Ad Hudler's Blog, page 23

Mmmmmmmmm......

I'm a pretty good cook, which means I'm often disappointed when I go out to eat. Now and then, however, I find a gem as I did this week: Carmencita's in Fort Myers.

It was a good mix of traditional Mexican and California Fresh. The guacamole, for example, was unlike any I've ever had. The main ingredient was chopped tomatoes, followed by chopped onions, and then chopped (note: not smooshed) avocado. It was chunky and delicious, and I don't think I'll ever like the pasty version again. (In...

Now this won't hurt a bit ...

(NOTE: The author is writing this in third person so it's easier to deal with.)
So this guy walks into a urologist because he's had trace amounts of blood in his urine for three years. All tests show that nothing is wrong, and he's been told that some guys just have traces of blood in their urine. But he goes anyway because his GP has asked him to.
And the urologist says, "Well, I think we need to look at your bladder, just in case."
"And how do we do that?" the big bald guy asks.
"Oh, simple...

Don't forget to look UP now and then

"Ha, ha, ha, ha,ha! Oh, you crazy birds!"
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Doesn't this look like an old man, laughing with joy at the birds in the air? That's exactly what photographer Mark Davis thought when he snapped this shot and shared it on facebook. I worked with Mark at the Daily Nebraskan in college. A very creative guy ... kinda naughty and inappropriate at times but an overall very talented individual.
The true artists see things others don't see, and then enrich our lives by sharing them with us.

So very HUNGRY!

After yesterday's post of the tomato bike rack, my mother sent me this shot she took while she and dad were visiting us in Nashville.
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When I was wee boy, we were visiting a friend at Christmastime who had a tree covered in beautiful wooden angels ... flat and hand-painted in a one-dimensional manner.
Well, they certainly LOOKED like cookies with delectable icing ... so, when the adults weren't looking, I plucked one...

Pee Wee would want one.

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Nashville has recently commissioned bike racks by local sculptors. This one, appropriately, is outside the downtown farmers market. They look yummy, don't they? This rack provoked me and my wife to have a conversation recalling the age we were when we suddenly thought tomatoes were good and not disgusting. For me it was my freshman year in college. Published with Blogger-droid v1.5.9

Something we need: Refrigerator alert system

And this is how it works: Every day, early in the morning, an electronic brain in the refrigerator takes stock of things inside that haven't been touched for at least a week. And then it transmits a message to a marquee on the front of the refrigerator door, blinking in red letters as you walk past: "Cottage Cheese! Remember you have cottage cheese in here. Mmmmmm. How about some cottage cheese with sliced peaches? Doesn't that sound good?"

And you think, "Hey! I'd forgotten all about that...

Toy or grooming device?

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Often, when I can't sleep, I watch youtube videos. A few nights ago I typed in "shaving bald heads" and up came a video of a guy using this new device to shave his dome. As a bald man I am always interested in ways to, ahem, SHAVE off a few seconds from a time-consuming regimen, and I thought I'd give this a try.

First of all, it's kinda cute, isn't it? Looks like one of the Matchbox cars (specifically, a loader) that I had as a kid.

You simply lather the scalp and -- vroom! VROOM!! -- roll...

Wait ... didn't I already do that?

A friend of mine on facebook recently said, "I must be getting old. I renewed my subscription to Savannah Magazine twice during the past two months and was about to do it a third time when I suddenly realized what I'd done."

No, you are NOT going crazy. I, too, have done this countless times. But I have finally figured this out. There's a conspiracy out there. Here's what happens: Many magazines send you a renewal just a few weeks after you've renewed, and you say to yourself, "I thought I did...

ADdendum

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I have one of those names that anyone can have fun with. Once I posed for a photo on a bus stop bench with an advertisement that said YOUR AD HERE. ... In high school I was a shoe-in for student council prez simply because of my name. I plastered the school walls with one-word signs: ADvantageous. ADmirable. The principal made me take down the one that said ADdictive. ... When people ask me what Ad is short for I usually joke, "My wife says it's short for ad nauseum."
It's a joke, though...

I've got one of those names that anyone can have fun with...

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