Friday Smiles 67: Foodie

I'm joining Annie at A Stitch in Time for our weekly smile to end the work week and begin the weekend.

This week it's about being a foodie.  What is a foodie, you ask?  According to Wikipedia, a foodie is a person who "seeks new food experiences as a hobby rather than simply eating out of convenience or hunger."  Well, I'm not sure I'm a foodie, but I've been out and about with various friends lately, celebrating my bEARTHday.  So, that may qualify me as a foodie, at least for a week or so.

My friend Shelby (who doesn't have a blog) took me to Hometown Buffet.  She asked that her photo not be on the internet, so, of course I obliged.

I had to crop this photo because she was in it.

I'm used to taking photos of my friends, not inanimate objects, or

drinks.

But I would NEVER disrespect someone's wishes, so here is our lunch.  Yep, I'm not much of a foodie, am I!  The best part of this meal was the jalapeno corn muffin.

Later in the week, I got a nice surprise, in that my friend R visited from out of town.  She asks that I don't even put her first name on my blog, let alone her photo (although I accidentally caught her backside on camera when she was talking to Bleubeard during another recent visit).

So I content myself with photos

of the menu,

or our food.  This cheesy goodness made me feel all warm inside, and filled my tummy, too. 


For my last day out, a couple of my grad school friends were in town, and thought it would be a HOOT (pun intended) to take me to Hooters.  I'm fairly certain most of my friends and followers who live in the States know that Hooters is more famous for their buxom beauty servers than their food.  But this one really made me smile.

Smile that is, until the talk got serious about internet photos.  Now both these gals are in their late 30s, went through grad school with me, and are both now married with small children.   Photos taken in the restaurant show some of the memorabilia Hooters sells specifically for my city.

Both of my friends told me how they monitor internet activity in their home, and how they don't allow their children to be on Facebook.  They are also not allowed to tweet, because all this information can be traced through IP addresses and "smart" phones.  They don't allow their children's photos on the internet, and don't want theirs on there, either.  These two smart gals, both with Ph.D.'s similar to mine, feel, with young children, they are vulnerable and could put them in danger of predators and kidnappers.  I explained that in some ways I agreed, and that's why Bleubeard is the face of my blog, not me!

Back to the food, I took a photo of the menu item we all decided to get: the smothered chicken.  Although I'm normally a vegetarian, the gals talked me into this meal, especially since the only alternative was of the potato variety.  Be aware, if you're a vegetarian, Hooters is NOT the place you want to visit.

I had to agree that the food looked like the photo, but I took most of the chicken home for Bleubeard, who actually loves chicken.

I hope these days out and about and all this foodie (and internet) talk puts a smile on your face.  Please join Annie for more smiles and maybe even a few (non-foodie) laughs this Friday morning.  And please don't worry.  I promise no one is going to kidnap Bleubeard!!