Since I am a baseball fan and Red Sox fan, I decided to REPOST this TRUE STORY for Blog Your Blessings Sunday.
Originally titled "How a Red Sox Fan got Religion" , it was published on this blog in February (when NOBODY read my blog) as a farewell to Keith Foulke. Enjoy.
Since today is Sunday, I spent about an hour and a half at church this morning; 1 hour for Mass and a half hour munching bagels and sipping coffee in the church basement afterwards. Like many Catholics, I was at one point in my life reluctant to go to Church-I viewed it as a chore or obligation. That all changed on October 17, 2004. You see on October 16, 2004 the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox in game three of the American League Championship Series. Actually, they destroyed them 19 to 8 (and the game wasn't as close as the score indicates). There was no joy in Red Sox Nation on Sunday October 17, 2004. The general mood was one of despair and resignation to the fact that our Sox were breaking our hearts once again. My then 10 year old son kept asking me on the way to church that morning if it was at all possible for the Sox to come back and win it-my answer was yes, it's possible but not probable. I suggested we all pray extra hard for the Red Sox.
I don't know if I was especially reflective or morose, but the Gospel that morning was from Exodus 17 Water From The Rock:
Exodus 17:8-13 The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim. Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands."
So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset. So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.
Father G. read the Gospel and proceded with his usual interpretations. He noted that in order for the Israelites to defeat the Amalekites, Moses needed to keep his arms raised to preserve victory. Persistence is what allowed Moses to keep his arms raised. He needed to be persistent in the face of his weariness and he required assistance to maintain his persistence. He likened this to being a faithful Catholic in modern times: we need to be persistent in our faith, even when things may appear hopeless around us. I leaned over to my son and whispered in his ear "that's a lot like being a Red Sox fan." We said our silent prayers and mine most definately included a prayer for the Red Sox. I even threw some extra money into the collection basket that morning.
We all know that God is a Red Sox Fan and what happened in the improbable week and a half after that: Dave Roberts' steal, Big Papi, Johnny (Jesus) Damon, The Bloody Sock, and "swing and a ground ball, stabbed by Foulke, he has it, he underhands to first and the Boston Red Sox are World Champions!" We'll miss you Keith-we couldn't have done it without you and you should have been MVP of the 2004 World Series. I don't care what you did after that night on October 27 of 2004. In your own way, you gave this Sox fan a shot of religion.
Blog Your Blessings Sunday III
Sox and Yanks
*****UPDATE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT*****
Yankees Should have prayed for rain, SOX WIN 11-4! Lugo leads Sox to Victory as Yankees pitching sinks deeper into the muck.
*****UPDATE SATURDAY EVENING*****
Yankees end 7 game LOSING streak. Yankees win 3-0. Posada takes Wakefield Deep as Yankees find some pitching-FINALLY! I can hear the New Yorkers boasting already....betcha this game counts in New York too.
*****UPDATE SUNDAY EVENING*****
Papi, Cora, Manny all Power Sox. Hideki Okajima masterful in relief and Papelbon closes the door. THE RED SOX WIN 7-4. Yankees have lost 7 of 8 and they are reeling. When will Mattingly take over?
Fresh off a weekend sweep and a 2-2 week against AL East opponents Toronto and Baltimore, the Sox roll into Yankee Stadium for another match up with their arch rivals who have lost 6 straight.
Last week, the Sox capitalized on both Toronto and New York's pitching woes by taking 5 out of 6 against their American League East opponents. That's what good teams do-step on their opponents' necks when they are down. Last season's edition of the Red Sox did not do that-it is an encouraging sign that they are winning these games when they are supposed to.
Yankee fan scuttlebutt after the sweep was one of contrition. Most Yankee fans were singing the loser's lament of "yeah, but its still early." I have news for you: THESE GAMES COUNT IN THE STANDINGS and winning them is important. (watch how important the games will become in New York if the Yankees win two out of three or better this weekend!)
The Sox are firing on all cylinders and the Yankees remind me of the Red Sox of the late 1970's: a lot of offensive power coupled with a shaky and poorly handled pitching staff. We all know how that formula worked for the Sox. If I were a Yankee fan, I'd be very concerned. Even if the Yankees manage to get a front line starter (Roger?) by the trading deadline, the bullpen is filled with a bunch of unreliable stiffs who will continue to give it up in the late innings, and that doesn't even include Andy Petit. Mariano Rivera may be the best closer ever, but the Sox have had his number for 3 or 4 years now.
