Barley's Ale House 1

When Tony travels for work, the kids and I usually order pizza and have a picnic on the living floor in front of the television. Tony recently went to Denver for a couple of days and we decided to switch it up a little. We went to Barley's (which happens to be one of Tony's favorite restaurants - and he was a little bitter when we told him about the dinner). We had a pile of nachos as big as my head. That is saying a lot because I have a giant noggin. Ian had chicken fingers, I had pierogies, and Connor had chicken wings. The wings were too spicy for him, so he then ordered some fries. Barley's fries are awesome. They are batter dipped and then fried. All and all, a great meal. It's a shame that Tony missed it...

More Pictures From St. Louis

Here are some more pictures from St Louis.




Tony is thisclose to being banned from the blog. He hams it up for the camera at every possible opportunity.



Chicken quesadilla. The food at this little brewpub was really good. So was the beer.



Connor with onion rings as big as his head.



Ian and some chicken.



F*cking Jeff Hard strikes again. Enough already, Ian.

Food and Self-Loathing in Las Vegas

I'm just going to put it out there... I hate Jimmy Buffet. I might even hate him more than I hate Nickleback. At the risk of alienating members of my loyal readership, I will go as far as to say that I even dislike his fans. The fact is that his music sucks. It's lazy music for people too lazy to find decent music to listen to.




And here's why I suck... I ate at Jimmy Buffet's restaurant while I was in Las Vegas. I was with my dad, the restaurant was right in front of us, we were hungry and thirsty, and I gave in. I hate myself for contributing to the evil empire that is Margaritaville.




I had the chicken nachos. They were okay. They weren't bad and they weren't great. But with each and every bite that I took, I felt like a bigger and bigger bastard.





Later in my travels, I had other meals that did not result in self-loathing. Here is a bowl of tomato bisque with mini grilled cheese sandwiches.





Here's a side salad and bowl of French onion soup. The soup was really good.




Here's my co-worker's chicken Caesar salad. She said that it was one of the best Caesar salads that she has ever had.

Starburst are the new "Gold Fronts" - 4.7.2009

This is by far the healthiest lunch that Connor has packed all year. Homemade popcorn, pretzel rods, a granola bar, and Crazy Feet. Unfortunately, Connor did not eat the lunch that I packed yesterday. He bought his lunch instead - nachos with cheese sauce and ground beef. He did; however, find time to eat the Crazy Feet.


Last night, we decided to hang out in our pajamas have a picnic in the living room. We ordered Papa John's Pizza and watched Yes Man on DVD. Please note that Ian is not naked, he is wearing his pajama pants. You can't see them though, because he has them covered by his favorite Spongebob Squarepants blanket that he drags with him all over the house.

Crazy Ian.


Rappers and celebrities may aspire to have "gold fronts", but Ian is more innovative than that. He was "Starburst Fronts"! Just wait... This trend will catch on eventually. (*For those of you with choking paranoia, please understand that Ian had the Starbursts positioned in his mouth for only a few seconds. Just long enough for me to take the picture. He was sitting very still at the time and not running around like a madman*)