Holy Heat Batman, Thems Peppers Sure Are HOTTT!

A while back a fellow blogger posted that she successfully had grown some Bhut Jolokia, the hottest pepper in the world (around 1,000,000 Scoville units) , and I had asked for one. Well, today she delivered, actually it was her daughter, and it was time to celebrate. I now have my hands on the hottest pepper known to mankind. So, what did I do with it? I ate it of course, well not all of it ;-)

A GREAT BIG THANKS TO LAYANEE FOR THE SAMPLE!!!!

Let's begin with how hot this pepper really is with a quote from Wikipedia: The full article

One seed from a Naga Jolokia can produce sustained intense pain sensations in the mouth for up to 30 minutes before subsiding. Extreme care should be taken when ingesting the pepper and its seeds, so as to not get it in the eyes. It is used as a cure for stomach ailments. It is also used as a remedy to summer heat, presumably by inducing perspiration. In northeastern India the peppers are smeared on fences or used in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance.


How did it taste? AWESOME!! The heat was very mild at first and then it got hot fast, but not intolerable (to me anyways). A coworker (Bob) could only try one intsy piece and he's a chilihead! I had the endmost tip away from the stem, a seed, and some meat where the seeds grow. The tip reminded me of a habanero, the seed was pretty hot, and the meaty section tasted fruity like strawberries then immediatly lit my mouth on fire! It was a good fire. The pepper itself has a really enjoyable and strong taste. The heat reminded my of Dave's Insanity Sauce, but the big difference is: the pepper tastes really good while Dave's sauce is just heat with no flavor!

Here's another great article: click me

Enjoy some pics cause I know you'll never eat em!!!!


A fine specimen


Just around 3 inches in length


The stem & cap with the seeds & meat.


Mmmmmmmmmm!!!


I going to rub these all over someone's keyboard (maybe Bob or Sallie or Brian or Joyce or Emily or....)

iPod Update

Well, I just finished replacing the broken iPod LCD screen with the new. All I can say is WOW! It was very easy to swap out, if you have the tinkering touch I guess. Total procedure took <10 minutes!

Kudos to http://store.ifixipodsfast.com/

Thanks Blake, if you see this!

My Poor Broken iPod

While mowing the lawn this evening I took a gander at my iPod, which was in my front right pocket, and noticed that the screen was WHACKED!!

So, just a little bit ago I started my research as to how I'm going to get this fixed. I found a really cool site that had a how to video describing the LCD replacement steps. It has full narration throughout. I was like, what the hey, Apple doesn't fix broken screens and it's $45 with shipping for the replacement from the site. So, I ordered it, the site is: HERE

I'll give you all an update once the new screen comes in.

Oh ya, just for fun (actually to ensure that I could do it before I ordered a new one) I took my iPod completely apart. Enjoy the pics and pray that your eyepawd doesn't see the same fate....



Completely taken apart, if you look closely you can see the 6 micro screws...they were sure tiny!


The screen after it has been broken, taken apart, and then put back together.

I can't wait for my new screen!!

The Dog Walk

Today our team, 216 Walkers, took our pooches for a walk to benefit The Providence Animal Rescue League of Rhode Island. The walk took place at Roger Williams Park in Providence and was approximately 3.5 miles long! The team did the walk in about 1 hour (even with lots of water and poopie breaks!)

216 Walkers raised $855.00 and overall $39,404 has been raised by 242 people for a great cause.

I'd like to give a HUGE THANKS to all of our family and friends who donated!!!!

Enjoy some pictures (BIG thanks goes to Paul for taking the pics):



Isaiah and Mia getting ready to go


4 Westies at once (OMG, that's just nuts) none of which are Jenga


Panna, Deb, Jenga, and me crossing the starting line


AHHH the finish line at last ;-)


Group shot of the peeps and our pals


Overall, it was hot and humid day, but lots of fun...

Link to all of the pictures

Charity Walk

Hi guys,

I have never promoted a charity before. So, here goes my first attempt. Jenga and I will be walking this Saturday to raise some money for some less fortunate animals. If you can donate, that’s cool…if not, that’s cool too…

I wanted to do this sooner, but I’ve been forgetting…

Here is the page: Team 216 Walkers

About the charity:
Providence Animal Rescue League

The Providence Animal Rescue League provides for the rescue and relief of suffering of homeless animals, and performs charitable or benevolent acts for the welfare of animals.

Thanks,
Kevin

Sam Adams Octoberfest 2008 - Boston, MA

Kerri and I headed up to Boston on Friday.  The day was super awesome!  We had lots of fun walking around.  The only thing that wasn't cool was the weather: hot and humid...  Our main purpose was to attend the Sam Adams Octoberfest VIP event at Park Plaza's Castle.  We booked a room right across the street for the night because we knew that there would be lots of beer to be consumed ;p

The Castle at Park Plaza where the night's festivities would be held.

A view from our hotel room...it's still boggles my mind how there are full blown trees growing on rooftops

A church on Newbury Street, coincedentally there was a film crew filming something in the church

A view from a park bench within the Boston Commons

Another shot of the Castle

Woot!! My VIP bracelet for the event

This has got to be my favorite picture of the entire trip.  It's me (on the left) with the founder of Sam Adams beer, Jim Koch (on the right).  Jim was a very nice celeb of sorts.  He gave a toast and then hung around for meets and greets...

Overall this was a super awesome event to attend.  We met a lot of really nice folks and made a few new friends.  The beer was crazy good, straight from the tap and a few limited event only brews were consumed, like Helles and Smoked Dunkel Weiss.  Both were great!!  We can't wail until next year!!!

3rd Beach in Middletown and Blithewold in Bristol

Today we drove along the seaside. I swam around in some super calm water trying to figure out how to do 'laps'... After some swimming and little bit of sunning we found our way to Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, RI.

I have to give our travel planner BABS a great big THANKS for awesome suggestions!!!! (the only thing we didn't do is eat at Quito's. We ended up at India in Warren instead...mmm Vindaloo)


View from the shore...


Waterfall in the Blithewold Gardens (sorry Professor...I couldn't use 2 sec exposure...)


Scary tree & crooked path

More pics to come ;-)

A View From the Zoo

The following shots were taken at Southwick's Zoo in Mendon, MA. What a beautiful day!!



Uncle Buck??


A curious Prairie Dog



It's hard work hanging out on the rocks all day, ya know?



I was about 3 feet from the lion. I was disguised as a cactus! J/K


The King of the Goats!

On Vacation

I've been pretty busy so far this week while on vacation. Yesterday we visited the shoreline and today we visited a zoo. A grand total of 350+ pictures were taken!!! I'll be posting some soon! Come back often or you might miss some great shots....

~216 Blogs

A sample:

Labor Day Weekend: 2008

Fun, fun, fun...what else can I say?

My nephew, Zachary

Grandpa LaRose

Black and White flame

Fish pond with a long exposure

A curious Jenga

A happy Jenga!

Another long exposure, this time poolside ;-)