The Sox pitching staff still the best in the AL and the Yankees are still the most potent line up in all of baseball. Power vs. Power. Bottom line-good pitching wins in the long run. Steinbrenner will be frothing at the mouth if the Yanks can't take 2 of 3 this weekend.
Key points: Can the Yanks Capitlalize on facing the bottom of the Sox rotation? will Torre panic again? Can the Sox bullpen staff maintain their winning ways? Can the Sox get 5 homeruns in a row off New York's "stiff du jour?" Will A-Fraud or Rivera get get booed by the ever so gentle and fair New York fans? Even though A-Fraud is having a historic season at the plate, his teamates aint picking it up.
GO RED SOX!!
Springtime Fun Days
This week has been drop dead gorgeous weather wise and the Hot Dog Truck has been hopping! I have been non stop busy from 11 AM to 1:30 PM every day.
These two ladies (kraut and gulden's mustard & mustard and relish) haven't been seen since last fall. They're regulars every Wednesday. Today was Thursday, but they've vowed to get on schedule for next week.
Here's a photo of the BOSE cafeteria whenever its nice outside.
Here's another shot of the frog in the ditch from this morning. See yesterday's post for more info.
If you look on top of the rock, you can see a garter snake looking right back at you!
And here's another on on the ground!
There weren't any snakes around this ditch last spring, I wonder how it will affect the frog population?
Hot Dogs, Blogs, Snakes and Frogs
When I started this blog, I wanted to chronicle the "life and times of a hot dog man." Even though I make the best hot dogs, I simply can't write about my day every day because it would bore me and anyone reading this to tears. Most posts would read like this:
"Today I got to the truck, turned on the grill, chopped onions while the water and beer started boiling, refilled the soda coolers, stocked the chips, filled the condiment bottles and then sold the best hot dogs. Today was (hot/ cold/ rainy/snowy/ cloudy/ sunny). Some funny people stopped by to eat and I made a (lot of/little) money. Then I cleaned up and went home."
Yawn.
Don't get me wrong, its a really cool job but not if I want to write about it every day. That is why I expound on other subjects, post cool videos, etc. That's also led me to start up other blogs. I don't want to bore people, but I still want the "Hot Dog Truck element" alive in this blog.
So here's a little tidbit of my day every day around this time of year:
As some of you know, I have two signs that I put out to let passing motorists know about my fabulous lunch special. I put each sign about 100-200 yards from the truck in either direction each morning at about 10:15. This also lets people know I am open for business.
One sign ends up in front of the office building and the other ends up down the road where there is a wooded hillside on one side of the road and wetlands on the other.
See the sign near the telephone pole?
This in itself is not a thrilling part of my day, but when I am walking back from putting that sign up, I pass a series of small ditches that are filled with water from road and storm drain run off. In the ditch nearest my truck, there is always a family of frogs! Two weeks ago I saw a bunch of tadpoles in the water-some ready to "become" frogs. Here is one that's already turned into a frog (he's in about the center of the photo-see his eyes?
There are still a bunch of tadpoles, but their pictures didn't come out. These are common green frogs, the kind you'd find in any pond or swamp in New England. Each spring I "adopt" my little frog family in the ditch and I stop by each morning to check on them. Last year the most I saw at once was 8, but I am sure many more than that are spawned in this ditch each spring. The other morning I saw several garter snakes prowling the "shores" of the ditch. I snapped a picture (see below-if you double click the photo to get the full sized pic, you can make out the garter snake-its black and yellow- amongst the sticks just below the rock).
I saw three different garter snakes around the edge of the ditch the day I snapped this picture. Garter snakes EAT frogs so it will be interesting to watch the frog population this year!
I always liked frogs and snakes as a kid and our family has a 5 foot long Ball Python as a pet. I also like to observe nature. Even in spots most people would overlook-like roadside ditches-nature is abundant.
I have seen deer, racoons, turkeys (the bird kind AND the people kind), turkey vultures, all kinds of hawks, and even coyotes near my hot dog truck. I hope to be able to snap some pictures of more wildlife, but for now I'll enjoy my family of frogs and their arch enemies the garter snakes.
Ca$h Money Conte$t Update
If you haven't heard about my Cash Money Contest, click HERE.
Here's a picture of the INSIDE of the Hot Dog Truck Operator's Relief Fund as of 4/23/07. Half of this could be yours!
