Smartie's Bar & Grill #70

That is what chocoholics do. On one of my jobs, people would come to my office to see what I had to eat or what kind of chocolate was the chocolate of the day. When they gave me my going away party everything was chocolate...lol.

 

That is why you should only keep chocolate in your office. Chocolate has all kinds of good stuff going on for your body..it is antioxidant, gives you energy and it's chocolate.

 

BTW whatever happened to that Polar bear " id " guy who
couldn't put down the fork and got his days mixed up.
I guess he was off to Grandma's House ... right.
Or is that on the left.

 

If dat be so then how come chocolate has percentages.
Like 30% Cocoa.Or 60% Cocoa.
You mean chocolate ain't exactly what it's cracked up to be.
Plus how do they make White Chocolate.
And don't refer us to the time you visited :
The Perugina School of *Chocolate in Italy.


* where the word is Pronounced ... Chalk- Oh - Lot

 

How many here would go back to Instant Coffee after
living on Fresh ground for a long time.I was used to
Instant Coffee for a long time.Had no problem with it.
Because I was used to it.But Coffee is one area where people
make demands.Like It must be black.Or have cream.Or cream & sugar.
My coffee has to be a certain fresh ground { 100% Columbian }
and have a small spoonful of Instant Creamer { Maxwell French Vanilla }
plus a dollop or 2 of Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream PLUS 1/2 oz. Cognac.
Udderwise ... I don't Give a Damn.

 

You remember him better than I do so what happened to him? I don't recall a Polar Bear ID person.

 

The coffee I have been roasting switches between huila region Columbian and Costa Rica la pastora Tarrazu. Both are very nice.

 

Since my cube is close to a conference room, I keep a jar of hard candy, peppermints and cinnamons mainly. Ever now & then throw in a bag of atomic fireballs to keep em on their toes! Just doing my part to fight air pollution.

 

Oh uhoo…..Ladies.

 

Got siding in one side of the house. Used some 1/4 inch plywood cut and primed for the soffit. I have issues with the plywood decking on the roof. Water has gotton under the shingles and the sheeting is rotten about a foot up the roof. I am going to try to work some new plywood under the shingles and replace the fascia board. If I have to I will replace a few shingles. Will cut my drip ledge on the morrow.

 

Got one more Queen Anne chocolate.

 

Happy Valentine's Day to all you sweeties! (You 2 Foolie)

 

Drink specials all day!

 

Here’s to hoping today is better than yesterday.

 

Oh no, no, no. Little Debbie Swiss Rolls must be eaten like corn on the cob, but with small bites.....

 

Got candy, roses & a card. Life is good.

 

No fair, baiting the bar with chocolate, you KNOW we can't resist!

 

Ruh row! Romance on the horizon?

 

A romantic (sort of) Valentine’s Day Reminiscence . . .
It was September 1969 and I was finishing up my military obligation in Fort Benning, Georgia. During the summer I made friends with a local couple who let me use their house on weekends when they went to the mountains to escape the heat. To repay them for their hospitality I invited them to dinner at the Officers Club.
The dining room was deserted except for the three of us and an older couple and a young woman at a nearby table. After dinner we started up a conversation and they shared that they were from northern Minnesota. They were staying with their daughter while her husband was in Mississippi. He was a combat engineer and his unit was deployed there to assist with the cleanup from Hurricane Camille.
Eventually an orchestra started playing old dance music out of the big band era. My friends and the older couple got up to dance. After an awkward silence of a few moments the young lady at the next table looked at me, smiled, and asked, “Well, are you going to ask me to dance or not?”
And so we danced. And danced. And talked of books and poetry and many other things. I was infatuated. She wasn’t a classic beauty, but she was attractive and blessed with the healthy glow of someone who spent a lot of time outdoors.
Eventually the evening ended and we went our separate ways. There was no “The Heartbreak Kid” plot line. This was real life, not the movies. I never saw her again. We were ships that passed in the night.

Every once in a while I think of her and that evening with fond memories. I hope she had a good life.

 

Are you getting dinner tonight at a special restaurant?

 

Here's one to get back at ex's... https://www.sciencealert.com/this-z...-and-feed-it-to-a-meerkat-for-valentine-s-day

 

No plans yet... how bout you?

♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

 

I don’t have an ex.

 

Seems its not just the bar. I was wearing a Hershey's Bar decaled Sweatshirt and the wimmens at work were starring at me like Zombies. Sheesh.


I was like Up here ladies.....pointing at my eyes. No response back. Zombies I tell ya. Zombies, hungry ones.