Author: pete

  • Bacon Wrapped Smoked Turkey Breast

    Bacon Wrapped Smoked Turkey Breast

    Yup. And save that bacon for your turkey sandwich.

  • Back to Canobie

    Back to Canobie

    Every year, the kids school organizes a group ticket discount to the local amusement park, Canobie Lake Park. I don’t do many rides anymore, especially since the kids are old enough to run a-mock with friends! So, a couple fun photos instead. The still shot from the above: And one more Motion vs Still:

  • BZZT

    BZZT

    Notice the bolt near Willy’s head – a very lucky shot caught the bolt in motion. A frame from the vid: And the full action: As a little end-of-school event, we went to see Inside Out 2 at the theater, with some dinner afterwards. Storms kicked up during the movie – and were wildly loud.…

  • The Day I Almost Quit Costco

    The Day I Almost Quit Costco

    No need to even type this but HOLY CRAP look at the line. I’m very much considering choosing another wholesale store after this visit. Historically it has been more fun taking the kids to Costco, getting some cool stuff and grabbing cheap eats at the food court. This time we had to abandon the cart,…

  • Shwarma Chicken

    Shwarma Chicken

    A la Trader Joes. This is a real winner from Joe. You can grill it, bake it, broil it, and even throw it in a pan. Always comes out incredibly delicious. Even the kids love it. I tend to cook it one way.. then dice it up and broil those pieces a bit, then serve…

  • Fluid Dynamics

    Fluid Dynamics

    A splash of cream in some iced coffee – always provides a moment of mesmerization. Another shot, still super neat. Not sure which one was first.

  • New Age Dining

    New Age Dining

    There’s a new chain up here. You serve yourself beer, and you order food on your phone to pickup at a counter. Its all very.. interesting. Think of the beer like pumping your own gas (foreign in NJ yes) – you pour and get charged by the ounce. And the one local here is in…

  • Carnival

    Carnival

    The annual Lion’s Club Fair presented classic rides and chances for Google to do some fun things with photos. Such as glue two shots from the ferris wheel together. And of course, some photographer fun.. like using the “long exposure” setting on an otherwise innocuous ride.

  • Bao!

    Bao!

    A rare double sleepover – away – allowed a meal out without.. opinions. There was some sushi, too:

  • Moving On

    Moving On

    Not quite a ‘graduation’ but the ‘moving on ceremony’ for the CT Douglas School happened 2 days before the last day of school. Don’t ask me why. It was followed by a grand ‘reception’ in one of the gyms, with some of the year’s projects on display. One of which was a massive catalog of…

  • End of an Era – Kinda

    End of an Era – Kinda

    Noah’s 6th grade year wrapped up with some non school days, so he celebrated .. in style? And heads off to junior high next school year. I still am perplexed at K-6 as a school but what do I know. Like why did I ask “why are you wearing all that?”..

  • The GALL!

    The GALL!

    Last year, I had an arborist out to visit to help understand what on Earth falls out of the mongo oak trees over the driveway. Every Spring and Summer for several years, the trees produce a never ending rain of.. crap. Sappy droplets that don’t wash off your windshield, and later, a steady rain of…