****Hint***** There was over $100 in the cup last time I emptied it****
Propane Day
One critical element to running a Hot Dog Truck is Propane. I need to get my propane tank filled twice a week. Thankfully, the propane place is only a few hundred yards down the road. Here's Mark at Spec-Aire filling up my tank. It was 86 degrees out today and Mark was looking for excuses to go outside; he usually hides in his office on crappy days! Mark likes the Chili Dogs.
Mike hangs in the office and takes my money. Mike goes for chili dogs and sometimes the Tuna rolls. Just don't ask him about the new computer system.....
Blog Your Blessing Sunday
Psalm 37:6
He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Sox vs. Yanks
Power vs. Power.
The Best Pitching Team vs. the Best Hitting Team.
A classic rivalry.
A baseball weekend.
It's the Battle for the AL East lead. It will be fun.
Let the games begin....
***Update Friday Night***
MariaNO! The Red Sox WIN 7-6!!!
***Update Saturday Evening***
Big Papi Strikes Again and Papelbon Closes the door! The Red Sox Win 7-5!!!
***Update Sunday Evening***
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM! Home Run Barrage! The Red Sox Win 7-6!!!
SOX SWEEP YANKEES-Out pitched, out powered, out played.
CASH MONEY CONTEST!
Everyone is always looking for a way to make money online. One way to make money online is to win MY CONTEST!
I have a Tip Bucket at the Hot Dog Truck. Written on the bucket are the words "Hot Dog Truck Operator's Relief Fund." Customers drop a lot of change into the bucket to show their appreciation for eating the best hot dogs. I take the bills out every day but I let the change build up until it gets almost full, then I pop over to a Coinstar Machine and cash it in for folding money.
So I am going to have a contest related to this bucket. The PRIZE FOR THIS CONTEST will be ONE HALF of what is contained in the "Hot Dog Truck Operator's Relief Fund" as of May 31, 2007! You will need to guess the total amount of cash in the bucket without going over. Who ever is closest to the total amount without going over (can you tell I've watched the Price is Right) will win the cash! (I will actually send a money order but "cash" sounds so much better...) The "Fund" is pictured below. Hopefully the other objects in the picture will give you an idea of the size of the container. FYI it holds 5 pounds of Tuna Salad.
You are probably asking yourself, "hey, hotdogman, what do I have to do to enter the contest?" Well I tell ya what, Boy howdy, here's the deal:
You must announce my contest on your blog in a post and you must link both the contest post page with the phrase "CASH MONEY CONTEST" and the main page of my blog with the phrase "BEST HOT DOGS." Then email me at hotdogman@thehotdogtruck.com with the link to your post, AND your guess for the total amount in the "Fund" without going over. On May 31 I'll pop by the Coinstar machine, cash in the bucket and see who won. I will announce the winner on the Blog and contact the winner via email to arrange sending a money order.
Here is an example of what I want for an announcement:
There is a CASH MONEY CONTEST going on at the Hot Dog Truck, the place with the best hot dogs online. Click to enter the Cash Money Contest NOW!
You can spice it up if you want, but that's basically what I am looking for.
email: hotdogman@thehotdogtruck.com
Only one entry per Blog, please. If you have multiple blogs, you can enter for each one as long as you announce the contest on each one.
GOOD LUCK!
Le Menu
This is my "new" Menu
Hot Dog
With choice of toppings $1.75
Chili Dog
With Choice of Toppings $2.25
Hot Italian Sausage
With Sauteed Peppers and Onions $3.25
Hamburger $2.50
Cheeseburger $2.75
Tuna Roll $1.75
Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad Roll $2.25
Straws $8.50
COMBOS:
2 Hot Dogs, Soda & Chips $4.25
2 Chili Dogs, Soda and Chips $5.25
Hot Italian Sausage, Soda & Chips $4.25
2 Tuna Rolls, Soda & Chips $4.25
2 Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad Rolls, Soda & Chips $5.25
Gatorade $1.10
Water and Soda $.85
Chips and Cookies $.60
Toppings:
Gulden's Mustard, French's Mustard, Honey Mustard, Grey Poupon, Relish, Onions, Cheese, Kraut, Barbecue Sauce, Ketchup, Tabasco Sauce, Red Pepper, Celery Salt, Mayonnaise, Chili, Cole Slaw, Sauteed Peppers and Onions (Check for Special Toppings)
I use Kayhem Old Time, natural casing franks, expertly steamed in water, beer and onions. Buns are grilled to order.
