Quick catchup on the rest of the weekend – Went to the Nats for a crazy blowout against the Phillies. The pitcher got thrown out, and nobody could get the interwebs up on their phone to figure out why. I texted my boy CW, and despite being a very recent father, he immediately texted me the reason. Having the explanation made my quite popular with my fellow fans.
The I-talian woman made me a sammie.
And the biggest news of all, my sister and her boyfriend Ryan got a new dog! They rescued a German Wirehaired Pointer. Otto is already two, but he can fetch, so maybe there is hope he could retrieve birds one day. I sent my sister home with a bird dog book, and a link to Virginia’s hunter ed class.
by rsiv withI mostly read classics, or novels from very established authors. You are pretty much guaranteed a good book, and there are plenty of them out there. However, I recently got to talking to an author on Twitter, and decided to branch out. He likens himself to Hemingway (definitely in my top 10), and even has a sport fishing book. His newest novel, Red Stick One, is an adventure/thriller about love, loss, and revenge. The plot of Red Stick One, has the protagonist on the trail of the man that killed his father figure. During the action, we get a few flashbacks to ‘Nam and a love story. The main character is an avid outdoorsman, wildlife officer, veteran, and east-coaster. When I bought the book, I was hoping for a western-style feel, with a more relatable story. Thats exactly what I got. I am no cowboy, but I do consider myself an outdoorsman. Its a lot easier for me to follow along during a hunt than on patrol looking for ‘pache. Overall, I thought this was a great summer read. If I had to provide one criticism, I’d say that the dialogue during the romantic scenes was a little clunky. However, the engaging plot, quick pace, and country voice, all more than made up for it. Red Stick One reminds me of Elmore Leonard’s Appalachian-based work, which I believe to be high praise. Before heading out for the last vacation of summer, throw Red Stick One on the kindle. You won’t regret it.
by rsiv withA buddy of mine just got a certification and a new job, so it was time to celebrate. We headed to the Maine Ave Fish Market to get some crabs. Taylor Seafood had the best looking crabs at the best value.
We went into cold storage to pick our bushels.
We also grabbed some shrimp. Then we had them steam it for us.
We picked up a case of boh (though what you see below is actually my hat box).
We got home, waited for our guests to arrive, and lit up some stogies.
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From the land of pleasant living:
You can’t have crabs without key lime pie.
This was not an accident, I rimmed my can like a bloody:
There is no better way to spend a Sunday than with great friends, family, and crab.
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On friday we went to Gypsy Soul in Merrifield. I had a coco loco, we started with chicken skin cracklins with snake oil and roof top honey, and then I ordered the chicken fried bobwhite quail with gizzard gravy. Simply amazing.
Thursday, karma tried to get me drunk at Cyclone Anaya’s, via drinks on the house.
Earlier in the week, I enjoyed some brown and some waspy pipe tobacco.
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