Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy

"If you define cowardice as running away at the first sign of danger, screaming and tripping and begging for mercy, then yes, Mr. Brave man, I guess I'm a coward."
-Jack Handy

Deeee-lcious Mushroom Shrimp

I am not going to bore you to tears with any pointless chatter today, so I am going to get straight to the point. No pictures either. Sucks I know. Maybe I will come back and re-post with pics whenever I get around to making this dish again. Its super easy and super quick and very tatsty and... I got nothing. My mom always made this recipe when my bro and I were young and she had shrimp. I remember sitting and peeling the shrimp with her at the table. You do what you gotta do when you want some skrimps in yo' belly. On to the recipe:

Ingredients
-1/2 lb shrimp per person. Lets just 2 lbs
-1 pkg mushrooms, sliced ( I prefer the button variety for this)
-1/2 cup cooking sherry
-1 8 or 10 oz pkg of sour cream (full fat, semi fat, fat free, they all work)
-1 can of Campbells Cream o'shroom soup
-salt and pepper to taste
- Rice, cooked

Steps
- Boil your shrimp in boiling water until shrimp are pink (do not over boil, should take 4-6 minutes or so)
-put can of soup, sherry, and mushrooms in a small pot and heat slowly. Once boiling and heated through add sour cream and remove from heat. Add salt and pepper now.
-Place shrimp on top of rice and pour sauce over serve.

You can also mix the shrimp, sour cream, sherry, mushrooms, and cream of mushroom soup together in a casserole dish and bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve on rice

Hot Band: Hightide Blues

Heard a nice southern rock band at Summerfest called Hightide Blues. Check them out at their website, free downloads too so you can see if you like the sound. I do. Also I have a big flickr stream that I would love for you to check out as well. Most of my photos are on here and flickr but there might be a few extras there. I have tons more pictures but I try and hide the ugliest from you guys because I don't want y'all to think I have no skillz at all. And I do got skillz, major ones. Too hot fo' you too even handle. What, what ( shrugging my shoulders up and down and making a grimace)!!! Wow, I think some of my former ghetto just poured out onto my blog. Sorry for that. Every once in awhile I just can't hold back the shaquonda in me. So anyways moral of the story is check out Hightide and my flickr stream. Oh and I forgot to mention another band that was hot at Summerfest on Sunday. That band would be Ponderosa and I dug'em.

Slacking

I am slacking. In case you can't tell the amount of posts I am putting out are slim to none. Why you ask? Because I am LAZY! I am going to try and be better though. Try being the operative word. Today I am going to post a couple more pictures. Pictures that move me or just pictures that move. LOL I try and only post my good pictures, but if you see some crap ones let me know and I will be sure and delete. Just kidding: I don't listen to nobody kid.

Pics below of chill-daddy car seen in Defunk-niac FL (Thats what I like to call it anyways and since it's my blog, I am going to call it that.)

Half-sunken boat in the Destin Harbor. So sad and lonely.

I want

I want, I want, I want.....a cow! I love cows and though they may shit on themselves on occasion, they are still kick ass animals that need loving. When I grow up I plan on owning a farm and on that farm I am going to have cows, pigs, horses, dogs, cats, spiders (got a have'em), and perhaps a kangaroo. Speaking of animals, I was watching Deep Impact (the action flick with Morgan Freeman, not the porn flick that I am sure exists out there with the same name) and noticed that when letting people in the bunker they also had animals outside being shipped in 2x2 like it was the ark. Matter of fact, I think they might have been calling the place the ARK Project.. who knows, I wasn't that in to the movie. Now I am going to let you know that a breeding pair of animals, does not a species make. Does that even make sense? Basically, every species has to have a certain number of members in its group that are able to reproduce and are close enough. If all members can't reproduce or members are separated with no possible way to reproduce then they are considered functionally extinct. Also only having 2 animals to carry on the genes of the species will lead to inbreeding depression which will allow members to become more susceptible to different kinds of disease. Blah, blah, blah right? Just trying to say this whole 2x2 animal theory is bull crap. Anyways, I want a cow but have no where to put it in my 1 bedroom, 650 sq ft apartment. Anyone want to buy a girl a farm?

