Annsan is now Toronto bound on a Greyhound bus. We had a nice dinner
at home after her arrival here in Michigan yesterday and sat up and
talked until we were nodding off. Since today was a school day for
Grace, everyone was up early, and Ann shot some nice pics of Grace in
the kitchen. Later, Ann and I went downtown for Coneys at the century-
old Lafayette Coney Island. This ancient and rather grungy hole in the
wall has been featured on food network, in the NY Times, and various
other places. Their stock in trade is a natural casing vienna hot dog,
smothered in a bean-free chili sauce made from beef hearts and a
variety of other animal parts and served in a steamed bun with onions
and mustard. Ali Alhami, their long-time cook, dishes from behind the
grill at a speed that defies description while maintaining a running
banter with customers and servers. Here's Ali after plating a few
Coneys.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11791055
Upon leaving, Annsan waved goodby and thanked Ali for watching out for
us. In the confusion of trying to figure out how the parking meters
on the street worked, I had locked the keys in the car with the
engine running. Engaged in a senior moment, I failed to even notice
that I was keyless and the engine was humming. But while we were
waiting for our food, a local homeless type stumbled through the door
and told Ali about the running Jeep, who soon figured out that the
vehicle must belong to the really old guy with the blank look on his
face. Fortunately, my Jeep is a Wrangler, so I had only to unzip the
window to get in. That ease of entry, in turn, caused Annsan some
worry since her luggage was in the car. But we survived the ordeal,
downed our dogs, and made it to the bus station with time to spare.
Here's Annsan waving to Ali. Those pics in the window are of governor
Granholm and Joe Biden. Numerous photos of celebrities biting Coneys
are on the walls inside.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=11791056&size=lg
Paul
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