Have you seen Alice Chogas?

This was a private joke beween Girlie and her partner, Jo when we met them last weekend. It had been ages since Girlie and I last saw of each other. We had heard she lived in New Jersey and we tried hooking up but our schedules were often postponed by too many activities on either sides.

Last weekend, after Sunday service, Mike and I took the train to Dover, where Girlie would pick us up to bring to her house. We tried as much as possible to squeeze in 24 hours (w/ 8 hours of sleep) reminiscing about family, friends, careers, love lives, relationships, religion, cooking........you name it, we talked about it.

Laughter was prevalent in every conversation as Girlie pushed or pinched Jo by her side, chatting away with jokes and stories. Then Jo would often fall off after every push and with beaming eyes and smiling lips would say , “am I in your way?”

Then there was Mike with his philosophical stand on issues about religion, science and spirituality as Jo listened intently to every word Mike was saying. By his looks, he was either skeptical, in disbelief or was just not paying attention but was amazed by Mike's body movements and arm gymnasts as he explicitly tried to stress some points. At the end of it all, Jo finally concluded that Mike was a reincarnation of George Carlin.

Although I have heard of the guy from way back, I did not give much attention to him. I knew he was a comedian who was banned from shows because of his obscene words. For refresher, I tried to google him, and true enough, this was Mike as we saw that night....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8xPC4NEro

Hmmm....maybe its not too late for Mike to turn comedian. My craziness is probably rubbing in on him as well. We really had a great time. Girlie is such a great cook, and I learned a lot from her with all her cooking experiences from famous hotels to corporate accounts. And Jo is such a wonderful person to just hang around with. The “Kojac” without a lollipop.

Thanks guys! Looking forward to our next eats of roasted goat and paella.
Oh...and Alice Chogas....well apparently when Girlie gets upset she often says that phrase, “Ahhhh leh chugas!” (you know, the spanish word for lettuce) and Jo keeps wondering who in the world is Alice Chogas?



Mike and Girlie at the Grill cooking the steak











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