A nod to one of the many Discovery Shows that we watch in fascinated horror. And now we get to live it! At least on a drive by basis.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Lesson of the Day
Never take a restaurant recommendation from that lady you met on the beach unless you're sure she's on the spring side of 80,or can otherwise determine the percentage of soft food in her diet. Let's just say O'STEEN'S was not all that.
The picture of the Swamp Brew came through loud and clear. You're really getting good! That's the perfect logo for your trip. I hope it tastes as gatorlicious as it looks! Meanwhile, thanks for the tip - I'll skip O'STEEN'S on my next trip to Florida.
Although The Swamp Brew looks yummy I am blown away by the stemware that brackets it! Would this be your "pattern", Lucy? Or just a tasteful selection from Walmart as well?
I must say I'm seeing some improvement in your blogging! We're getting some events, some musings, some feel for your trip. Take your time, and let me encourage you to add detail. Use your modifiers and helping words to bring us into your story! John Updike once said to me, "Steve," he always called me Steve, "Steve," he said, "get off my porch." Short, to the point, but what kind of porch was it? and how badly did he want me off of it? We'll never know, will we. Let's take a random example from your letters and see if we can flesh things out a bit, hmm? Oh, hey, how about this one? "...3 blondes with Southern accents applying makeup at the mirror." No pictures again, I notice, but here's a scene bursting with narrative possibilities! But for a few adjectives we could all be standing right there with them as they oil up for the big string bikini competition!! Brittany, Tiffany 1, and Tiffany 2, finalists in the Miss Amelia Island Tan-O-Rama Thong-a-thon brought to you by Coppertone and WZIT Radio in Titusville, were grousing about the lack of food being served at the campground festival, and trying their best to tie the teeny tiny strings that barely stretched across each others perfectly tanned backs. Wow! Doesn't that kick-off a story you just want someone to read to you? Who will win?? (I got a sawbuck on Tiff-2, Gabe thinks Britt's a lock.) As fate would have it, the entire campground voted that Mark, by virtue of his easily discernible equanimitous demeanor, (Don't be afraid to make up words, people, I do! -John Updike.) to be the judge of that afternoon's beach-side contest. After lengthy, conscientious deliberation and an unprecedented manual re-count, Brittany walked off with the grand prize: a gift card to Stuckey's and a lovely antique Cupcake Cabinet! (Tiffany 2 would have crushed Brittany like a sack of Fritos except that her talent, balancing on one foot, paled slightly to Britt's exquisite singing of Puccini's Un bel di. Really, even in a bikini contest that kind of showing-off is unseemly.) Now, M&L, armed with your new skills of elaboration and the freedom that open-flow story telling brings, hot-foot it back to that bathroom and see what the girls are up to! And for chrissakes bring a camera. Steve
Anonymous,so wonderful that you noticed my acrylicware! There is a story behind these babies: the barfly Fred,an elderly German,purchased a case of 48 of these as a gift to the proprietor of our hangout in Wellfleet,Russ and Marie's Marconi Beach Restaurant---probably as a thank you for scraping him off his stool nightly and sending him off to his (walking distance,the Wellfleet cops are hell) home. Russ gifted us a couple when he saw me pining over them. What you can't see in the photo is that the bases LIGHT UP! Push the button once and you get a steady color ,push it again and it cycles through the neon spectrum.Plus they serve a very specific function on this trip: Strategically placed on the corner of the bench that is attached to the picnic table,these little gems have saved me countless shin barks as I wander from Grill to cooler,cooking in the dark.
The picture of the Swamp Brew came through loud and clear. You're really getting good! That's the perfect logo for your trip. I hope it tastes as gatorlicious as it looks! Meanwhile, thanks for the tip - I'll skip O'STEEN'S on my next trip to Florida.
ReplyDeleteAlthough The Swamp Brew looks yummy I am blown away by the stemware that brackets it! Would this be your "pattern", Lucy? Or just a tasteful selection from Walmart as well?
ReplyDeleteI always knew my friends had class!
so, its not a cupcake cabinet, its a carrier. just for the record.
ReplyDeleteI must say I'm seeing some improvement in your blogging! We're getting some events, some musings, some feel for your trip. Take your time, and let me encourage you to add detail. Use your modifiers and helping words to bring us into your story! John Updike once said to me, "Steve," he always called me Steve, "Steve," he said, "get off my porch."
ReplyDeleteShort, to the point, but what kind of porch was it? and how badly did he want me off of it? We'll never know, will we.
Let's take a random example from your letters and see if we can flesh things out a bit, hmm? Oh, hey, how about this one?
"...3 blondes with Southern accents applying makeup at the mirror." No pictures again, I notice, but here's a scene bursting with narrative possibilities! But for a few adjectives we could all be standing right there with them as they oil up for the big string bikini competition!!
Brittany, Tiffany 1, and Tiffany 2, finalists in the Miss Amelia Island Tan-O-Rama Thong-a-thon brought to you by Coppertone and WZIT Radio in Titusville, were grousing about the lack of food being served at the campground festival, and trying their best to tie the teeny tiny strings that barely stretched across each others perfectly tanned backs.
Wow! Doesn't that kick-off a story you just want someone to read to you? Who will win?? (I got a sawbuck on Tiff-2, Gabe thinks Britt's a lock.)
As fate would have it, the entire campground voted that Mark, by virtue of his easily discernible equanimitous demeanor, (Don't be afraid to make up words, people, I do! -John Updike.) to be the judge of that afternoon's beach-side contest. After lengthy, conscientious deliberation and an unprecedented manual re-count, Brittany walked off with the grand prize: a gift card to Stuckey's and a lovely antique Cupcake Cabinet!
(Tiffany 2 would have crushed Brittany like a sack of Fritos except that her talent, balancing on one foot, paled slightly to Britt's exquisite singing of Puccini's Un bel di. Really, even in a bikini contest that kind of showing-off is unseemly.)
Now, M&L, armed with your new skills of elaboration and the freedom that open-flow story telling brings, hot-foot it back to that bathroom and see what the girls are up to! And for chrissakes bring a camera.
Steve
Anonymous,so wonderful that you noticed my acrylicware! There is a story behind these babies: the barfly Fred,an elderly German,purchased a case of 48 of these as a gift to the proprietor of our hangout in Wellfleet,Russ and Marie's Marconi Beach Restaurant---probably as a thank you for scraping him off his stool nightly and sending him off to his (walking distance,the Wellfleet cops are hell) home. Russ gifted us a couple when he saw me pining over them. What you can't see in the photo is that the bases LIGHT UP! Push the button once and you get a steady color ,push it again and it cycles through the neon spectrum.Plus they serve a very specific function on this trip: Strategically placed on the corner of the bench that is attached to the picnic table,these little gems have saved me countless shin barks as I wander from Grill to cooler,cooking in the dark.
ReplyDelete