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Assorted phone pics from recent days:

Phenix City AL, 6/29/15 (on our way to Hartford AL to visit Kate's mother)



The Blue KIA Convention (7/6/15) - mine is on the far end of the line in this pic. When i went into the Georgia Power office, only the two blue Sedonas were there. As i came out, the middle one (not sure what model) pulled in.





Gainesville Courthouse Square, 7/7/15 (spotted it going to pick Kate up from work, drove around the Square to get the shot after she got in the car)



From the storm sewer grate at the bottom of our yard, 7/6/15



(They were smoke testing the storm sewers for leaks.)

I think it's leaking... right there!
(Do you think they noticed?)

lake_wrangler wrote:I think it's leaking... right there!
(Do you think they noticed?)

As i said, that's a drain grate where runoff goes into the sewer.

Seen in a signature on the Hammock forums (.net):

The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it's difficult to determine whether or not they are genuine. -Abraham Lincoln

...raindrops keep fallin' on my car...

Looking out of the garage during a heavy thunderstorm trying to see if the electronic flash will freeze falling raindrops...

BTW - for those who can't see my new avatar clearly at the scale it appears here, here it is at full scale:
 

 
Original image by CDRudd (SailorSun.org, I Dream of a Jeanie Bottle) - he explains its genesis on DevianArt.  (Basically he was sort-of cheating on a bet, apparently.)

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Hmmm. i think i need to tweak it slightly.

Okay - new version - should propagate through the 'net fairly quickly:

You shrank the bottom of the frame... any particular reason why?

lake_wrangler wrote:You shrank the bottom of the frame... any particular reason why?

To increase the 3D/shadowbox effect.

I was spraying wasps yesterday evening, and was surprised to find that I was being watched by someone.

Or, rather, something...

Okay - so i just put my Chilean salmon fillet in to marinate in Italian dressing:



Peruvian Italian dressing:

Alkarii wrote:I was spraying wasps yesterday evening, and was surprised to find that I was being watched by someone.

Or, rather, something...
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b90/A ... 201335.jpg

You didn't disturb her prayers, did you?

Well, between AnotherFairportfan talking about marinating salmon, and DinkyInky talking about her patented essence of pepper-hot for cooking, and my own liking for long beans... it all came together at dinner today.

• One cup dry wild rice.
• One large bunch oriental long beans ("asparagus beans"). Could substitute tender string beans if long beans are not available.
• Salmon fillet (12 - 16 oz).
• Three cloves garlic.
• Fresh ginger root (3").
• Infused olive oil (I used Big Paw Hot Tuscan, infused with cayanne, garlic, and basil. I highly recommend an oil with basil - it adds a lot to this particular recipe. Titrate the heat according to your own tastes... I find the Hot Tuscan to be mildly warm, but for my wife it's well into tears-of-pain-inedible territory, so be cautious!)
• Good soy sauce.

Advanced preparation

Peek, crush, and finely chop garlic.

Grate ginger to a fine paste.

Mix garlic, ginger, and 1-2 tablespoons of infused olive oil in a glass dish.

Place salmon (skin down) in the dish, scoop most of the mixture on top, and puncture the salmon in a bunch of places with a fork.

Cover salmon. Marinate in refrigerator for several hours.

One hour before serving

Wash wild rice thoroughly in 2 changes of water. Drain.

Bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add wild rice, return to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Add salt to taste if desired. Simmer for approximately 45 minutes or until tender, then remove from heat.

Wash long beans, cut into 1" pieces.

Steam long beans over boiling water for 5-10 minutes.

As soon as you start the beans steaming, remove salmon from refrigerator. Place salmon skin-down into large nonstick frying pan. Add a teaspoon or so of the oil from the marinade. Saute gently over low heat for a few minutes until the skin cooks through. Turn salmon over, remove and discard skin, increase heat, and pour the remaining marinade over the salmon. Cover, and saute gently for about 5 minutes until the salmon is cooked most of the way through.

Turn off steamer. Transfer the mostly-cooked beans to the frying pan or wok. Break the salmon apart into smaller chunks. Pour another tablespoon or two of infused olive oil over the green beans. Increase heat further and stir-fry the salmon and beans together until the salmon is entirely cooked through.

Drain and fluff wild rice.

Serve salmon and long beans over wild rice (works well in a large bowl). Add soy sauce to taste.

Serves 2, generously.

shadowinthelight wrote:

Alkarii wrote:I was spraying wasps yesterday evening, and was surprised to find that I was being watched by someone.

Or, rather, something...
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b90/A ... 201335.jpg

You didn't disturb her prayers, did you?

Well, I didn't think so until now. Man, that mantis was probably pissed.

And now I have a funny image in my head for a meme, but I don't have photoshop, so use your imagination here: a picture of a mantis doing it's threat display thing (with the arms spread wide), and the caption "FREE HUGS!"

shadowinthelight wrote:

You win...everything.

YES! AWESOMESAUCE! Spicy, not the mild or medium.

Alkarii wrote:YES! AWESOMESAUCE! Spicy, not the mild or medium.

Comic verse, or reality?

DinkyInky wrote:

Alkarii wrote:YES! AWESOMESAUCE! Spicy, not the mild or medium.

Comic verse, or reality?

Either/or, whichever you prefer. Both. Mixed in a large beer stein.

Also, a can of Dr. Pepper and a honey bun from the vending machine do not make a good breakfast, but I'm broke until tomorrow.