tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post4975170628545577973..comments2024-03-23T13:46:21.790-05:00Comments on Street Musician Daniel: Eating Bread With FriendsDaniel McKenna IIIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04157964564856145960noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post-27143020957357167082016-10-13T21:43:17.707-05:002016-10-13T21:43:17.707-05:00I was once told by a Portuguese guy that octopus w...I was once told by a Portuguese guy that octopus was good for *makes suggestive gesture with finger and hand* I'm just going by what random Portuguese guys tell me LOLDaniel McKenna IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157964564856145960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post-79170105213387284362016-10-11T20:36:55.863-05:002016-10-11T20:36:55.863-05:00I keep forgetting you're into all kinds of pse...I keep forgetting you're into all kinds of pseudoscientific gobbledygook. I was born in California where seafood is a thing and grew up in Hawaii where seafood is really a thing, and this is the first I've heard of this theory. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post-43650209381705477482016-10-11T19:59:00.083-05:002016-10-11T19:59:00.083-05:00I think that the people who know that octopus and ...I think that the people who know that octopus and squid are aphrodisiacs tell outsiders that we shouldn't eat them because they are so smart; when actually they are trying to reduce the chances of those dumb enough to believe that, of reproducing... Daniel McKenna IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157964564856145960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post-37271335666781705352016-10-10T23:49:29.526-05:002016-10-10T23:49:29.526-05:00PS - about gumbo. I took my employer to Cafe Strit...PS - about gumbo. I took my employer to Cafe Stritch, a place that's known for jazz music and "the burger", a rather good hamburger. So being the kind of guy he is, having been told all about "the burger", he ordered a French dip which he credited with being "edible". <br /><br />I decided to try the gumbo, which was quite good. And had baby octopus in it. Which of course inspired my friend to tell me a friend told him "we really should not eat octopus because they're so smart". <br /><br />And people wonder why there's a course at MIT all students have to take, something like "manners for engineers". Hell, it seems to me it'd take more than one class; maybe something akin to the training the Green Berets go through, but for manners. He eats like it's the last food on Earth, and I swear there are starving slum-dwelling street children who eat snack foods more slowly and neatly than he does. He's a Weapon Of Manners Destruction, having made more than one dinner party unbearable because he got into one of his political jags. <br /><br />Anyway, although I'm not that big a fan of octopus and squid, the gumbo was quite good and how smart are octopi anyway if they're in my gumbo? alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post-64053099539795676042016-10-10T23:41:23.810-05:002016-10-10T23:41:23.810-05:00Tulane Green Wave Sauce!!!!! That's hilarious....Tulane Green Wave Sauce!!!!! That's hilarious. Yeah, I get it; they'd spoon all kinds of shit onto your plate (that you didn't ask for) then get all butthurt that you didn't gobble it up - maybe even talk a bit of dirt about you after you're gone. <br /><br />I've mentioned I've been given a keyboard, that's leaning against the wall here. I was told, "Now, I'd better hear something you've learned on it next week" - on her piano that makes exactly the same sound as the ones in the movies with a guy pounding away on it, a beer on the corner of it, etc. just before the guy ducks a hail of bullets and the piano's rendered into kindling. Jangle, jangle. <br /><br />I'm sure Howard will hang onto the antenna and converter box for you if you pick it up within a reasonable time. And, the way TV is broadcast now, you can get 3-4 programs on each frequency like say, what we call channel 5. It's pretty neat, actually. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post-9821336345890260362016-10-10T20:48:03.635-05:002016-10-10T20:48:03.635-05:00"Nice meals" don't mean much to me; ..."Nice meals" don't mean much to me; because not everyone understands food issues and/or avoids MSG or processed cheese. I would probably have only eaten plain meat and skipped the stuffing and sauces; but I have had people spoon stuff onto my plate and insist that I try it; "tell me this isn't the best darned sauce you've ever had; I made it myself! (my secret is egg yolks mixed with hydrogenated soy oil in corn syrup sprinkled with MSG, with plenty of food coloring to make it my "Tulane Green Wave" Sauce!!)<br />Had Howard said that he had the converter box and antenna waiting for me; I would have hopped on my bike right then, exited enough to go get it.<br />For a game which didn't start for another 4 hours and might not even be broadcast; I decided to catch a few winks before heading towards...<br />Then, waking up after just 90 minutes of sleep after having stayed up 24 hours, made me me feel even more tired than before I slept.<br />That's why I decided to just ride the trolley to the casino.<br />Howard often cancelled things due to tiredness or a slight headache, but I still felt bad. Next week they are having gumbo, I was told, and I will have a chance to redeem myself, and might just have a bit of eczema on my two days off afterwards....Daniel McKenna IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157964564856145960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-650160678722829210.post-19314550967588309272016-10-10T03:14:55.422-05:002016-10-10T03:14:55.422-05:00So, in short, a nice meal was not enough to impel ...So, in short, a nice meal was not enough to impel you to make the effort to go there; a free TV and converter box plus the nice meal, is your price. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.com