Meter Bratwurst Challenge!

For my birthday this year I thought German food was a good idea...

So we headed to North East Minneapolis and enjoy ourselves at Gasthof Zur Gemutlichkeit.

Brian and James ended trying out the meter bratwurst challenge. With no doubt in mind both of them finished and went on to sample the Bavarian platter Jeanne and I split.

At the beginning:

Within a few bites of the finish:

James tackling his bratwurst:

All finished:

Geek the Gecko

A lot and nothing at all has been going on the last few weeks.

To start, I'll mention Brian's new lizard, Geek the Gecko. For Brian's birthday this year we ended up getting him a gecko, so far so good with the little dude. He's already shed his skin a few times and has likely doubled in size. Here is one of the best pictures we've got of the Geek.