksgiving, pie, stuffed, stuffing, sweet potato, thanksgiving, turkey, wine, yum! | 4 Comments »
Posted on October 15, 2008 by Turkish Prawn
The stairs went down at a very un-OSHA friendly incline and the treads, though made of stone, were well worn. They also looked vigorously unforgiving if you happened to loose your footing and got to the bottom the fast way. We made sure to use the handrail. At the bottom an open doorway to the [...]
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