My Photo In an Article!

French Fries
Originally uploaded by Jamie Howell

I was contacted through Flickr for permission to use one of my photos in an article. I was so excited. The message I received didn't say what photo but did mention it was something about junk food which I really didn't pay attention to. I'm thinking it must be the pictures of the castles I've seen or the pretty grounds at Punta Cana or something neat like that.

I follow the link... it's a picture of the Freedom Fries I took in France. The photo I took right before Grandma's wallet was lost/stolen and our Paris trip went to hell.

The article is "French obesity report calls for junk food tax." It looks like the entire site allows anyone to just post anything to it so it's not as neat as I originally thought but, eh. It's kind of cool to see my photo right there.

More Pictures from Dominican Republic

Statue across from the Cathedral
Originally uploaded by cats_babyblues58

My mom has finished posting all her photos from Punta Cana to her flickr. You should go check them out! They went on an excursion to Santo Domingo while there and there's some really neat pictures of Columbus stuff that they saw.

Most interesting is they said Columbus never posed for a portrait so all pictures and statues of him is an artist's rendering and not actually what he looked like. I'm guessing he must of been an ugly fellow.

My pictures can be found by following this link to my flickr account.

Doodle Dog Bakery

We went to lunch with my parents and on the way home passed a little doggie store so we decided to stop in. It was the Doodle Dog Bakery in Flushing. They had toys and clothes and fancy dog treats. We got a little pizzas, BBQ squirrels, and little chocolate chip cookies to spoil our pups.

Wrought Iron Grill

We were going to go to see our friends in Detroit tonight but Dodge isn't feeling very well. Because I had no plans for dinner tonight, we decided to go try the Wrought Iron Grill. It's a new restaurant in town that has only been open for about a month and a half.

We really liked the atmosphere of the place immediately upon entering. When we sat Dodge commented, "I like this place" before even ordering any food.

We got the Mediterranean Platter for an appetizer. I love hummus and had to order it when seeing it on the list. The tabouli was ok although I had never had it before. The spicy feta dip though was fantastic and was my favorite on the plate. I also ordered a Dead Guy Ale to drink. It was pretty good but the bottle made it worth ordering.

For dinner we both ordered specials. The waitress told us each month one third of their menu will change to be more seasonal as well as having daily specials. I had a fettuccine with prosciutto and peas. It was absolutely delicious. Dodge ordered the prime rib and it was hugemongous and also very very good.

The place was a little more pricey compared to other restaurants in Owosso but it was also more upscale than most other places in Owosso. Was a great place for a date night and we will be back.

Monkey!

Monkey!
Originally uploaded by Jamie Howell

Here's the picture of me with a monkey. He was soft and so very tiny. There was also a picture taken with him on my shoulder and I honestly barely felt when he leaped off my shoulder he's so light.

They had other animals to get your picture taken with like parrots and snakes and such but I really only wanted me and the monkey. So much so that I ran out of the pool and straight at them when they announced pictures with a monkey. It explains why I look like I have no hair. It's all wet and slicked back from swimming.

Mom said she heard of the monkey biting someone and the handler's only reply was "Monkey no like you". Monkey was real good with me, though. Very trained. He sat on my hands waited for the flash of the camera and jumped back to the handler who put me it on my shoulder. Waited again for a flash and jumped back to the handler. Maybe I can trade on of the wieners in for a pet monkey...