Sunday, November 15, 2009

I just couldn't resist sharing this picture of these Woodies!

You know that I love them. Here is great picture that I stumbled upon today. I found it at Just A Car Guy. Fun blog!

Friday, October 30, 2009

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Weekend!
It's kind of like the start of the big Holiday season! And a time to be so naughty! Have fun!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

I want to go to the beach!


Compliments to Life magazine.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

I like surfboards..........

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Back to reality.....even if we didn't go away.............

I wish that I was........

Monday, September 7, 2009

Labor Day......

Well it finally here! That final hooray for summer. The day the malls are bustling (hopefully) with shoppers looking for Back To School specials, and savings on linens. So what is this all about. I checked with the US Department Of Labor and found a concise definition.

Labor Day: How it Came About; What it Means
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, on September 5, 1883.

While the Holiday was proposed and celebrated by unionized labor forces of the time, was adopted by President Cleveland as a Holiday celebrating the causes of labor and all workers, today it is celebrated by almost all Americans who enjoy an extra Holiday as the unofficial end of summer.
OK, so much for history. What are you doing today?
Are you lounging by the pool?
Are you having or attending a cook out with friends or family?
Are traveling home from a long weekend in the mountains or the beach? Perhaps you are going to the Amusement park?
Or are you going to a parade? Here is one in a nice town called Fallon, NV.
Compliments to Fallon, NV Tourism.
Or maybe you are going to a museum?
Maybe you are having a lazy day at home catching up on your reading? Or maybe you visitng a National Park?
Whatever you do today, I hope it is fun for you and yours. If you are working, take pride in your employment. If you are recuperating from an illness, I wish you a speedy recovery! If you are stuck in traffic, be patient.

And I hope you have a Happy Labor Day!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

It really is a bit like the movie Jaws.......

What summer Holiday weekend is complete, without a Jaws marathon on cable. This weekend, I believe it is running on Max, so there will be no Jaws playing on the Ally / RMG house televisions. But there is the next best thing.....

Beaches Closed After Great Whites Swim Near
Two Great White Sharks Tagged Off Cape Cod

In the nice Cape Cod town of Chatham, Great White Sharks have been spotted off of the beaches resulting in those east facing beaches being closed until next weekend. Even more remarkable, is that these Sharks have been tagged by marine biologists. Apparently this is some sort of first in the Great White Shark tagging world. This should prove absolutely fascinating as these critters are reported to swim tremendous distances for hinting and mating purposes. I can just imagine the excitement next summer when they pop up along Ocean City, MD, Virginia Beach, VA and Atlantic City, NJ.

You can read a report of this Cape Cod visit on the ABC Boston affiliate's web page. There is some video posted too. I think CNN is carrying this story as well.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Happy Labor Day Weekend!

For our friends in the States, this is a long weekend, with a Monday holiday. While honoring the hard working men and women in this country, Labor Day also marks the unofficial end of summer, punctuating the traditional Northern school summer calendar. It is a time for the last run up to the beach, or to the mountains or the last cook out with friends and family. While it often a fun weekend, it is embraced by man of us with just a touch of melancholy as we look forward to change of the seasons, the return to school, and the expectation that the Holiday season is just around the corner as is the cold winter weather.
I have been surprised since we started our blogs at how many visitors we receive from other countries, let alone other continents. Over at mysexyhotwife We seem to have found some regular followers in China, Hong Kong, certain Southeast Asian nations, the Sub Asian nations, and the Middle East. We have some occasional visitors from African nations. There are some friends from Australia and New Zealand too. And of course, there are our European friends who drop by on occasion. And there is a large core group here in this hemisphere and of course in the United States.
I wish to extend a big and sincere Thank You to all of you that visit, and also to those that offer comments on these posts and send e-mails with your own thoughts fantasies and even pictures. We do enjoy the feedback.
As we approach a rather large milestone in overall visits to sexyhotwife blog since last September 2008, it is interesting for me to note that we have really only had some 16,000 or so unique visits since we started this blog almost two years ago. Yet we apparently have a fairly large group of maybe 500 or so visitors that visit somewhat regularly resulting in such large overall numbers. It is absolutely fascinating that so many people are interested in reading about us, seeing the occasional pictures of us and the occasional friend, and reading and looking at images of some of our fantasies. One need not look any further than the side of this and my other blogs to see that I regularly visit many of you too.
So enjoy your weekend! We have no plans as of yet for this weekend. We may go up to the beach or the lake, or maybe we will just enjoy the weekend at home with each other. Or maybe we will do all of those things and see what kind of fun we just find........We are both still in the mood for some play.
Have fun!
I may just need to post some historic Labor Day and Summer pictures later this morning... ;)

Friday, September 4, 2009

Another pregnant picture.......What is getting into me?

