We went to a restaurant for a Christmas buffet on Christmas Day, and right after that I wanted the Arby's shake but didn't have room in my stomach for it. I'm glad on Monday I was able to drink that shake and hope I do again.

Monday should be a holiday

On Monday, which was yesterday, I went to Arby's for a shake I wanted on Christmas Day, but I had no room in my stomach for it. I also wanted Lactaid Eggnog, like I saw at the grocery store one time, and a famous brand fruitcake which I don't think I've seen around this year. I wasn't able to find the fruitcake but did have the shake and eggnog... and liked both very much.

 The day before Thanksgiving, Scott couldn't wait.

                                        

Remembering the Days Before Thanksgiving... After Christmas

I went to the Nampa, Idaho Jack in the Box I go to regularly, in November, before Thanksgiving. I went to the drive-thru there. I ordered that strawberry shake (pictured).

I went to buy some groceries but couldn't find the kind of pie I wanted for a good price, so I didn't buy one. I made a pre-Thanksgiving meal of cooked cranberries, yams, and squash the day before Thanksgiving.

Because some people like to see the straw

Strawberry Shake and the straw that goes up to my mouth.

Merry Christmas!!

Iced Coffee '11-12 Winter Winner is Burger King

Cold Months

December 2011, January 2012, February 2012

Burger King was the best against McDonald's when I had iced coffee at those local fast-food restaurants in December of 2011.

Fast Food Yummy on Friday, December 23, 2011:

Friday night Iced Coffee winner: Burger King gets
a win over McDonald's on Fri. Dec. 23

Taco Bell "Mexican Pizza", one of my meals today

Before I went to Taco Bell, I wasn't feeling well because my stomach was bothering me, but I started feeling better after eating this food.

As I already pointed out

I also had Iced Coffee from Burger King not much later.

That's it in the picture.

I bought a nice shirt and was happy

Then this idea for a picture came to me.

Iced Coffee from that McDonald's was one of my last of November. I also had Iced Coffee from Burger King not much later. 

Love and Care

In the spirit of LOVE and the holidays, I just wanted to say I like everybody and everyone. We can't all win all the time in competition and sometimes we get too caught up in that and other things that don't matter that much compared to people, who matter much more than what we want and compete to get for ourselves. Try to tell someone something that will make them feel good or do something to show kindness because that really can help someone.

I was struggling and sad recently so it makes me realize other people probably are struggling or sad and I hope you feel better and I care about you.

My Holiday Comparison because of Love and to Continue Forever

Hello Kitty balloon in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2014, as seen on TV.

Below is a photo of Dolly in the snow from years ago.  This year we had to ask ourselves who is Hello Kitty? And then who was and is Dolly, continuing forever in my mind and heart. Which one is more like a human girl? Both are very cute!! Some of my friends know about Dolly, or Dollie.

This is my opinion for humor and my Love will Continue Forever

It's a good reason why I didn't put a period after Forever

Better than a giant Thanksgiving Day Parade Balloon

Second way of seeing the shake

Today I went back to Burger King for a Shake

     I'm sorry I can't give you a taste. But I did go there 

  today to take this picture to show you. So I'm a nice guy!

                         Burger King OREO SHAKE

                    One of my favorite shakes of 2014

I love to see these doughnuts... very relaxing

beautiful and delicious

I have Feelings when I see Them but miss the KLC

Krispy Kreme Key Lime Cheesecake and Key Lime Cake Doughnuts This was in 2013.

                       Doughnuts, you look good in that color!

Egg Nog Shake is THERE

I like it when the holiday shakes come back to the fast food restaurants. The last time I was over at McDonald's, I saw that they have the Egg Nog Shake there.  I decided to go into McDonald's this time. When I was sitting down, I could see that this shake is beautiful with kind of like thin layers of white and golden/light yellow color. That made me feel happy. This was a very thick shake. I like that it takes effort to drink it with a straw. I like this flavor and it's a great shake. 

For Dollie: We did this because we miss you

Piglet, look at this... it's one of our favorites. You love this ... it's Supreme Croissant from Jack in the Box. 

Mom said you can see us, so I hope you also see the Jack in the Box where I went many times to get this for us.

I hope this can be seen from heaven.

I will put more pictures on here from various times. As the star of this blog, Dolly "piglet" was funny because she loved food so much, and I miss her. 

