Seafood and Electronics

Red Lobster is something that everyone has heard of. And as such, it takes a lot of heat from gourmets (and mere wanabees that wish to sound cool). I like Red Lobster.....a lot

I had some kind of combo platter for about 25 bucks. I got a small lobster tail, some scallops, four shrimp, a snow crab cluster. It included some steamed broccoli and a two red potatoes.

Everything was cooked well. The potatoes, which were extraordinary, were perfectly soft after boiling and then rebaked and seasoned. Absolutely delicious and quite affordable.

I've had a GPS for a while now. I am going to take it out for a spin tomorrow along with some USGS maps. We'll see just how accurate it is in the mountains. I've always used (and will continue to use) a lensatic compass to calculate my position. But it doesn't work on moonless nights, bad weather with no visibility, in areas with magnetism, or when I have no maps and not the slightest damn clue where I am.......which is never. But hey, it COULD happen in theory.

GPS can calculate my position and plot a way back if I've kept it on.

GPS doesn't work when there is to view to the southern horizon, like in tight canyons or faces of peaks. Or if the batteries fail, or the machine is damaged....wet....etc.

I am very much old school, but I will need GPS I suspect with my new hobby, gold prospecting. I am not going to dredge up trout streams in an effort to find gold dust. Instead I am going to explore areas of the west deserts and work some areas of interest. This will doubtless be the subject of multiple future postings.

I got a new metal detector that does all sorts of cool stuff today to aid my prospecting. I'll probably search parks, beaches, etc. for some practice. I'll probably find a few bucks in change and some crappy jewelry. But practice is what I am needing.

My wife got a new video camera. This one doesn't have tape (digital or otherwise), or a DVD. It has a hard drive in the camera. It seemed like a good idea, so we got it.