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Big Dawgs Naples

Naples Florida is a beautiful city on the Gulf Coast; it is almost perfect. One of the things that round out the lifestyle here in Naples is the plethora of eating establishments. The depth and breadth of cookeries, cuisines, and cafes are astounding, rivaling much larger cities throughout the world.

Trulucks is a fabulous fine dining establishment, catering to discriminating tastes with few rivals. You’ll be hard pressed to find better Cuban fare north of 217 miles south of Fernandez the Bull. If it’s Pizza (and other Italian delicacies) you are hankering for, look no further than Cosmos Italian Cafe & Pizzeria.

So let’s talk hot dogs.

There’s nothing quite like an authentic Chicago-style hot dog. You may think a trip to Chicago is in order to get one of the most perfectly crafted hot dogs ever invented. But no, Right here in Naples we have Big Dawg Naples, the go-to place for a scrumptious lunch Monday through Saturday 11 AM to 4 PM. Owned and operated by Bryan Ullom. Bryan has been serving hot dogs to Neopolitan’s on the corner of Airport-Pulling Rd., and Estey Ave. for the last three years. Mr. Ullom always greets you with a joyful smile and be sure to watch as he masterfully and happily crafts each dawg ordered.

I’m leaving now to get a hotdog for lunch.

Oh, and as for Naples being ‘almost perfect’, the only thing we need down here to bring it to perfection? White Castle.

 

Songwriter Showcase

Girl With Guitar
By Gary Krainak

Standing as still as a statue
In front of the microphone
You swear that she’s staring right at you
And singing to you all alone
Just like that old Mona Lisa
Her smile does some secret conceal
But she isn’t in no museum
That Girl With Guitar is for real

Strumming that six string that lays crossed her breast
The Girl With Guitar swings the fringe on her vest
Tugging your heartstrings with every bar
No picture so pretty as a Girl With Guitar

A beauty no artist could render
As she steps into the spotlight
And cranks up the amp on her Fender
And plays it with all of her might
Strumming so free and so gaily
While wearing that big cowboy hat
No banjo or ukulele
Could ever look so cool as that

Some men have themselves believing
That she can be had for a price
Oh what a web they are weaving
Inside of their fool’s paradise
They try to buy her affection
But none have succeeded so far
To add to their private collection
That beautiful Girl With Guitar

©2017 Gary Krainak

Quote of the Week

“People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along? Can we get along? Can we stop making it, making it horrible for the older people and the kids? … It’s just not right. It’s not right. It’s not, it’s not going to change anything. We’ll, we’ll get our justice … Please, we can get along here. We all can get along. I mean, we’re all stuck here for a while. Let’s try to work it out. Let’s try to beat it. Let’s try to beat it. Let’s try to work it out.”

– Rodney Glen King III (1965-2012)

A Brief History of the Pencil

As told by a Pencil Aficionando – 99U

Caroline Weaver, the owner of CW Pencil Enterprise, a specialty pencil shop in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, has managed to make the dream of obsessives come true: What if this thing I love, this strange small thing, could be my job? For Caroline Weaver, the humble pencil has provided not only a business—celebrating its two-year anniversary this March—but a book as well, a history of the pencil entitled The Pencil Perfect.

Source: A Brief History of the Pencil, as told by a Pencil Aficionando – 99U

Quote of the Week

“Rose-colored glasses are never made in bifocals because nobody wants to read the small print in dreams.”

– Ann Landers