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Waiting on Supper-- Baguette Blues

Our recent Friends weekend was a smashing success, and we pulled out all the stops--it was Devil May Care! Actually there were no stops to pull, as we did what we do best. A most restful and chill out time to decompress. If it were wine or fine spirits we could sum it up with "Hints of roasted nuts, Aqua Velva and testosterone." And speaking of fine spirits, we took with us on our sabbatical a donation from my brother, Bubba. It was his own blend of home brew. Previously, his lab experiments have resulted in exploding corks and bottles, so while being charitable and cautious the spirits were enclosed in a insulated box lest it explode in my car enroute. Uncle Bubbas' small batch nearly bonded Panther Piss, Lube and Rust Remover proved to be a good fit for King Ranch, and he it. But that's another tale for a different day. Part of the experience of a Boys weekend is the culinary aspect. Randy is the cores designated Chef. On every previous excursion we've had, he h...

Oh, Westervelt!!

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 "Roll Tape......" Scene: Low Country South Carolina, a Century old House overlooking the Wadmalaw River.... Cast Steve - Harrison Ford Randy - Randy Quaid (Cousin Eddie) George - Don Knotts Clint- (in absentia) The Low country will lower your blood pressure and make you a shade tree philosopher of Divinity in short order. Verily, It is the land of contentment. It is inhaled, eaten, drank, spoken, and felt in ones bone marrow. It makes one say all is well with my soul. And so it goes with Westervelt. As luck would have it, we were fortunate enough to have another great weekend in the Low Country of Coastal South Carolina at our good friend Steve's house, aka Westervelt. As I write this, I know he is still in a state of exhaustion after having put up with Randy and myself. Our other fraternal core member, Clint, could not make it as he is busy with work.  And speaking of order, the quasi-regular meeting of the Core (minus one) came to order at 1530 hours on 25 April 2024, ...