Dollie was a cute and beautiful dog. But the Dolly who joined me for a snack in the late hours, one side or the other of midnight, was really a lover of food and same as me, part piggy. These are photos of her relaxing on the grass a couple of years ago.

Oh! There wasn't any food in this photo. Amazing!

Looking back at 2012 from tonight

This is brand new -- picture on Friday, October 17, 2014 -- and shows that I get stuff done fast, sometimes.

I was driving on this road a couple of minutes before the picture was taken and I was listening to "Take Care" by Drake, featuring Rihanna, playing on the radio. It had been quite a while since I heard this song when I was driving around in the dark. It's a great song. Drake is added to the Best Pop Singer of 2012 List and the number 1 Best Pop Singer will be decided from that list which can be seen on The Overcast Inside, my music reviews and lists blog. 

Dollie

I Love You, Dollie !!!
I Miss You, Dollie....                    

Dolly

I Love You, Dolly !!!
I Miss You, Dolly....

Shake and then fireworks

    NEW    SALTED CARAMEL 

             Real Ice Cream Shake

I didn't have high expectations for the evening. In fact, I didn't have a specific plan after going to the grocery store -- where I didn't buy anything because someone walking around in the store appeared to be sick and trying really hard to give it to the other customers. I was very disappointed. (And believe it or not, it was one of those grocery stores where people shop for organic and other healthy foods.) With my mind pointing in the direction of returning for sleep, I started driving and also wanting to get a shake.

I am glad there's a Jack in the Box restaurant before I make a turn, and this shake really was worth going to the drive-thru, then turning around and going back and thinking about going in a store. I was about ready to get out of the car, when someone pointed up in the sky and I thought they were pointing over my car. Were spaced-out aliens from a spaced-out place up above me somewhere going to take me to a nicer place? No. 

But Yes, I really liked this shake. 

Note: McDonald's Action refers to the most recent photo below. 

McDonald's Action

As I think back about some of the McDonald's I've been to, that place and time was one of the best.

McDonald's Iced Coffee was great back at that time. There wasn't much competition, if there was any at all. 

Big Year for Hits

It's Hip-Hop 'n' Roll slightly over the Cool R&B? Not official genres, just what I'm thinking.

Then it's a hard-rock song, but my list gets right back to confusing some people. I'm not too confused though, because some Soul, R&B, and Disco songs of the past belong in rock lists.  And of course this is my opinion, so then this 10 Best Rock Songs of the first half of 2014 makes sense to me.

I posted the list on The Overcast Inside. 

Rock gets rolled by the best radio hit this year

It was Tinashe vs. Katy Perry.

"2 On" YouTube Audio vs. "Dark Horse" radio single.

Tinashe was very close to #1 with the song "2 On" featuring Schoolboy Q.  The best sounding "2 On" was listened to on YouTube: Tinashe - 2 On (Audio) ft. SchoolBoy Q
TinasheOfficialVEVO

I just thought the radio single "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry and featuring Juicy J , was a little better.

"Temptation" by Sebastian Bach is also very close to the top of the Rock list and is at #3. He is a great singer but so are Tinashe and Katy Perry.  I didn't hear his song on the radio but I did hear the other two songs on the radio many times, and while "Dark Horse" radio single of Katy Perry is #1, the song "Temptation" from the official video on YouTube is my choice for #3, and YouTube Audio version of "2 On" by Tinashe (described above) at #2 on the list.

Top of Rock: Cool R&B vs. Hip-Hop 'n' Roll?

At first, this list of songs almost has a feel to it like the '80s -- though many of the names have changed -- as the song at #2 on my list is R&B (type of) song but with lots of cool sounds. The song at #3 is by a hard rock/heavy metal singer who gained fame starting in the late '80s as singer of a that-era-style hard-rock & metal band.

But now I'm going to stop thinking about the past and just write about this year. It's 2014.

I will take a break now.

Versus a hit song better on YouTube

"Hits" and "party" radio (stations) were playing "Dark Horse" and "Fancy", two very popular hit singles of 2014. It didn't matter to me that I didn't hear those songs on rock radio, since I clearly didn't expect it. Besides, I also listen to songs on YouTube. One song I've heard on the radio sounded better there. 

Katy Perry vs. Iggy Azalea?

I want to do some of this right here. It's almost like LIVE except of course you will read it later.