Oh my.......
This is just wrong! But then again.......... :)

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Maybe its the hint of fall or.....

Is it the hint of fall in the air, or am I going inot nesting mode. But for some peculiar reason, the whole concept of pregnancy is suddenly very sexy to me today.
That is a little bit scary for me today................but oddly sexy too.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

It's been awhile.....

It really has been awhile since I posted a picture of a Woody.
Not that kind! The vehicle kind......

From casualencounters.com and craigslist

I just stumbled upon this at casualencounters.com
Yes, I laughed my ass off.

compliments to and seen on casualencounters.com

Sunday, August 30, 2009

I love Pulled Pork

We haven't made this in quite some time..But I love Carolina type pulled pork. It is something that is somewhat hit or miss around here. And while it does take a lot of time to make, it is not really that labor intensive. Last time it turned out really well. We roughly followed the following recipe and are doing so again. So now you know part of my day today.

Compliments to The BBQ Guru!

Pulled Pork


If you grew up or traveled through the Carolina's, you know this dish is the very definition of BBQ. The traditionalists in this area will prepare this by cooking the "whole pig over whole logs." It is then served, piled high on the cheapest buns you can buy and topped off with a dollop of creamy cole slaw. Depending where in the region you travel, the sauces, always served on the side, can run the gamut from vinegar to tomato to mustard based.

So, how close can we come to duplicating this process for the average cook? Well, honestly, not very! BUT you can still make a very wonderful and tasty pulled pork in the oven. You will miss the subtle taste of smoke, from those whole logs, but that is part of the price you must pay to cook in the oven.

Pulled pork starts with a cut of pork commonly referred to as "pork butt" or "Boston butt". Unlike its name may seem to imply, this is NOT cut from the pig's ass!! It is the upper part of the entire shoulder. The shoulder is comprised of 2 cuts, the butt and the picnic. The picnic can be used for making pulled pork as well, but the butt is the more traditional cut.

The butts are most likely shipped to your butcher in pairs, packed in cryovac, and the weight of each butt is around 7-9 pounds, making the total package 14-18 pounds. Many times, by the time it gets to the display case, it has been further cut in half and will weigh between 4-5 pounds. I always like to request a full butt and ask if I can have one directly from the cryovac package. The weight will make a difference when cooking, so choose whatever size is most convenient. I tend to cook only the larger, bone-in, 7-9 pounders. Pulled pork freezes very well and can be re-heated with fantastic results. So, why not cook a bunch!

OK, you have the butt, now what? There is very little trimming needed. I have always cut only the outside layer of fat away. Cut any fat off and trim right to the meat. 2 reasons why you want do this - there is plenty of internal fat to keep the meat moist and the rub will more easily disperse throughout the meat.

Once you have trimmed, now you can prep. You will want to cover the entire butt with a rub. This rub is nothing more than a variety of spices blended together. Below are 2 that I have used with some success. Feel free to experiment with your own blend!

Kevi's South-of-the-Butt Rub:

4 tablespoons paprika


2 tablespoons salt


2 tablespoons granulated sugar


2 tablespoons brown sugar


2 tablespoons cumin


2 tablespoons chili powder


2 tablespoons pepper


1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

Mix together. Use liberally!

Memphis Style Pork Rub:


4 tablespoons paprika


2 tablespoons celery salt


2 tablespoons salt


2 tablespoons black pepper, coarsely ground


2 tablespoons cumin powder


2 tablespoons dark brown sugar


1 tablespoon turbinado sugar


1 tablespoon dried oregano


1 tablespoon cayenne pepper


2 teaspoons dried sage


2 bay leaves


1 teaspoon dry mustard

Crush the bay leaves and combine all ingredients.

Prior to applying the above rub, you will want to moisten the butt with either olive oil or some cheap, yellow mustard. The mustard adds a nice crisp "bark" to the outside layer of meat, yet does not have the overpowering taste of mustard. Slather either of these all over the butt and then apply your rub.

Now, you have a choice, you can let this sit overnight and allow the spices to "mingle" OR you can cook it immediately. If aging over night, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Allow the roast to come up to room temp prior to cooking the next day.

How you cook this cut is the most important part to getting a nice moist pulled pork. This cut of pork is loaded with internal fat. It is this fat that we want to "render" away. Scientifically speaking, the connective tissues and collagen will start to break down at temps of around 150-160 degrees F. This is exactly what we want to happen. The great secret to allowing this process to occur is to try and keep the meat temp between 150-170 degrees F. The longer you can hold those temps, the more this fat will render.

