Old ham

ham
Originally uploaded by nd_wedding

Mrs. Alphageek and I decided to take some time off. While doing so we decided to stop by and see the Worlds Oldest
Edible Ham. The ham is located at the Isle of Wight Museum in Smithfield, VA. I was going to inquire about buying the ham to prepare a bourbon glaze for it and enjoy the ham with my friends while on vacation.

I was not able to purchase the ham. It turns out that the museum the ham was in suffered a flood and the valuable ham has been moved to another location at the Mariner's Museum. I think that is just a cover story and the ham was really moved there for safe keeping. 100 year old ham and some bourbon glaze? What could be better!

The picture you see here is of a ham at least 10 years old down the street at the Smithfield Ham Shoppe. The person working there was generous and let me take this fine picture that you are now looking at.

Stay tuned as we next show a spot with giant heads that you won't want to miss.

Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey
Originally uploaded by nd_wedding

It seemed like it was time to post something new, so I dug around and found this fine picture. This is a real wild turkey that I took while Mrs. Alphageek and I were at the zoo. The zoo just lets these walk around. He makes quite a fine picture.

He seemed a little surprised when I tried to pick him up and drink him. The zoo folks were a little surprised too. That was when they informed me that it might be time to go home.

Yesterday, a coworker brought in some wild turkey. Imagine my surprise when my coworker informed me that you eat wild turkey, not drink it. It was still pretty good. It tasted like.... turkey.

Embedding Maps and other site items

View Larger MapOk, you can do some cool stuff. I am going to embed a map. I picked this map because this is where Wild Turkey is made. You should go there. Use the map I have added to help you find the place.

I thought it would be cool to make sure I can add some embedded links to my site. The map is just one example. You should be able to click the rest of the images and links and see where they take you. In most cases, you should see my companion photography site that I have set up on flickr. Please leave comments here on the website because using email will just fill in my inbox. You can then see the answer the next time you check up on my website.