Monday was fun.

Denise and I slept in till late, and then we went to the base to visit the museums and take pictures. Her dad was in the British Army, and she's been around tanks and bases all her life, so she digs this stuff almost as much as I do. I'll post all the pictures I took to the FlickR site. Go down to the right and click on it to see them. Here are a few of the cooler ones.

This is a Cobra from the 4th ID museum.

This is a "Duster", also from the 4th ID Museum.

Here's an old battlefield nuke, called a "Honest John". This one and the rest were taken at the 1st Cavalry Div. Museum.

An M-60A5 prototype, with cool reactive armor.

A T-72, captured in the first Gulf War. There are a lot more of these over at the FlickR site. Check them out.



Later, Denise whipped up an amazing dinner at my place. Beef strips and mushrooms in a wonderful cream sauce, over noodles. She had peas on the side, and I had corn-on-the-cob, slathered in butter and salt and pepper. To die for.

Here's how my share looked. I was full as a tick by the time I cleaned these plates. She's a wonderful cook.

It was a excellent and filling meal. I had three of these beers along with my food, and she had a glass of red wine. We were surprised to find this beer in the local HEB. It's her brothers favorite, and she told me that it was very stout stuff. Hell, I downed three of the things in rapid succession and it didn't even give me a buzz. I tell ya, these Brits love to say that European beers are so much stronger than ours, but I haven't felt it yet. Maybe it'll sneak up on me some day.

She worked her ass off in my kitchen, but she got paid back later, I promise. Have a great week. Cheers.