Happy Birthday

Today, George Kontos would have been 95 years old.

He was a kind, thoughtful, patient, generous man. I miss talking to him on the phone. Talking about what's up. Talking about the Bears. Talking about anything. Talking.

I spent a ton of time at my Grandparent's house as a kid. My Grandparents always took the time with us. Books. Games. Museums. Activities. They did it, despite predicted boredom / aggravation. They did it for us and we're better for it.

One of the books that I always remember from that time was "The Man who Didn't Wash His Dishes".

I just loved the illustrations. Loved them.

Happy birthday my friend. You are missed.

Halloween / Check us out on Instagram / Etc

Howdy folks, it has been a while. Guess what, we had a Halloween party!? Much fun was had.

Emily baked cool stuff.

The bathroom had a certain "shine" to it.

The table was set.

Scary sangria was prepared.

Pumpkins galore.

All we needed was Velma, Scooby, and - lest we forget - Shaggy. Thankfully they were all there!

Sarah - on the right here - was the costume contest winner.

Jesper - holy something I am terribly scared of clowns - came in second.

Maimed-fisher-woman Helle came in third. Props to Berit for the outstanding makeup.

It was an awesome night. I was happy to spend it with my friends.

Additionally, despite my disdain for social media, I am now on Instagram! You can follow our exploits photographically there.

That sounds delicious!

Oh wait, it totally doesn't!

Update to Arles Update, Largely Involving Bobby Hill

I was slightly let down by my last post. Hopefully this redeems me.

In addition to eating and reminiscing about the genius that is Bobby Hill, we have actually done / seen stuff! What kind of stuff? How about the city of Gordes?!

How about the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sénanque?!

Yes, if these pictures look old / weird it's because I'm messing around with the iPhone's fancy schmancy filter settings! I am very sorry to any actual photographers in the audience that actually know how to take real pictures sans Siri gimmicks.

Culinary Update from Arles

I have no idea what day it is blog-wise as I'm on holiday thoroughly enjoying bread, wine, and cheese. This is surely a valid excuse. Surely.

And the charcuterie. Oh the charcuterie. Specifically the saucisson pictured at the top right of this plate of delicious meat products.

Again, this blogger app is terrible so you probably can't see it in all of its cheesy meaty glory. Yes, cured meat fans, this combines delicious cured meat with Roquefort cheese. France is awesome. If I stay here much longer, gout will surely set in. Cue Bobby Hill in a Rascal.

Au revoir! 

Day 573 - C'est la vie

Tomorrow we head to France. Frankrig.

Will I bicycle around Paris with a mustache on my face and a baguette in my basket? Probably not. I'm ashamed that I cannot find EVEN ONE of the many Conan clips where he does THIS EXACT THING. Just imagine if you will. Conan is exhausted and embarrassed by my lackluster searching and my lack of creativity.

 I'm sorry Conan. So Sorry.

Day 571 - No Shoes? No Shirt?

No Problem!

I made this extra-large so you would extra-enjoy it! 

Danes have a serious problem with respecting personal space in places like lines, the metro, elevators. Stop the presses, we might have a serious solution! Just lose that shirt! Look how far back the guy in the camo shorts is standing! Did I use enough exclamation points?

Note, snagging a picture of the shirtless middle-aged man at the grocery store stealthily is both weird and difficult. I didn't feel very good about it at the time and I feel somewhat worse now.