HAPPY NEW YEAR!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Goodbye 2008, Hello 2009!

Here's wishing hot dog lovers everywhere a Happy, peaceful and prosperous 2009.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

ROADSIDE STORIES!

The day is finally here when the Hot Dog Truck makes its broadcast television debut! This episode of Roadside Stories was filmed way back in June of 2008 and it will be airing 12/29/2008 @ 8:00 PM on New Hampshire PBS Channel 11. Here's the program description:

Rob is part psychologist, part story teller and all chef. We stop at his hotdog truck in Marlborough, MA, for lunch and end up finding more than a meal. While eating a few dogs, host Bob Wilson meets Dom, an engineer by day, a hockey goalie at night.

Make sure you tune in tonight. I'll have the episode linked and embedded in a couple of weeks.

Enjoy the show.

Blog Your Blessing Sunday LXXVIII

Another Christmas has come and gone.

Matthew 2: 13-15

When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."

OPEN TODAY/ Upcoming Schedule

I'll be open today, December 23 and then I'll close until Monday December 29.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Weather Update for Monday December 22

In case anyone didn't notice, it has been snowing for nearly two days straight in Hot Dog Truck land!



For today, Monday December 22, I plan on going to the truck and shoveling out. If it doesn't take too long, I'll open!

I plan on being open Tuesday the 23rd and then closing the rest of the week for Christmas break.

I WILL BE BACK ON THE 29th and I plan on remaining open this winter (weather permitting)!

Blog Your Blessing Sunday LXXVII

Matthew 1: 18-25

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.

But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us."

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.

TOP DOG!

Regulars at the Hot Dog Truck know Jeff from Horizon Technology. Jeff takes his hot dogs seriously. So seriously that he'd come out for a dog on a crummy, snowy New England afternoon; like yesterday.

What made yesterday special was the milestone that took place. Since the spring, I have been logging Jeff's visits to the Hot Dog Truck by marking a slash on a box on top of the fridge. I had been teasing Jeff early in the season that some other customers were challenging his patronage by showing up for lunch more often than he did. Jeff, being the competitive SOB that he is, insisted that he would be the TOP DOG at the Hot Dog Truck.



Mark down Wednesday, December 17 as the day Jeff made his 100th visit of the season to the Hot Dog Truck! That's 200 hot dogs. Here's a photo of number 199 and 200. Jeff has onions, dill relish and Gulden's mustard on his dogs.



Yummy looking, eh?

To give some perspective, the average American consumes 60 hot dogs per year. Jeff consumed 200 hot dogs in 8 months which means his yearly intake is 300. Jeff eats enough hot dogs for 5 people! If you laid 300 hot dogs end to end it would be 200 feet; that's 10 times the length of your intestine! 300 hot dogs, with buns and condiments, weighs about 100 pounds. That's like eating a couple of REAL DOGS!

I like to tease Jeff and so do his co-workers but the bottom line is this: Jeff is committed to his love of quality hot dogs and he's keeping the average up for those who slack in their hot dog consumption. He's also a valued customer, fellow hot dog aficionado and a friend.

Neither rain, nor snow nor cold keeps Jeff from his beloved dogs. About the only thing that keeps him away is a sales meeting or a day off!

Here's Jeff with his 100th Hot Dog Truck "Special." He looks proud, and he should be. He's the TOP DOG at the Hot Dog Truck!



Thanks Jeff and to all the other TOP DOG wannabees out there.

The Weiners Circle

WARNING: R Rated Language!

A little video story about a profane hot dog stand in Chicago.

Blog Your Blessing Sunday LXXVI

Matthew 2: 1-12
The Visit of the Magi

After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written:
" 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
who will be the shepherd of my people Israel.'"

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

Party in the Stomach

My favorite customer Jeff from Horizon Technology had his company Christmas party last weekend. Apparently things got a little rough, as illustrated by this video from Jim Bruer.



This was Jeff after the fact:



MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Blog Your Blessing Sunday LXXV

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

The Christmas Season is upon us and I just got back from our local tree lighting ceremony with my 4 year old.

Luke 2; 4-14

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.

He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,

And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

SITE CLEAN UP

I was noticing the site was loading slow so I did a major reduction in HTML codes. Basically, any badges and widgets that weren't performing or weren't working got axed. The page seems to load much faster now!

I was distressed to remove the Bumpzee widget, but it hasn't displayed properly for months. Too bad-my Bumpzee community was approaching 200 members, but if the widget doesn't work, why should it hang up my page.

I'm contemplating a complete overhaul of the site. I've been mulling over switching to a wordpress template. If anyone can offer advice and/or a good template for this site, PLEASE LET ME KNOW! I don't know when I'll do the ovehaul-maybe this winter-stay tuned.

CLOSED THURSDAY DECEMBER 4

I WILL BE CLOSED TODAY, Thursday December 4 due to the annual fleecing via the Probate and Family Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and my ubiquitously clenching ex-wife.

Wish me luck!