THE FIREMAN



Well, not a real fireman but a cast member on Main Street of Magic Kingdom at Disney World portraying a fireman.   He was a very personable individual.   He would ask people "Are you on fire?"   And if they said yes he would ask them if they would like to be misted.   Within seconds after this picture was taken people were stopping and asking to be misted.   He had a red pump-up hand sprayer and would mist the people like the man in the blue shirt.



People were also getting their picture taken next to him.   I had not seen this character at Disney World before but the individual with his jovial and friendly personality was perfect for the portrayal.



No matter how many times I go to Disney World there is always something new or something that I have not seen there before.   Always a fun place to visit.   Like Disney said, The happiest place on earth.     Lew

moths and camouflage

I remember a long time ago being taught about natural selection and evolution.   The story that I heard was that during the Industrial Revolution in England that a species of moth called pale, speckled moth gradually changed color to very dark.   The problem is obvious with the two moths in the picture below.

There was soot everywhere from the smoke stacks of the factories.  The soot was on the sides of building, sides of tree, and generally just everywhere.  So these light colored moths stood out and susceptible to predation.   The darker the moth was, the more it blended in with the dark soot covered background and didn't get eaten.   A few days ago there was a very dark moth on the white ceiling of the garage and it really stood out.  

I took the picture on day one and it was back the next day in a different spot on the white ceiling.   Pretty hard for a dark moth to conceal itself on a white background.  On day 3 it was back again but on the window.   Mary managed to get the moth to fly out of the garage.   Hopefully it found a darker place to rest during the day.   Anything is better than a white ceiling.   It hasn't come back to the garage.   But the moth reminded me of a biology lesson from a very, very long time ago.   Lew

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster Thermidor.   I recently saw on the internet Disney Food Blog that the Grand Floridian Hotel in Disney World is offering a Disney Thermidor hamburger.   The Grand Floridan Hotel looks to be styled after the Hotel del Coronado located in San Diego.

HOTEL DEL CORONADO

GRAND FLORIDIAN

Do you see the similarities?
But a lobster thermidor hamburger.    I have heard of lobster thermidor but never a lobster thermidor hamburger.  What does it look like?    Here it is.

So much lobster in it.   I hope that the hamburger meat doesn't interfere with the flavor of the lobster.   How much is a lobster thermidor hamburger?

Did I mention that it comes with French fries?

 

Does it seem pricey?   Not really.   I usually pay $12.95 for a hamburger at Disney served cafeteria style.   Plus I have to take the tray with the papers and left-overs to a garbage can myself.
Does the Hotel del Mar have a lobster thermidor hamburger?   Has anyone ever tried this combination of hamburger + lobster thermidor?   Well, I had two lobster rolls yesterday for lunch and they were good.

They were really quite good.  There was so much lobster in it.   I was quite surprised by how much lobster there was.   I asked the manager if the lobster was real lobster.   He assured me that it was.   He told me that he had made up five cans of the mixture that morning.   This was at a fast-food seafood chain called Captain D's.   I don't know if they are a national chain.

 You're wondering how much it was?   Yep, $3.69 for two of these rolls.   These lobster rolls were just crammed with the lobster filling.   Piled on above the level of the bun.   Quite a bargain.   Definitely got the Grand Floridian beat. 

 

What epicurean adventures have you had lately?   As they say, "Life is too short for cheap wine".   Have a great day.   Lew