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Friday Fantastic Four

  Grandpop in His Garden at 3447 
  Originally uploaded by Cavalier92

This week's topic seems silly, but we want a bit more from you than just a list.  A little detail to explain why or show something of your self is REQUIRED!

What are your 4 favorite fruits and vegetables?

1. The heirloom tomatoes that my grandfather used to grow in his backyard.  Sliced with a tiny bit of salt or a little sugar even!
2. Bananas -  I try to eat one every day.  Not too ripe and not too green.  With a glass of OJ before my coffee!!! 
3. Asparagus – brushed with a little olive oil, then grilled with salt and pepper.  Perfecto!
4. Starfruit – this stuff is cool!  Crunchy, tart, sweet, fun to eat!!!!!

Honorable mentions:

• Good pineapple, freshly sliced
• Concord grapes – sweet just inside the skin and tart in the middle
• White peaches – once again from my grandfather’s tree which my sister cut down
• Strawberries
• Blueberries – fresh from the bush in the morning with the dew still on them!
• Limes – In margaritas – just the juice though!

Gift Giving Opportunity

As you may have noticed, it is currently June 5th, wich means you have only 12 shopping days left to buy my Father's Day present.  While my ex wife co-parent probably would not agree, I am nominating myself for Father of the Year and deserveto be rewarded properly.  Since my kids are too little to do much shopping on their own, I've got a few ideas for you all!

• Samsung's Deluxe Q1 Ultra - This thing is HOT!!!!  An ultra mobile 800mhz wireless computer with full keyboard and 7" screen.  A STEAL at only $1200.

• Apple iPhone - this is probably the convergence product that would break what my lil Bro calls my "PC brainwashing."  It's pricy, like everthing from Apple, but I am guessing that when Paris gets out of prison, she will be ditching the Sidekick for one of these and I want to be right there with her.

• Wireless XBox with 20 GB Harddrive - this one is more for the boy than me.  He loves his baseball on the Box, but ours is getting a bit elderly and needs to be kicked up a notch.  If ya can spare the change, spring for a pair of wireless controllers too!

• Jimmy Buffett is playing the Boardwalk in AC this summer.  And 2 tickets would be a SWEET Father's Day gift!!!  I will take care of the transportation, party supplies and grass skirts.

Just drop me a note and I will let you know where to ship these babies!  i'm really looking forward to it!

Have a good one!

Friday Fantastic Four

Yet another installment of the Fantastic Four lsit.

This week's topic:

What are your Four Favorite Beach Memories?

1. Summer of 2001 - Surf City - Dipping John in the ocean for the first time.  He hated it.
2. Spring 1988 - Wildwood and a Pathmark co-worker
3. Winter of 1999 - Driving on the beach in Daytona
4. Fall 2006 - Walking on the dark beach - Surf City

Honorable mentions:

• Escaping the craziness of The Great American Baseball Trek IV - Daytona 1994
• Seeing where Jim Rockford's trailer was parked in Paradise Cove - Malibu 2005
• Sand Crabs in Duck, NC - 1998

How about your faves? Childhood?  Hooking up?  Pristine silence?  Let us know!

Friday Fantastic Four

Our regular Friday feature continues today!

Commemorating the unofficial First Friday of summer and all of the traffic nightmares that come with it for those who are Jersey Shore bound, we have a special summer topic.

What are your four favorite summer beverages?

1. Shipyard Sirius Summer Wheat Ale (they've changed the name to Summer Ale, but I'm Old School)
2. Iced Tea - and here's how ya make it RIGHT - 1 quart of boiling water poured over 3 Lipton tea bags and 1/3 cup of sugar.  Steep 15 minutes.  Remove tea bags.  Add 1 quart of ice.  Serve with Lemon wedge over ice.
3. Chris's Special Pink Lemonade - 2 oz sour mix, 2 oz 7Up, 1.5 oz Bacardi Limon, .5 oz Chambord, shaken and poured over ice.  Top with 7Up
4. Genny Cream Ale

Honorable Mentions:

• Homemade margaritas
• Sangria
• Icewine
• Ice water (Gotta hydrate)

Hit me back with your favorites, either today, or from the distant past.  For all of you planning to battle the Blue Route, or the AC Expressway or who have found that secret way to the Shore no one knows about, please enjoy your weekend safely.  It's shaping up to be the best Memorial Day Weekend in years!  We'll see you at Dollar Dog Night on Monday vs. the Dbacks!!

Friday Fantastic Four

Our regular Friday feature returns today after a breif hiatus. 

Today's Friday Fantastic Four question is:

What were your four favorite things about school?

1. Recess
2. Creative writing time
3. Angel MacIntosh
4. Sports Activities

Honorable mentions:

• Drinking Tanqueray and tonics with Dee out of squeezy bottles in journalism class.
• Cutting at least one class every day of senior year in high school

If you've got some favorite memories, post them !  Have a great weekend!!!

Twofer

Ok - These are silly - but everyone seems to be doing this one, so I'll jump in!

Two Names You Go By:
1. Chris
2. Cav

Two Things You are Wearing Right Now:
1. Shorts
2. T-Shirt

Two Things You Want in a Relationship:
1. Sanity
2. Sex

Two of Your Favorite Things to Do:
1. Read
2. Take Pictures

Two Things You Want Very Badly at the Moment:
1. Coffee
2. 17-80mm IS lens

Two Pets You Had/Have:
1. Miss Muffett - Cat
2. Goldfish

Two Things You Did Last Night:
1. Hung out with the kids
2. Watched the Phils WIN

Two Things You Ate Today:
1. Nothing
2. Yet

Two Longest Car Rides:
1. Ride home from the Jersey shore - tired, sunburned and work the next day
2. Ride home from Maine vacation - only 450 miles but such a come down

Two Favorite Holidays:
1. Thanksgiving
2. Kids Birthdays

Two Favorite Beverages:
1. Vitamin Water - Revive
2. Prelude Ale

The Best TV Shows Ever

Every Friday at work we do a 'Friday Fantastic Four List.'  Basically, you list the four best of something, the four favorite of something, the four most memorable of something, etc.

This week the topic is the best TV shows of all time.  Shout out to Chris Morse, fill in at the counter and all around good guy for this week's topic.

Here's my list:

1. The  Rockford Files

2. SportsCenter

3. NYPD Blue

4. The West Wing

Honorable mentions:

• The Waltons
• Star Blazers!!!!!
• MASH
• News Radio
• Buffy
• Fraggle Rock
• Cheers
• The Muppet Show
• Letterman
• The Daily Show
• WKRP In Cincinnati   
• The Simpsons
• SportsNight
• Dennis Miller Live
• 30 Minute Meals
• Scooby Doo
• ESPN Sunday Night Baseball

It should be noted that I have never seen the Sopranos.  I am not a 24 fan.  I hate reality Tv.  So let's hear it.  What's your list?