This began as a comparison between "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry (ft. Juicy J) and "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea (ft. Charli XCX). That's one reason why "Dark Horse" released last year, could be #1 on my Rock Songs list for the first half of this year. Also, it was played a lot on the radio when I was driving around. And the official music video for "Dark Horse" was put on YouTube this year. 

I thought it was going to be "Dark Horse" vs. "Fancy" but then that changed...

Number 1: Katy Perry "Dark Horse" ft. Juicy J

Katy Perry has the No. 1 song on my list of 10 Best Rock Songs of the first half of 2014.

To many this will be thought of as a song from another genre, and that's true in a sense, I also feel it's a hip-hop pop rock song. "Dark Horse" was released in 2013 but I feel it sort of built momentum and popularity as it was played more and more often by FM radio stations in the first half of 2014. 

A key point here is that the radio made a big difference this time. Hearing songs while driving around, waiting to get into a fast food drive-thru or while eating the fast food, is something I enjoy. I heard the song "Dark Horse" frequently and just about everywhere I went this year. Note: "Dark Horse" was already on my lists 25 Best Pop Songs of 2013 and 25 Best Rock Songs of 2013.

I hope to post more on the first-half of 2014 Number 1 rock song (please refer to the post above).

I have decided to announce something important about the rock list for the first half of 2014 -- right here. The list, however, will be published on The Overcast Inside.  Getting information about song titles -- especially whether words are capitalized or not -- has been very difficult and it's wasted a lot of my time. This is also a problem about some band names. The music industry needs to make this easier for writers/reviewers and fans. Do you think we're mind readers?

Pop 10

Top 10 Pop Songs list for the first half of 2014

1. Shakira, Empire

2. Ariana Grande, Problem ft. Iggy Azalea

3. Shakira, Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna

4. Flower,  熱帯魚の涙
"Nettaigyo No Namida (tears of a tropical fish)"

5. Iggy Azalea, Fancy ft. Charli XCX

6. Usher, Good Kisser

7. Morning Musume, Beyond the time and space

8. Chris Brown, Loyal (Explicit), ft. Lil Wayne, Tyga

9. Trey Songz, Na Na

10. Kiesza, Hideaway

*Note: This is my list (and my opinion) based on listening to many songs, comparing songs, reading, and research.  There were several other songs that were great, too. 

Extra Note: This part about the song by Flower was added later, from information provided on Flower Official YouTube Channel:  "Nettaigyo No Namida (tears of a tropical fish)"

Sorry, I didn't see that earlier because it was small in the description. I have added that up above in the list.

Pop 10

Top 10 Pop Songs list for the first half of 2014

1. Shakira, Empire

2. Ariana Grande, Problem ft. Iggy Azalea

3. Shakira, Can't Remember to Forget You ft. Rihanna

4. Flower, Tears of Tropical Fish  

   熱帯魚の涙

5. Iggy Azalea, Fancy ft. Charli XCX

6. Usher, Good Kisser

7. Morning Musume, Beyond the time and space

8. Chris Brown, Loyal (Explicit), ft. Lil Wayne, Tyga

9. Trey Songz, Na Na

10. Kiesza, Hideaway

*Note: This is my list (and my opinion) based on listening to many songs, comparing songs, reading, and research.  There were several other songs that were great, too. 

Extra note: I have also seen a translation of the Flower song title as: Tears of a tropical fish

Shake Overflowing

Arby's ORANGE CREAM Shake has great flavor and it's yummy!

This was quite a surprise! I think most of us want more for our money. Okay, maybe this was a bit extreme but I was a happy guy, smiling and laughing once I got back to my table. (sorry, no suspense)

When the Arby's worker had the shake ready and waiting on the counter, it was obvious the cup was too full and almost ready to overflow.

Maybe more later.

one of my favorite photos

May, June, whatever...

May was a good month, but not much was going on. I sure hope June will be better and more fun. Trying not to sound exactly like everyone else, I won't speak of the season (it will be), or mention it by name, just put what I want to do and that is be alone. I don't like the hot sun in the afternoon, so I'll drink shake, iced tea, or iced coffee, or other fast-food restaurant drink at night time or evening. I didn't like the iced coffee at fast food restaurants as much lately because they were too weak and not enough coffee. Maybe shakes are what I want now.