Rib Cook Off

We had a great time on Saturday evening. After several years worth of delays, Mike and I finally had our rib cook off! Mike and I are friends from the Navy Reserve, and we had several of our mutual friends over to my place as judges. Even my neighbors came by to try to decide the winner! I have to say, it was a tough choice.
And the trophy goes to..................

Anita, Alan's wife, for her Tres leche (three milk) cake....it was out of this world! As for the ribs, I guess we will have to have another cook off to try and decide....darn!

Till next time,
Zimm

Word Verification

I am getting spam comments on my blogs (%#&%$*@ spammers!) So I have added word verification to the comments. If you want to post a comment, just copy the word you see. If you want to buy Viagra, check someone else's blog.

Till next time!
Zimm

Our Guest Jerry

Lizzy's Kindergarten class has a "mascot" of sorts, he goes by the name Jerry. Jerry is a little (and very fat) giraffe. The students get to take him home for a week and then log what Jerry "did" while he was with them. Lizzy had Jerry at our house for the past 2 weeks. Today, Lizzy wanted Jerry to see the fire trucks, so I took everyone in to the station for a little tour. I really think Jerry enjoyed it.....

Jerry and Lizzy in the ladder truck

Lizzy, Jerry, Eryn, and Zachary inside the truck

An Evening of Fine Beer and Entertainment!

I had a LOOOOONG weekend, so I decided to chill out this evening with a nice cold micro brew. The Breckenridge Vanilla Porter is.....well.....as the bottle reads, quite "partakable".

For entertainment, we went old school! I grew up watching good ol' John Guage and Roy DeSoto, and it is just as entertaining as when I was a kid! Perhaps a little more corny....but entertaining none the less!

Talk to you all later!
Zimm

Christ Is Risen!

Happy Easter to all of you!!

Happy Vernal Equinox?

Greetings to you all on this lovely spring day!

It's been a while since I've had a chance to relax, so I thought a nice cold beer was in order, now that spring has "sprung"! Call me crazy (most of you do anyways) but I think mother nature forgot to flip her calender once again! Of course, March is the second snowiest month in God's country, and maybe that's why I love it here!

I have more beer in the snow bank, so feel free to stop by for a "cold beer" any time! Holly may even let us sit inside!

Smiles Everyone!
Zimm

A "COLD Beer"!

New Bike?

So, I've decided to start looking for my next bicycle (as if I could actually buy one right now!). I tossed around all of the latest frame materials; steel, aluminum, titanium, carbon fiber, or maybe bamboo! Yes, I said bamboo! Bamboo bikes feature amazing vibration damping (Even better than Carbon fiber), they weight about 4 pounds, have good stiffness, and are crash tolerant. In fact, bamboo is a lot of tougher than most people realize. If nothing else, it looks cool! I think it's work of art! I posted a picture, or you can come by the garage and see for your self.........in my dreams!

Update Time! (finally)

Sorry for how long it has been since my last update!

Life here in Zimm's world is just screaming past!! I started my 4th year of college. I'm taking 12 credits this semester, so I will be about 3/4 of the way done with my 2 year degree!

I've had the chance to do a little ice fishing. As of last week, the north end of Prior Lake had a good 24+ inches of solid clear ice........and no fish! Word on the streets is that decent size crappies are hitting minnows on Karls lake. If anybody want's to test the theory, I have a portable ice house!!! If nothing else, the "bottle bass" are always biting.

Well, nothing new at the fire department, work still blows, and I am never home (12 credits, remember!) so I am out of things to write about.

Till next time!
Zimm

What I'm Drinking

MMMMM.........Tasty!!

Let It Snow!!!!!!

I'm a self professed snow lover, and Saturday's weather was perfect! We were blessed with another 4" of new snow today!.............Kids, get your sleds!

Random Picture!

Prior Lake Ladder 1 Action Shot!

Happy Turkey Day!

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving...."grill-master" style!

Who Doesn't Love Chocolate?

Holly, the kids, and I recently made the trek to Brownsville, Wisconsin, for a wedding on her side of the family.

"Confections For Any Occasion" sign.

While there, we went to the town of Theresa to visit Confections For Any Occasion. This quaint little candy shop, cafe, and ice cream shop is run by Holly's cousin, Joel.

Confections for any occasion has a wide selection of Door County wines and micro-brew beers.

Joel carries just about anything you can think of, including fine Door County wines and micro-brew beers.

One of several cases stocked with hand made confections, guaranteed to satisfy any sweet tooth!

The best best part of the shop, however, are the cases full of hand made confections. Joel and his staff make a wide selection of mouth watering chocolates, candies, and truffles. Try the beer truffles, they are to die for!!

"The Zimm" and the one and only Joel!

If your in Eastern Wisconsin, stop on in and get some good food and chocolates, you may even get a chance to meet Joel himself! Too far to drive? No problem, Joel's sweet tooth favorites are available on-line at www.confectionsbyjoel.com 24 hours a day!

Now That's a Fire!!

The Prior Lake Fire Department recently had the opportunity to do a training burn on a house in Prior Lake. House burns such as this provide a training environment that is second to none. We start several small fires and extinguish them, giving us the chance to learn fire behavior and extinguishing techniques, prior to letting it burn to the ground. Oh yea, it's a heck of a lot of fun too!

Fully Involved!

Dale, "The Zimm", and Vic

The PLFD crew

What's Up?

Hey All!

Well, It's been a month or so since my last update! As most of you know I am back home now, and acclimating well to civilian life. Over the past three weeks I have been filling my days with "honey-do" projects, volunteering at the schools and church, and getting back into the swing of things at the fire department. It was great to have a chance to catch up with a lot of you, and if I haven't seen you yet, I look forward to doing so!

'Till next time!
Zimm