tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post1957227879514802083..comments2024-03-11T05:51:02.785-04:00Comments on Frogma: Seals, Snow, and Bigelow's - 01/15/2011 Jones Beachbonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-30102638031070254782011-02-05T08:28:09.033-05:002011-02-05T08:28:09.033-05:00You have some lovely photos there. And your descr...You have some lovely photos there. And your description is encouraging - making people want to share the experience.<br /><br />Paddling in the cold weather brings up some of its own treats, though it does look really cold!<br /><br />Thanks you the post.Doreen Murgatroydhttp://www.the-boating-store-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-1391508996259051512011-01-26T10:48:41.662-05:002011-01-26T10:48:41.662-05:00And now I'm complaining to a guy from Vermont ...And now I'm complaining to a guy from Vermont about having too much snow. Aloha oy vey...bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-22585847216777193322011-01-26T10:43:28.537-05:002011-01-26T10:43:28.537-05:00Sorry. Too much snow. Crabby!Sorry. Too much snow. Crabby!bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-70171843903831124392011-01-26T08:56:21.445-05:002011-01-26T08:56:21.445-05:00Oh, for heaven's sakes!!!
I was just pulling ...Oh, for heaven's sakes!!!<br /><br />I was just pulling a stupid reason out of the air based on a story I'd been reading on a friend's facebook page. <br /><br />It was just a THEORY. I don't really think that the entire reason that Bigelow's has a cheeseburger on their menu is because they have capitulated to picky toddlers. I don't think the picky-kid market could possibly drive a menu all by themselves, but there have to be some takers or they wouldn't have it and I was simply throwing out an idea of one - ONE - situation where that might work for somebody. <br /><br />Obviously the REAL reason that there's a burger on the menu is because THE OWNERS WANT IT THERE. They're not pushing it on people, and I didn't see anybody actually eating one there, but if they want to have one leetle non-fish item on their menu, don't they have the right to do that?.bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-43878256806630503432011-01-26T07:39:23.290-05:002011-01-26T07:39:23.290-05:00Check out stats for restaurants that fail, then te...Check out stats for restaurants that fail, then tell an owner that he shouldn't worry about losing tables of five for lack of some generic kid chow.<br /><br />Interesting podcast on America's Test Kitchen Radio on economics of restaurants:<br />http://www.wgbh.org/programs/Americas-Test-Kitchen-Radio-1313/episodes/Jan-15-Risky-Business-23800Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472848930999735814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-72202591660667172402011-01-24T12:10:37.725-05:002011-01-24T12:10:37.725-05:00Carol Anne, I have to admit that my comment may ju...Carol Anne, I have to admit that my comment may just prove why it's good that I'm not a parent! <br /><br />I think that balk at Chinese food was my one picky-eater moment and I have to say that I still think that my folks were wise to just let me have the cheeseburger option. I think there may have been another family involved, and I also suspect that my parents may have known that once the food started coming out, my resistance would go away.<br /><br />I don't think I ever would have gotten away with what your friend's children got away with. Crazy.bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-10669244910069775622011-01-24T04:14:58.393-05:002011-01-24T04:14:58.393-05:00As averse to the cold as I am, that outing looks l...As averse to the cold as I am, that outing looks like a great time. Fried clams as a reward would definitely make it worth the effort. Nothing like a good a time out on the water followed by good food.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-19596819390207653942011-01-23T10:19:49.799-05:002011-01-23T10:19:49.799-05:00Marine mammals are one thing I miss on the lake, t...Marine mammals are one thing I miss on the lake, though a swimming moose can be pretty impressive. Did see an eagle yesterday.<br /><br />mmmmmm fried clams.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472848930999735814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-27091606911462479232011-01-23T08:56:06.649-05:002011-01-23T08:56:06.649-05:00I find myself increasingly wanting to comment like...I find myself increasingly wanting to comment like this on your blog posts.....<br /><br />jealous!! jealous!! jealous!!<br /><br />but I am most appreciative of your lovely photographs and paddling stories and am convincing myself that contenting myself with paddling memories is enough.....clairesgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17717145894222550969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-72745291664758757152011-01-22T19:38:35.979-05:002011-01-22T19:38:35.979-05:00very cool . . . cold. and i know bigelows!very cool . . . cold. and i know bigelows!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-42913822071144865962011-01-22T10:05:36.463-05:002011-01-22T10:05:36.463-05:00Tillerman: I jumped the gun. I immediately googl...Tillerman: I jumped the gun. I immediately googled and found your clam shack. I'm torn about which place, Evelyn's or Bigelow's, I will visit first. Both are a must.Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-60483075664916250982011-01-22T02:11:04.932-05:002011-01-22T02:11:04.932-05:00Pat and I never allowed Gerald to get picky -- if ...Pat and I never allowed Gerald to get picky -- if he didn't want to eat what we were eating, he didn't eat. Funny thing is, he never really went through a picky stage, ever, and he has since taken to not only eating but also cooking all sorts of intriguing foods. Recently, he has especially become an expert on Vietnamese cuisine.