BLT: A How To

Now that it’s getting close to summer time I thought it would be good to tell you the proper way to make a BLT, a staple of summer menus. The BLT sandwich, or Bacon, Lettuce, and Tomato sandwich was first invented by Sir Francis Bacon in 1894 when he was looking for a refreshing meal one summer afternoon. After multiple near misses with lettuce and tomato based sandwiches, Sir Francis decided to try the ingredient for which he was named. After the initial taste test, he deemed it delicious and set out to make BLT sandwiches for his friends to try. They confirmed it delicious and Sir Francis was declared a hero. It was for his valiant efforts in sandwichery that he was knighted and earned the formal title of Sir Francis.

What he knew was that fresh ingredients are a necessity for a good BLT sandwich. Everything except the bacon should be pretty fresh. The bacon can be store bought, but get a good brand. Homegrown tomatoes are the best, homemade bread is also a necessity. Top it off with a little slice of watermelon and you’re ready for a nice summer BLT sandwich.













**Some historical information within this post may not be completely accurate, but the foundation for a good BLT is sound**

Summertime

I tried to make a blog post last week; I really did. But between the time I started typing and when I tried to save the post, apparently blogspot went down. I should probably go back to writing my posts in Word, and copying them over to here, because I lost everything. I had even typed up a funny little story about a whiny, crying, singing kid my brother and I saw in Wal-Mart when we were younger. The kid was being a little punk because his grandmother wouldn't buy him a toy, but still had a song in his heart. It was funny.

Anyway, to try to salvage my original post, I'll see if I can recall what I was talking about. Something about being glad it was warmer, and that it was almost summer. I'm ready for summer and all that it brings. Cookouts, clotheslines, and baseball watching (specifically the NBC World Series) to name a few.

Look Up!

I’m in a writing mood today so I’m going to take advantage and share a few pictures I’ve been meaning to share for a while. I like looking up. Sometimes it hurts, like if you look up and into the sun. But sometimes it’s nice. You see a new angle on things. Things like light poles, palm trees, and well, other light poles. Just be careful not to walk and look up at the same time; you might run into something. And if that something is a someone you might be in for a lot more than you bargained for. Sometimes getting more than you bargained for is a good, like if you get a buy one get one free deal. In this case though, more than you bargained for is no good. It’d be like getting a buy one get one free, if what you were buying was a punch in the face. But of course, who’s going to just go off and punch someone who accidentally ran into them? A maladjusted person, that’s who. Are there a lot of maladjusted people out there just standing around? No, there probably aren’t. So just look up!

a momentous occasion

What a year it’s been! To recap: Started off living in southern California, visited Portland, moved away from California, lived in Wichita for a couple days, moved back to Kansas City, and ended it practically living in Oklahoma. I visited Portland; Minneapolis; Wichita; Tulsa; Alaska; Chicago; various other parts of Oklahoma including Durant, Ponca City, Muskogee, Okmulgee; various other parts of Kansas including Lawrence, Toronto Lake, Waverly, and Burlington; Michigan; and Colorado. I ate some great food, took some great pictures, had some rough times, and took some terrible pictures. I increased my camera collection from two to like seven now (I just found one hiding in my desk that was in storage).

All in all it was a good year and a good 365 project. I definitely learned a lot and I think I’m a better picture taker thanks to it. Maybe I’ll do it again some day. Some day far from now.