Breakfast on a Stick

I stumbled upon this lovely item at my local grocery store last week. In case you can't see for yourself, it is a sausage link wrapped in a chocalate chip pancake. And to meet the needs of young professionals trying to beat the morning rush, the wonderful folks at Jimmy Dean have placed this delightful treat on a stick. This is a perfect example of what happens when you leave a 13 year old in charge of new product development. Don't get me wrong, pancakes and sausage are two of my favorite things for breakfast, but chocalate chip... on a stick? I'm guessing that these won't be available much longer since they were being sold at a hefty discount and there was still a stack of them sitting there. Hey, Jimmy Dean... stick to making corn-dogs.

The Beach, Beer and NASA

I celebrated the 4th of July in Cocoa Beach this year. It worked out well since the Space Shuttle blasted off while I was baking in Florida Sun. The picture to the left was my view of it from the beach (about 20 miles away from the launch pad). It's too bad I'll miss the twin sonic booms on Discovery's return.

Isn't Florida great? (see picture of sign) I used to live in Pennsylvania... the most ass-backwards of the 50 states. In Pennsylvania, you can't buy beer at a grocery store or even a liquor store. It must be purchased at special "beer distributors" that are only open a few hours a day. You can still buy a beer in a bar or restaurant though. It's nice to know that Pennsylvania's politicians have curbed drinking at home and made it necessary to drive for a drink. (Did you know that PA is one of three states whose population has decreased in the last census?)
Anyway, I'm glad that Florida has it's priorities straight. Keeping those kegs off the beach, haha!