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The original bigbonton barbecue tours of the South started on a lark, became a bit of a vice, morphed into a hobby, then here it is 2009 and this photo blog has a life of its own.

You gotta eat, right? So while in the Lowcountry of South Carolina and Georgia why not dine on what the National Barbecue News calls the "Best of the Best" at Savannah’s Wiley’s Championship BBQ restaurant and catering. Their subtle nuances include their BTS “Better Than Sex” sauce, which a layman may describe as "tangy" but the creators call "tingly". And oh how it does tingle on the palette. It's not hot, it's just tingly...

We dined with two vegetarians, yes, I brought two vegetarians to a BBQ joint, (people will follow me anywhere) and they both loved it all. Well, I mean they loved the potato salad, cole slaw, (my benchmarks for comparison) and bread pudding. The texture of the bread pudding was the opposite of tingly, whatever that word is.

Attribution:
Wiley’s Championship BBQ
Whitemarsh Island (at Highway 80 & Islands Expressway)
6 easy miles from Savannah’s downtown Historic District
4700 U.S. Highway 80 East, Suite N
Savannah, Georgia 31410-2942. (912) 201-3259;
click to email for catering or what not: bbqgeneral@gmail.com; fax 912-201-3262

click for their website: Wileys Championship bbq .com

Tell 'em bigbonton sent you and see how far that gets you...

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Feb 24, 2009 is both Fat Tuesday - Mardi Gras
and the 53rd birthday of Steve Jobs,
the man who out-Disneyed Disney (with Pixar),
who was a $1 a year iCEO (where i = interim)
when it was the coolest coincidence in the world that
iMacs and i-everything Internet was happening,
the man who is really not very old but has rocked the world and provided the tools that so many-many use to earn a living.

 

The man with the great comeback story of being ousted from the company he started but then had a triumphant return
.
 "God Bless Steve Jobs!" 

Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple, was born on February 24, 1955. This father of four is also a co-founder of Pixar Studios and, since its acquisition, is the largest single shareholder of the Disney corporation. In some ways, he is an uber-GeekDad. He is currently on a leave of absence from Apple due to health reasons.

MADE ON A MAC 

Proudly made on a Mac.
Hey, Steve! Look what I can do with your tools!

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bontonmobile: 1
Bambi: 0

OH! Stop the "save the whale" righteous indignation over Bambi. It's not like the bontonmobile actually won anything.
Here's how it went down:
There were two deer in the road and both of 'em clearly had signed a suicide pact. Neither could be persuaded back into the woods to roam free and enjoy another day.
The one on the right looked up and stepped back just enough be become an observer. But the one on the left was too intent on seeking tender clover from the solid yellow line. That deer on the left even acted insulted that a car horn and headlights would intrude on his nocturnal activity.
Oh well, some fancy steering threaded the needle and today the deer on the right plays in the meadow and the deer on the left is natures reminder for us to play safe, keep your speed down, remain ever vigilant behind the wheel, and be thankful for every day that you make it home to a meal and a warm bed.

The dumb deer on the right is likely trying to figure out if it was the car horn or the car headlights that killed his buddy... not connecting the dots... Just glad they weren't elk.

BTW, a large sea otter was narrowly avoided just 5 miles prior. Sounds like a night drive through the zoo.

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Hello, my baby
Hello, my honey
Hello, my ragtime gal
Send me a kiss by wire
Baby, my hearts on fire

Learned a lot while spending time with her. For starters, her Burqa is a very nice material with a silken drape in a eye-catching shade of blue - which was unexpected after having been pre-programmed by Westerners to expect a scratchy stiff fabric in a black drab hue. But no, it's not poorly done, her burqa is actually a nice article of clothing. After seeing her clothing hanging on a hanger (or perhaps dropped carelessly on the floor) then one can understand the rationalizations that go on to perpetuate the wearing of the Burqa. It's a cultural thing, no doubt. Some women wear it with pride because it's the best item they own; to others it's all about cultural identity. There are plenty of reasons that make it okay...

... Having said that... once she slipped it back on over her head it got scary. Over and over, the flash, the shocking realization kept coming that she was in there. Think about it - SHE was IN THERE, yet she couldn't be seen or recognized. She says the lack of sensory comprehension goes both ways - she could hardly see out, so people (well, okay, it's ALL males) sometimes take advantage of her limitations of vision and movement so on the street they'll thump her head and taunt her without recourse; she cannot identify the culprits.

Regardless...
Happy Valentines Day SweetHeart!
Let me call you Sweetheart
I'm in love with you
Let me hear you whisper
That you love me too
Keep the love light glowing
In your eyes so blue (as blue as your Burqa!)
Let me call you Sweetheart
I'm in love with you

For more about burqas, click for wikipedia. Thanks Wikipedia!

And click here so you don't miss their photo proving the color isn't just black!

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