The North Maine woods to Newark New Jersey……………oh my!

First off if you ever have an opportunity to visit Maine……do it! Absolutely beautiful country….from deep deep woods to breathtaking coastline and lake’s galore

We had a grand time visiting my wife’s old friends who are now my new friends! We fished, and hiked….well they hiked….I watched them…..as they walked into the distance…I drank beer.

There were trade offs….no cell or internet service…no TV!!!!

My new friend Nick upon hearing the news of no internet

But in Nicks defense ….he cowboy’d up and fished everyday until he caught the biggest perch we’d ever seen!

Maine is stunning…..and known for its Lobster……

Having never been to Maine I was required to have lobster at least once…..you know ,its a tourist thing….fortunately for me, Karen prefers bovine to any crustacean or ANY seafood for that matter. I was eternally grateful for Karen’s culinary preferences once my Lobster roll AND bill arrived at our table

The onion rings where made from GREEN onions and the beer was in a 6 oz glass in an effort to make the “lobster roll “look bigger!

I had never seen such a tiny hot dog bun before……it was like a slider bun…..for

The roll had about 1.5 oz of chopped lobster on it…..I believe I’m accurate in my guesstimate as I had extensive experience in high school calculating weight based on ounces and even grams and once even kilos…….anyway that brings the cost per pound to roughly $ 234.67 a pound ………but these things are dangerous to catch from what I understand

Killer Lobstrosities from Steven Kings The Drawing of the Three novel

In all fairness to Newark we were only in the airport……the land of $23 screwdrivers……”add a shot for $6???”….so apparently it would have been $29 for a screwdriver X 2 = $58 + ~ $10 tip = $68 for TWO drinks……EVEN I didn’t want a screwdriver that bad!!!………..While in the Newark airport I did observe several “Big City” folk…….they were easy to spot as they bumped into you while jockeying for position at the bar or baggage counter or belly bumped you back into your seat as they vied to be the first to exit the plane even though they were in row 37……

alas we all have our habits…..rude or otherwise…borne from our surroundings…..our habitat………..I recall from my youth , that big city behavior……was normal….for the big city……once in Wyoming I was quickly and repeatedly admonished for …….boorish? behavior…..and to set the record straight….41 years later I’m still being corrected. Anyway, everybody…everyplace is different….try and remember that when you let the little old lady exit the plane ahead of you and you are then trampled by 14 people trying to draft Granny like a Indy 500 racer……and who’s idea of way out west is going to Philly.This is not to say that small town living is better than living in the big city……..but I prefer Caper Wyoming to having to sharpen my ninja skills just to go to the mailbox or 7-11

……..I’m sure they would say I’m soft……….BUT I’m from WYOMING………..let them try and survive riding a horse 20 miles into the back country to camp only to realize you have to store the vodka bottle in the crick to keep it cool because ice doesn’t travel well on a sweaty pack mule ……and forget about mixer!!!

Or trying to hang on when your pony “Ole Paint” decides that mud on the creek bottom doesn’t feel right on his hooves and proceeds to try and separate you from the saddle as well as your very own extremities!!!!!

Anyway this wasn’t about Wyoming vs New Jersey ……shit…..I don’t have any idea what this was about……….

I guess it was suppose to be about stereotypes and assumptions about different people and places……….everywhere has so much to offer….New Jersey is the Garden State! And home to abundance wildlife