Andy Griffith has a new movie!

Andy Griffith's new movie opened in
his North Carolina hometown.
The Mount Airy News reported that "Play the Game" was shown
Sunday to a packed house at the Downtown Cinema in Mount Airy.
The film stars Griffith as a widowed grandfather living in a
retirement home. He tries to learn how to be a ladies' man from
his grandson.
The independent film also stars Paul Campbell, Marla
Sokoloff, Liz Sheridan and Doris Roberts. It was written,
directed and produced by Marc Fienberg, who was inspired by his
grandfather's experience re-entering the dating world.
Among those who attended the showing Sunday was Betty Lynn,
who played Thelma Lou on "The Andy Griffith Show."
"Play the Game" opens nationally Friday.

A Golf Poem

In My Hand I Hold A Ball,
White And Dimpled, Rather Small.
Oh, How Bland It Does Appear,
This Harmless Looking Little Sphere.

By Its Size I Could Not Guess,
The Awesome Strength It Does Possess.
But Since I Fell Beneath Its Spell,
I've Wandered Through The Fires Of Hell.

My Life Has Not Been Quite The Same,
Since I Chose To Play This Stupid Game.
It Rules My Mind For Hours On End,
A Fortune It Has Made Me Spend.

It Has Made Me Yell, Curse And Cry,
I Hate Myself And Want To Die.
It Promises A Thing Called Par,
If I Can Hit It Straight And Far.

To Master Such A Tiny Ball,
Should Not Be Very Hard At All.
But My Desires The Ball Refuses,
And Does Exactly As It Chooses.

It Hooks And Slices, Dribbles And Dies,
And Even Disappears Before My Eyes.
Often It Will Have A Whim,
To Hit A Tree Or ! Take A Swim.

With Miles Of Grass On Which To Land,
It Finds A Tiny Patch Of Sand.
Then Has Me Offering Up My Soul,
If Only It Would Find The Hole.

It's Made Me Whimper Like A Pup,
And Swear That I Will Give It Up.
And Take To Drink To Ease My Sorrow,
But The Ball Knows ... I'll Be Back Tomorrow.

After years of research, the best fried pork chop recipe!

Fried pork chops are a southern favorite, whether you call it soul food
or country cooking! This recipe gives you crunch but tender chops.
Make sure you follow the directions and don't stack up the cooked
chops...they'll steam and lose their crunch.

Ingredients:
1/2 Cup all purpose flour
1/4 Cup Corn Starch
1/2 Teaspoon Garlic Salt
4 seven ounce Center Cut pork loin rib chops (each about 3/4 inch thick)
2 Eggs beaten
Vegetable Oil
Preheat a heavy pan to medium, but DO NOT add oil.
Mix flour, cornstarch, and garlic salt in a medium bowl. Sprinkle
pork chops with salt and pepper.
Dredge pork chops in egg, then dip both sides in the flour mixture.
Place the chops on a pan and IN THE REFRIGERATOR for at
least ten minutes.
Now, add the cold oil to the hot pan, and then immediately place
chops in the oil, and fry for about five minutes per side or until
golden brown.

a funny clean joke!

Three friends from the local congregation were asked, 'When you're in your casket, and friends and congregation members are mourning over you, what would you like them to say?'

Artie said: ' I would like them to say I was a wonderful husband, a fine spiritual leader, and a great family man.'


Eugene commented: 'I would like them to say I was a wonderful teacher and servant of God who made a huge difference in people's lives..'


John said: 'I'd like them to say, 'Look, he's moving!'
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Smothered Pork Chops Stroganoff

Smothered pork chops stroganoff

4 boneless pork chops
dijon mustard
Salt
Pepper
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 small container sour cream
onion
4 strips bacon
worcestershire sauce


Choose a sliced pork chop that is an even thickness throughout. Chops

that are an even thickness will cook evenly with less drying.

1. Fry the bacon and remove, set aside. Crumble into small pieces.

Slice and cook the onions in the grease until translucent, remove and

put with the bacon.


2. salt and pepper the chops, then place them in bacon fat and
brown both sides on high heat, about 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove

and set aside. Turn heat to low.

3. Drain all but a tablespoon of any remaining grease. Scrape the
bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen up the fond.

4. add the cream of mushroom soup and about a half a can of water.
Mix well, add the sour cream and worcestershire sauce and 1 tablespoon dijon

mustard, and mix well, allow to come to a simmer. Return the chops

bacon and onions to the pan and simmer till tender, perhaps 45 minutes.

By starting the chop at a high heat to brown quickly, then finish at

lower heat on the stove in the gravy. This produces a more tender and

juicy chop.

Serve over rice or pasta, or with bread to sop up the sauce!

Sauce can be used for traditional stroganoff and more!

A really bad week

last Sunday I took a neighbor to buy some shrimp. Apparently some
juice spilled out into my truck. The next day when the heat index
was about 100, I opened my door and almost passed out. Then on Thursday
a water pipe burst in my condo. 3000 bucks of damage, although the
actual figure has to be less than a 1000.

Anyway, our cute little intern from Coastal Carolina University had
the flu last week, and then got stung by a jellyfish over the weekend.

But the winner was Bob who works with me.


Last Sunday he wanted to make waffles for his kids, and decided to clean
the coffee pot. He opened the cabinet beneath his kitchen sink and found
a writhing, pulsating mound of maggots, worms and flies.

His garbage disposal had been dumping food under the sink. I would have just walked out and moved, but he cleaned it up.

Then Wed., he decided to fix a slow leak in a bathtub. Except he forgot to
turn the water off first....sooo, when he removed whatever plumbing thingy,
water started shooting all over his bathroom. He ran outside to a shed in his back yard to turn off the water, and when he went in, he felt something fall on his head. He turned the water off and turned around. What had hit him in the head? A nest of Palmetto bugs (South Carolina cockroaches that fly). They were crawling all over him, in his shirt and stuff and he was
barefooted too. I would have loved to have seen that dance.

Anyway, he gets the prize, so if you see Bob, buy him a doughnut or something.

ok the video below does not show the right side of the screen

but you can see the full screen here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuCbN0tL7xc

What's amazing about this video is what happens on the
right side of the screen, so try the link to Youtube!

One Amazing Video....this officer has been living right!

I really liked this salute to our Heroes

Cook Made Easy With Jim Thursday, August 6

We will have Charlotte Observer Food Editor Kathleen Purvis on the

air to talk about tomato sandwiches and the huge controversy that

resulted from one of her columns! Gonna be fun, at 9:30 AM!