<br /><br />Some years ago, my cousin, his wife and their two boys (then age 9 and 5) came to visit us at Five O'Clock Somewhere. I even tried to get the boys interested in helping in the kitchen -- I was preparing chicken Kiev, so there were a lot of fun things to do such as pounding the chicken breasts with a mallet and using a rolling pin to smash crackers into crumbs. But they thought that whole idea was boring, especially the older one, opting instead to go to the living room and switch the television from the news that I was listening to, to an episode of Spongebob Squarepants that they had seen so often that they could recite all of the dialog in unison with the characters on the screen.<br /><br />Then when we sat down to eat, the boys didn't want to eat what was served, so their mother went into the kitchen to fix what they wanted -- grilled cheese for one, a hot dog for the other. I was astonished that she caved in to their demands and that she would allow them to be so blatantly impolite to their hosts.<br /><br />This is a roundabout way of saying that I agree with Baydog that a restaurant that specializes in fantastic seafood should not sully its menu with hamburgers just to cater to spoiled kids whose parents don't see the value of exposing them to the adventures of good food.Carol Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201269435839112134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-26998645075951591742011-01-21T22:57:29.340-05:002011-01-21T22:57:29.340-05:00Yep - still occasionally picky, but will always pu...Yep - still occasionally picky, but will always put away the dumplings, just like a good Kayakgirl Junior should!Painless Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729141184052264484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-18796036938535438162011-01-21T20:51:20.333-05:002011-01-21T20:51:20.333-05:00No, Tiverton. Our local clam shack.No, Tiverton. Our local clam shack.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-56432937642029274232011-01-21T12:41:06.220-05:002011-01-21T12:41:06.220-05:00In Belmar?In Belmar?Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-59370567773525409842011-01-21T11:52:01.665-05:002011-01-21T11:52:01.665-05:00Love that picture of the clams and beer. Takes me ...Love that picture of the clams and beer. Takes me back to summer days at Evelyn's.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-60333218456706691132011-01-21T10:54:24.054-05:002011-01-21T10:54:24.054-05:00Having sometimes-picky kids, I fully understand. ...Having sometimes-picky kids, I fully understand. But I'm sure they would love the clams!Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-57899045007551761322011-01-21T10:53:44.203-05:002011-01-21T10:53:44.203-05:00Be careful what you wish for.
The pinnipeds aroun...Be careful what you wish for.<br /><br />The pinnipeds around here are a lot more <a href="http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2008-09-05&dayid=164" rel="nofollow">sociable</a>.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-69753467394199098302011-01-21T10:50:22.339-05:002011-01-21T10:50:22.339-05:00ps - Baydog, I knew you were going to like this on...ps - Baydog, I knew you were going to like this one! :Dbonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-54718476912036760072011-01-21T10:49:03.181-05:002011-01-21T10:49:03.181-05:00BTW, that particular reason for keeping at least o...BTW, that particular reason for keeping at least one offering of cow on the menu was brought to mind because I've been reading my friend Di's descriptions of her daughter's extremely selective eating habits. Seems like kids go through these phases. I actually still vaguely remember my first encounter with Chinese food. This was in Hawaii, so it was GOOD Chinese food, but being a rather young child and therefore conservative, I just didn't trust the entire concept of Chinese cuisine. None of that furren stuff for me, please, how about a nice safe homey McDonald's cheeseburger? My folks, being sensible people, got me a cheeseburger (there was a Golden Arches nearby so it wasn't a big hassle). <br /><br />I don't remember if I actually ended up eating it or not, but I changed my mind about that-there furren cui-ZEEN the minute the first appetizers hit the table.bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-6855088995026990382011-01-21T10:36:20.476-05:002011-01-21T10:36:20.476-05:00Baydog, I can think of one good reason to keep bur...Baydog, I can think of one good reason to keep burgers on the menu - <br /><br />Imagine the poor Rockville parent whose offspring has suddenly decided that seafood is icky!bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794351142636136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-77745670713956813562011-01-21T10:20:28.808-05:002011-01-21T10:20:28.808-05:00Leave it to me to comment about the food. You had...Leave it to me to comment about the food. You had me at Ipswich bellies! But who else do you know that serves fried smelts? And who would waste a trip there and order a hamburger. I think they should take it off of the menu!Baydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-5059547163471148662011-01-21T06:40:58.823-05:002011-01-21T06:40:58.823-05:00I feel hungry! I might even break the no frost-bit...I feel hungry! I might even break the no frost-biting rule if the rewards were as good as that looks.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749223049615363296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10267465.post-17017892194794386802011-01-21T03:51:13.689-05:002011-01-21T03:51:13.689-05:00I've got a seal for you.I've got a <a href="http://horsesmouth.typepad.com/hm/2011/01/hello-joe.html" rel="nofollow">seal</a> for you.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087089319937016247noreply@blogger.com