School Shootings
Any normal, compassionate human being is horrified by the shootings at V-Tech. It is a terrible tragedy beyond my comprehension.
Many people look to the Texas Tower shootings as the "first" example of deadly violence in our nations schools.
The sad fact is violence and death in schools has been with us for a long time.
This chart (very detailed-read whole page) illustrates violence in schools and shows it is a universal problem, not just an American one.
When will we stop killing each other?
Soggy Sox
I wait and wait and wait all winter for the baseball season to start and what happens?
Rain. Rain is keeping my Little Leaguers off the practice field and its messing with the Major League Schedule as well. Cleveland and Seatle are going to be playing double headers for the entire month of August!
My Red Sox have missed a few games due to the weather, but they are really looking good. The starting pitching is shaping up to be everything as advertised. Schilling has been Schilling after his crappy start on opening day, Beckett is 3-0, Dice-K looks like the real deal and Wakefield is "eating up innings" while confounding opposing batters. Tavares has practically been a non factor due to the weather-he's missed a couple of starts. Papelbon continues to be the 800 pound Gorilla.
The Sox starting pitching has been excellent-the best in the AL with a 2.72 (4.06 AL average) team ERA and a .210 batting average against. Even Dice-K and Wakefield's losses were good efforts 3 and 2 runs given up respectively-the Sox just ran into better pitchers on those nights.
Toronto and New York, the biggest threats to the Sox in the AL East, are banged up. The Sox will face a Blue Jays team this week without B.J. Ryan and Troy Glauss and the Yankees are busy scouring the high schools for pitchers to patch up their battered staff.
The Sox could put some real distance between the Jays and the Yanks this week and that would be a good thing.
The best news is they can't get rained out in Toronto!
And of course......
Splibble!
I am announcing the lauch of my NEW SITE entitled SPLIBBLE! For fans of the videos I post here at the Hot Dog Truck, there will be a "Video of the Week," and I am also announcing the commencement of a BOLD INTERNET EXPERIMENT that you could participate in! Check out Splibble and get your Splidget (Splibble Widget) TODAY!
Hot Doggin the US
I like hot dogs. Its an occupational neccessity. And I like to find out more things about hot dogs whenever I get the chance. I also like the "hot dog culture." See most good hot dog joints are just that: joints. They're usually owner operated, they're usually not too fancy, they each have their own character, personality and charm. Polished, modern fast food franchise places just don't capture the true essence of an honest to God hot dog joint. When you find a "real" hot dog joint, consider yourself lucky; a lot of times they're in out of the way places. My Hot Dog Truck is one of those places.
Well now there's a website that's dedicated to finding these out of the way gems and bringing a little of the character of these joints online. Hotdoggin' in the US is a website that lists hot dog joints (including the Hot Dog Truck) all over the country. The list is large and growing larger. So if you want to find those authentic, out of the way hot dog joints, check out Hotdoggin' in the US.
The site has its flaws: they missed a couple of places in my area and they don't list Kayem Old Time Franks in their "Brands" section, but a night or two of spamming their forums will correct that! ;op
I found the site on my Bumpzee widget. Bumpzee is a cool, growing social bookmarking site where you can join communities of folks with similar interests or create your own community.
Marathon N'or Easter
Ugh.
It is raining like you read about. We are experiencing the beginning of a No'r Easter which threatened to cancel the Boston Marathon for the first time in its 111 year history. The Boston Athletic Association has issued an advisory to participants.
I live about a quarter mile from the Marathon route and our town basically shuts down for most of Patriots Day due to the Marathon. In the years before owning the Hot Dog Truck, we'd go "tailgate" and watch the runners pass. Since buying the Hot Dog Truck, I've been working on Patriots Day and it has been a very strong sales day.
Tomorrow (Patriots Day) the forecast is for HEAVY RAIN, SLEET and SNOW with wind gusts up to 50 mph! I will probably pass on selling hot dogs in those conditions!
Imagine the poor runners! They are going to be wet and miserable and a hypothermia warning has been issued by the BAA (the race organisers). Imagine running 26 miles in torrential rain and 30-50 mph winds!
I don't even like driving that far!
Blog My Blessings; Job 5:10
Job 5:10
He bestows rain on the earth;
he sends water upon the countryside.
V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N!
When you see a post title like that, you'd think I've whisked off to some gorgeous, warm and sunny spot to sip umbrella drinks on a beach.
Not the case.
