Ramblings of a Simple Man: September 2009

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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Latin America Culture Night.

Tonight Needles and I went to Latin America Culture Night. It was very interesting as several people and families from Central and South America talked about where they came from and the similarities and differences of our cultures. We then were released to go to the buffet which consisted of Latin American Cuisine. The menu consisted of Arroz Con Pollo (Chicken Breast simmered with rice, peas, bacon and cilantro), Cuban Black Beans, Caribbean Spiced Sweet Potatoes, Curtido Rojo Salad (Julienne Beets with Cabbage, Peppers, Tomato, Onion and Green Beans), Jicama Slaw, Mango Salsa, Tomato & Poblano Chilli Salsa with Red and Blue Corn Chips Grilled Flat Bread and for dessert : Chef Liz Latin Surprise which was a wedge of devils food chocolate cake with a Carmel drizzle and broken up heath bar over the top. It was all very good especially the sweet potatoes. I love my yams. After the meal we were entertained by FlamencOle. Flamenco dancers from, yep you guessed it...Indianapolis, Indiana.

If you want to know more about FlamencOle please visit http://ericadominguez.com/

It was a lot of fun with crowd participation. Thanks Needles for asking me to go. I enjoyed it very much.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Where did the weekend go?

Friday after a very stressful week at work, we broke out of Sumner and headed South to the promise land. On the agenda was a huge sale at Main Street Costumes in Greenville, KY. We arrived in KY around 6:30pm Friday night and visited with my parents until the rest of the family arrived later that evening. Before long we were all ready for bed as we had a busy day ahead of us. The next morning started earlier than I like for a weekend but had to be done. We arrived at the shop at 8am and everyone jumped into action of setting up tables and hauling out the goods to be sold. Props that my brother build had to be set up and ready to go and with just about 10 minutes until we opened we were ready and the first customer rolled into the driveway. We had a steady stream of customers for most of the day. We had a sprinkle or two crop up and we scrambled for tarps to cover the tables. When the rain moved out we all commenced to drying things off that was a little damp or had water drops on them. After the first round of sprinkles and drying cession, little did I know we would be repeating this in about a half hour. It happened again a third time and then at 3pm the heavens opened up and a down pour sent us scrambling to get stuff off the ground and under the tarp. After that we still had a sprinkle or two roll though the area. I know I dried off the same plastic package, a superman costume, at least 4 or 5 times. My brother and I painted at least 20 to 25 kids cheeks for what I think was a rather successful weekend other than the rain which made it a lot more work. By the end of it we were all soaked to the bone and tired from all the running around. When 6pm rolled around we were all looking forward to dry clothes and some food in our stomachs. My cousin and his wife invited us all to the local Mexican place for some good food and a nice evening. On our way back home we meet with my Dad at Wally World where he purchased a new LCD TV and when we got home we hooked it up for them in their living room. By this time it was after 9pm and we were all worn out. This morning we had breakfast and went back to the shop to put away all the costume bag that were laid out to dry over night. A lot of them just had droplets of rain on the package but others had to be removed from their packages to dry out. We got everything organized and then returned to my parents for just a few minutes before we made our return trip home. We ran through several showers and down pours on our way home, finally arriving home around 4:30pm. After we unloaded the car I drove it back to the garage to park and noticed something in the yard. When I walked around the garage I noticed a rather large snapping turtle in the back yard. After I pestered him until he was good and mad I let him go about his way. The last time I saw him he was walking down the sidewalk in front of the neighbors house. Hope everyone had a nice weekend.