Deep Thoughts

"The face of a child can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face."
-Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy

Memorial Day weekend

Its been awhile since I have posted. There are just so many things to tell y'all. Just kidding; my life is as bland and boring as always. I did get to go on vacation. Hurray!!! I am going to post some vaca pics below. Don't be jealous! I went to Destin and stayed with my friend Kelly. I laid out on the beach most days except for going out on the boat with Brittany and Tim. It was a blast and a half and I am now rejuvenated. Oh and on the way back I got a speeding ticket for 24 over. I really need to by a Yugo so that I quit putting my pedal to the medal. Perhaps I just need a governor on my car- that would be nice:)

The first morning was so sad and rainy. See those spots, they aren't birds. I have something on my lens. Not Good!

The boatride wore John out. Notice the difference in sky color. Oh sunshiny day!

Fireworks for Memorial Day....on Sunday?



How many Jack Russels do you have if you bury 4 bodies? I guess 4 heads?

What a badass.

Action shot of me peeing in the water. I promise the water was that color before I got in.

Boathouse picture of a crawdady boil. Make sure you say boil the proper way.. say it with me "bo-oil"

At the Boathouse, bras and panties stay. The only thing that is kept is your dignity: yeah right.

Kelly, my fabulous host, and her beau John

This heffer didn't want her picture taken.

Recipe: Chicken Tacos with Mango Salsa

Like the forgetful person I am, I can't find the recipe for these low fat chicken tacos that I made. I thought I got it out of my Weight Watchers cookbook, but I didn't. I have no idea where I got this recipe from, cooking light perhaps. OH well I am going to give you the ingredients I think were in it and you can try and recreate this dish yourself. Sorry in advance. I served the tacos with a souped-up version of Traders Joes Fat Free Refried Beans that I added hot sauce, salt, red pepper flakes, and a pinch of cheese too. It would have been better if Trader Joes fat free refried beans didn't suck so bad. Do not get there brand of refried beans, whatever you do.

Ingredients:
For Tacos:

-1 pkg chicken breast bought or pounded thin and cut into strips

-1/2 tsp chili powder

-1/2 tsp cumin

-salt to taste

-1/2 red onion sliced thin

-1 cup lettuce- can slice thin or use regular

-1 pkg of corn or flout tortillas, depends on what you like and what you can find

-optional

- add sliced bell pepper

-add ground pepper flakes

For Salsa:

-1 mango cut into thin strips, to cut slice sides off, then make checkerboard shape with knife to "meat", then flip inside out and scrape off of skin

-1/2 to 1/4 of the red onion sliced thin

-1/2 of a lime juiced

-pinch or 2 of sugar

-a bunch of cilantro, chopped

-salt and pepper to taste

Optional:

-Jicama, peeled

-Bell Pepper

-Jalapeno

-Pineapple

-Cantaloupe

For salsa, just combine and let flavors meld for about 30 minutes or more. A great item to make a day ahead.

For tacos, heat oil in a non-stick pan.

-Add chili powder, cumin, and salt to both sides of chicken.

-Add onions to pan and let them cook for 3 or 4 minutes.

-Add chicken to pan.

- Cook until chicken is done, which is fairly quick, 5 minutes or less, if chicken is sliced thin.

-Remove from pan and assemble tacos.

-Add low fat sour cream if you need some.

AHHHH!!

I am so behind. Sorry. My lack of recipe-posting is sad and I don't have my hard drive with me so I have no pictures to post either. Wow! Well, its been a busy weekend and looks to be turning into a busy week. I have so many things planned and I am way behind. I do want to let everyone know that I will be going to Destin next weekend and some of the following week. My friend Kelly is letting me crash at her family's condo and I am so excited; I need the time off work and life:) Bella is going to the beach as well but not with me; David is taking her with him and Hobie to his parents new house on Jekyll Island. I know Bella will be pumped to go hang out with the Weese clan of Labrador retrievers, but I think she feels like the odd woman out since she towers over the other dogs. I am going to leave you with 2 pictures on my computer. One was created my moi when I was bored as heck one day. The other is one of my fave pictures of my brother and his son. Too cute.

Crazy picture

I found this picture here. I am not sure what to say about this photo, other than to point out how disturbing it is that the daughter is fondling her dads stuffed junk. What in the hell is wrong with these people.