At about 5 AM this morning, my wife and FIVE kids hopped into the airport to catch a flight to sunny Florida. They'll be spending the April School vacation week at my folks' house swimming and fishing and going to Busch Gardens and having a general grand old time.
I will be home. Alone. Just me and the dog.
So who is really on vacation here? My wife with 5 kids (ages 2-14) in Florida or me?
I AM ON VACATION! For an entire week, I will do what I want to when I want to (except when I am at the Hot Dog Truck) without a care about baseball schedules, soccer schedules, potty training (for the 2 year old, not my wife), dinner menus, school functions, etc.
I will watch the Red Sox game every night without the standard "Isn't there any thing else on?"
I will sit around in my underwear drinking Guiness without a care.
I will fiddle on the computer without having to give it up for homework.
I will sleep an extra hour and a half per day and I'll sleep til noon on the weekends!
I will miss my wife and kids. I love them dearly.
But I WILL enjoy my vacation!
Price increase update
Today was the fourth day of my price increase. Most people didn't seem to even notice it. A few said "Oh, you went up" while happily handing over their money.
Some of my more "colorful" customers really busted my balls.
Jim# 1 ordered, handed me $3.50, then with a big flourish said "OOOH, you went up, let me go scrounge up some more change!" Then he started rummaging around in his car to produce an additional $.50. After a couple of minutes and some dramatics, he handed me a dime, 3 nickels and five pennies. The entire time he was busting my balls loudly for all to hear.
Jim # 2 questioned the difference in "value." He wanted an extra napkin and a FREE STRAW with his meal!
Thanks guys!
Seriously, most folks didn't bat an eye at the increase and even the ball busters have been back again. I DO have the best hot dogs after all.
Reviewed AGAIN!
The lovely ladies at So Many Blogs, So Little Time have reviewed the Hot Dog Truck.
More Love for the Hotdogman!
Thanks gals!
The Three Stages of a Man's Life
My dad sent me this one today....
I can identify!
SINGLE
MARRIED
DIVORCED
New Header!!
I got the cool new header designed for FREE by Revka at The Porch Light.
I came across her site one night while surfin the net and she was offering to design free headers for the first 25 responders so she could promote her new design service RS Designs. Sorry there are no more freebies :o( but she does good work, is prompt in responding and seems like a genuinely nice person to boot.
Her blog has money making info, recipes, religious stuff, family activities and a lot more. Check out her site and her blog.
THANK YOU REVKA!!!!!!
Two words
Price Increase.
I will inevitably "hear it" for the next few weeks, but my "combo specials" are going up 50 cents in price.
It will now be 2 hot dogs,
soda
& chips
for 4 bucks.
I'm doing this because my costs have crept up on me the last year or so and I need my margin back. I KNOW I could serve an inferior product, charge less and make MORE money. I'd rather serve the best though, any schmuck can make a crummy hot dog.
Plus I'm sick of dealing with quarters.
Bottom Line: Still cheap. Still delicious.
Win a Microsoft Zune!
I have a saying: "If its free, its for me." Now I'm not sure what I'd do with a free Zune (probably give it to one of the kids), but if all I have to do is announce a contest to have a shot at it, COUNT ME IN!
Mr. Chow, self professed "evil genius,"
seems to spend a lot of time thinking of ways to get his Google page rank to the number one spot when you search the phrase "make money on the internet."
His latest ploy to get more links is to give away a Microsoft Zune. To enter this contest, click HERE.
I hate going to his site, I always stay up way too late reading when I do.
I am going to have a contest too.
The first person who says "I read about the evil genius on your site" at the truck gets a free lunch!
Sorry, you can't have THAT on your Hot Dogs...
This is a bizarre old anti drug video with a hot dog twist. It just goes to show sometimes it IS BETTER to have Ketchup with your Hot Dog.....
Chow Down!
When I wanted to start a blog, I googled "blog" and ended up at John Chow dot com. I probably spent 2-3 hours reading through stuff on his site and the next day the Hot Dog Truck was born!
When I started this site, I wanted to chronicle the wacky world of running a hot dog truck and basically create a forum for my (sometimes warped) viewpoints.
And make a few bucks while doing it.
There are hundreds (if not thousands) of sites that tell you how to make money online, but John Chow dot com is the granddaddy of them all. In addition to providing information on how to make money online, this self professed "root of all evil" promises to promote sites that will give him a shameless plug.
