Southern Comfort.

I have always enjoyed Sunday dinner.  Tonight I grilled some chicken that had been marinading in a citrus basalmic glaze.  The Mrs.  made some homemade hushpuppies.  She coupled that with fresh veggies and blackeyed peas topped with chow chow.  Veggies and peas courtesy of the North Little Rock farmers market.  They were bought at the fabulous Hardin Farms booth.  Arkansas homegrown.  Beats the heck outta Lubys.

Big Fish Friday.

Au Naturel.

Melting the old and new

One of my favorite bands back in the late eighties/early nineties was Drivin' n Cryin'. In a town where most dudes cruised the town square in a Ford F150 with crager rims, Alpine stereo blasting some Skynyrd. I was the mullet headed kid wearing a Motley Crue t-shirt with a Drivin' n Cryin' cassette. Now don't get me wrong, I enjoyed some Skynyrd, too.
This is a very cool video that some guy did with DNC playing the song "Lost in the Shuffle" dubbed over the IPod Shuffle commercial.
If Apple would have had their advertising do this, D'N'C' would have made a mint.

Sorry.

I know, I know...I haven't updated the ol' blog for a few days.
What can I say. I'm sorry.
I've been "in the weeds" at work.
Thats waiterspeak in the resaurant biz.
It means that i've basically taken on more than my fat ass can handle.

But all work and no play makes floaty a dull boy.
So, last Friday, floaty and fam went with some friends up to the buffalo river.
Did a little campin'.
Did a little floatin'.
Had a great time.
Didn't get back in to LR until late Monday night.
So that explains my absence.
Sometimes it's good to vanish for a while.

Borat possibly pranks Arkansas

Click on Title and see what Sacha has been up to lately. Apparently, he's been in Arkansas.

Ain't that America.

Having a great four day weekend celebrating the birth of our nation. Yesterday we drove up to Heber Springs and enjoyed the day at a friends lake/farm house.

Around 2 o'clock we headed down to Greers Ferry lake and loaded all nine of us into his ski boat. He gave us a brief tour of the area and then we hopped into the lake, floatydevices and beers in hand. The weather was slightly overcast and the temps were in the mid 70's.

A lovely day spent with friends old and new.

Made it back to the farmhouse in time for a feast of grilled lamb and the freshest of vegetables. The sides of homemade creamed corn, blackeyed peas, and baked squash casserole were all cooked in old cast iron pans. I also tried a little dish of thinly sliced cucumbers and sliced onion soaking in a vinegar/sugar concoction. It makes for a great summertime dish.
To top it off, his mother had made fresh blueberry cobbler.

I went back for seconds.

Today, we were back in LRAR and were rather lazy. We did brave the thunderstorms and made our way to the Sams Club to return a doggie bed that didn't quite fit Dtwo.
While at the evil empire, I heard "Pink Houses" playing over the loudspeakers.

Just about as ironic as it can get.

Happy 4th o' July weekend!

Weekend smoke.

My first smoke of the summer. This is a 12 lb. boston butt already pulled after I smoked it over the weekend. Turned out pretty tasty. Injected with marinade and seasonings. Put in smoker for 14 hours at 215 degrees. FTC wrap. Fell off the bone.

Arkansas homegrown tomatoes courtesy of N. Little Rock farmers market.