So, how do you achieve this? By cooking the meat at very low oven temps. We cook all of our pork butts at a temp of 225 degrees F. For you at home, I would set the oven at 250 degrees F and plan on taking 2 hours per pound. This will still assure you that the meat temps will stay in those ranges for a long time. In the end, we want the meat temp to reach and exceed 200 degrees F. This can be measured with a regular meat thermometer, just be sure you stick it into meat and not fat OR you can stick a fork into the butt and twist it; it should twist easily.

Cook the butt in a roasting pan with a rack to hold it above the fat that will render out. Half of this butt will cook away, so there will be lots of fat! You may have to empty your pan, so keep an eye on this.

Cook the butt UNCOVERED. The goal is to make that outside bark nice and crispy (without burning). The only way to do that is to expose the butt to the heat of the oven. If you were to cover the pan in any way, you will produce steam which will prevent the formation of a nice crispy bark.

Let the butt cook for about 3 hours before looking at it. At this point, you can open the oven and "mop" the meat. Mopping is applying a liquid to the surface of the meat...this will help to keep it moist and add some flavor. I use a very simple mop of 3 parts apple juice or cider and 3 parts cider vinegar and 1 part of olive oil. This can be applied with a brush, a mop, or a spray bottle. You can now mop every couple hours or as often as you would like.

I believe the 2 hour per pound estimate will be accurate 90% of the time. However, one of 2 things will invariably happen when cooking a butt...it will finish early or it will finish late. What to do? To speed up the cook, take the butt out of the oven, turn the oven up to 300 degrees F. Wrap as tightly as possible in heavy duty foil and place back in the oven. It will still take some time to finish so plan accordingly. If it finishes early, remove from oven and turn oven off. Wrap as tightly as possible in heavy duty foil and return to the (unheated) oven. You can hold like this for several hours.

Once the butt is finished you can now "pull" the meat. Let it cool to the point where you can handle it. Then use your hands to pull strands of the meat. A pair of forks will also prove helpful when pulling the meat. There may still be pockets of fat, so remove these as you start pulling. Place this pulled meat into whatever serving vessel you plan on using. Be sure to mix in the nice darkened bark of the outside meat with the inside meat. This allows the flavor of that rub and mop to be distributed within the meat.

Now you can build your pulled pork sammiches. For some sauce ideas, see the sauce recipes listed on the recipe page.

For more recipes, please visit The BBQ Guru.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

A great loss......

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die"
Edward Kennedy
1932-2009

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Stormy Weekend

Well it looks like a stormy weekend along the mid Atlantic and northeastern parts of the east coast. A cold front has "stalled" along the east coast and thunderstorms are predicted for large area as Hurricane Bill passes by.I am tempted to drive up to the beaches this weekend and see the surf. I just love big surf. Care to hum the theme from from Hawaii Five O along with me?

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Happy Hump Day!

The weekend is near!
Shouldn't we all play with someone just to celebrate this glorious fact?
Why don't you make some time this morning to call your sexy wife or husband, favorite girl or guy, or that sexy person that you have been flirting with, and make an appointment for a little mid week rendezvous in a secret hideaway somewhere. Why don't you surprise your best girl with some flowers or champagne. Or surprise our favorite guy with some special attention. Or if you want to be particularly naughty, why not just go shopping without any panties or open the door scantily attired for that recent college grad selling services door to door in your neighborhood.
Have fun!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Some Blog Issues.....

For those of you visiting from the other blog, you may have noticed that I have moved it to an "invite only" visitor status. Please don't be alarmed. We noticed some peculiar activity on our browser and our visitor list. As such, I have decided to "park" that blog for the moment until I can determine what was happening. I expect that this won't take very long to unravel.

I have also deleted the picture blog. Apparently one of the last posts may have violated the terms of our Blog agreement. Whether it did or did not, I elected to simply delete it rather than appeal to the Google Blog Supreme Court of Appeals. As I said when I created that picture blog, it was probably more of whim than something I really wanted to stick with. And so it has come to pass.
See you all very soon.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

For no other reason than I can. It's my blog damnit!

And for those of you, like me, who can't quite identify this automobile, it is a Pininfarina designed and built 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Rondine. GM would reach out to Pininfarina over the years for design studies and show cars. Occasionally they would contract with the Italian design firm to actually build some cars. In this case, Pininfarina built reportedly four of these.

Tenga Egg

I remember first seeing this in the New York Times. I think this little item, which most likely is disposable, is priced at $ 15.00. Might this masturbation aid be worth it for the occasional play? While I am not much into the whole male sex aid thing, I may just have try this on for size.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Happy 40th!

I was much too young to attend. But I like to tell people that my parents took me and they were into the music and the free love.
;) My parents were actually a little too old to attend. But people who might meet me today don't know that.