Not being one to shy away from free publicity, I have decided to review his blog. (If you want some free publicity, you can review his blog too)
John Chow dot com is to websites on how to make money online as the Hot Dog Truck is to the world's best hot dogs! If you want the best, you need to know where to go! (I am a succinct reviewer).
But please, no ketchup .....
More about "Everything"
I ranted about people who want "everything" on their hotdogs on WV Hotdogs a while back.
Every day someone comes up who asks for "everything" on their dogs. What they mean is an individual choice most of the time so I have to ask "what do you mean by everything?"
Look at the list of toppings at the top of the page on le Menu; if I put "everything" on every dog for everyone who asked for it there'd be a lot of messy dogs served and I'd run out of condiments.
There are different types who order everything and I can recognize some of them.
There's the "old timer" type who asks for everything, he means he wants "all around:" mustard relish and onions.
There's the ketchup lovers who think there are only 4 condiments in the world: ketchup, mustard, relish and onions.
I have a lot of Brazilian folks who stop by who mean ketchup, mustard, relish, onions AND mayonnaise.
There's the clueless type who acts like they've never ordered a hot dog before in their life who will ask for "everything." Clueless types are easy to spot, they stare, blank faced, at the menu (which has 5 other choices besides hot dogs) for several minutes. The exchange usually goes something like this:
ME: "Whaddaya havin?"
Them: "Uhhh, I don't know yet."
3 minutes go by....
Them: "Uhhh, I guess I'll have a couple of hot dogs."
ME: (Brilliant choice! It IS a hot dog truck) "Whaddaya want on em?"
Them: "I don't know...'everything' I guess."
ME: "I have about 17 choices of condiments, could you be more SPECIFIC?"
Them: "Uhhhh, what do you have?" (the friggin list is right on the menu they've just been staring at)
ME: "You want onions? Mustard? Relish? Kraut?" (at this point, light begins to dawn on Marble Head and they'll actually READ the condiment list)
Them: "Uhhh, I'll have ketchup and mustard."
ME: "That's not 'everything' now is it?"
Them: "Uhhh, I guess not."
ME: "That'll be $3.50." (Genius)
There was one gal once who ordered two with "everything" and she MEANT it! She had: sauteed peppers and onions, raw onion, relish, kraut, ketchup, 3 kinds of mustard, chili, TUNA (no shit), red pepper, Tabasco sauce, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce and CRUSHED FRITOS on her dogs! While its not "everything," it was pretty damn close! The basket felt like it weighed about 4 pounds. I wish I had my camera that day!
To my customers' credit, most of them KNOW what they want on their hot dogs. Its not rocket science after all.
Jeff Redeemed
Jeff from Horizon Technology has been taking some abuse at work and its all my fault. I had promised to put his photo on the site and he bragged to everyone at work that he was going to be a celebrity.
Kevin (from yesterday's post) and I colluded to keep Jeff's photo OFF the site to see how many times he'd ask about it in a week (he asked three times) and to see how much heckling he would take from the guys in the California office (they have nothing better to do than read the Hot Dog Truck and keep Jeff from working).
So the goof was complete yesterday when I published Kevin's photo BEFORE Jeff's. A good laugh was had by all.
So without further ado, here is Jeff eating a hot dog:
After seeing that picture, maybe I was providing a public service by NOT publishing it!
Hot Wheels
Kevin from Horizon Technology pulled up in this stylin' Mercedes today-he must be selling the heck out of the hardware over there! Kevin is one of my new "regulars" and likes to chat about youth coaching (he's a football guy) and all the silliness that goes on at his workplace.
Apparently the sales crew over there has a lot of fun goofing around and joking with each other.
Since it is Opening Day for the Red Sox, Kevin decided to celebrate with 2 "all around" dogs!
Another Hot Dog Story
golfwidow said...
So one day, I said to my husband, "You never take me anywhere nice to eat anymore."
He said, "What are you talking about? We just went to Olive Garden."
I said, "I'm only going to say this one more time ..."
Anyway, I shouldn't have looked the gift horse in the mouth.
He took me to Doogie's. Home of the World's Longest Hot Dog.
I ate about a quarter of it, went back to it once and tried again, but then I lost interest in it after that and the other twelve inches went to waste, because bigger is not necessarily better. However, I can now cross the longest hot dog in the world off my life-list.
I think my husband thinks this is going to get him off the hook, datewise, but I still would like to dress up and go eat where the decor does not include any signs that say, "Red Sox Fans Welcomed. Yankees Fans Tolerated."
Post your Hot Dog Story!
