The Periphery of the Mind

Well, we'll be heading out pretty soon. In the mean time, here's and a satellite image of the house and the area we'll be at, and a link with more pictures and info. If you click on the photo, you can see the where the house is in relation to everything; we're not on the beach, but we're maybe a 10 minute walk from it. And talk about seclusion! That little building next to the house? That's the private pool.

And in case anyone's wondering, short of a hurricane we'll be fine. There's plenty of resteraunts and shops in the area. And a heated private pool back at the house!

The Royal de Luxe troup put together a story revolving around a girl and an elephant. The catch? They used giant puppets! The girl is about as tall as three people stories tall, and I have no idea how big the elephant is.

Video here.

Many thanks to Lea (that's Darryl's wife Lea, not Frank's wife Leah) for this one! I'm sure I'm not the only one out there reading this who'd be grateful for the following info, so I'll share with you.

"The place to buy freash fish like tuna steaks is called "The Flying Fish Market". It's in Colt Square. Also, "Richards Meatmarket" over by Hobby Lobby has fresh fish. Both places are kinda exspensive but the quality is better than Wallie world."

I'll definately be checking out both places. I know Maryanne's gonna' want to visit the second; she's been hunting for some sort of uber-hot dog she had in Canada and that sounds like a place worth looking into.

I finally did it! I finally cooked some tuna steak!

Wal Mart of all places had two different kinds, one $6 a pound and the other $12. Not sure what the difference is really, but I went with the cheaper, reddish kind. Marinaded it a couple of different ways for three hours, and threw it in the smoker. It was similar to some of the chicken I've marinaded and smoked, but had a different texture. More flakey and fishy. Anyway, I'd still like to try it, but I think next time I may coat it in lemon juice and pepper before grilling, and skip the marinade.

I also experimented with a Cake of Hate and Doom. A two layer brownie cake, with a peanut butter and caramel middle, and whipped butter cream frosting. Super sweet, but pretty good.

See the details here.

Pretty spiffy!