We had a chili cookoff at the gas company yesterday. It was a fund raiser and a lot of fun. There were six different team and each team had from four to six crockpots of chili plus the fixin’s and some of them had extra stuff like tamales and such.
Heather made up a batch of one of her beef chili’s and I entered that. I thought hers was the best. I told a bunch of people there that they were in strong contention for the number two spot.
Here is what happens when you turn engineers loose on chili making. They may not have had the best chili but they had the best signage and were the only teams that had the correct personal protective gear.
I love the signs.
You know how you tell somebody is from New Mexico? If you say “green chili” and their heart rate doesn’t bump up then they are not from New Mexico. This chili was another contender for the number two spot.
I don’t really know who won but I had never eaten so much chili in my life. I love chili cookoffs.
After work I burned off some calories with a night run on Turkey Mountain with a group of people. I’m getting more used to running with a headlamp. You sure have to keep your head down and focus on where your feet are going. I only stumbled once but I didn’t fall. Sometimes stumbling is worse than falling.
We did four miles in the dark. It was a fast group but they would stop every now and then and let the slow guys and gals catch up. We did about four miles. I’m loving night running. I’m thinking about planting a night geocache on Turkey Mountain. More to come on that later?
So, what have you been up to lately?
The signs are GREAT, Yogi! If the chili was half as good then I’m sure it was absolutely delicious!
Oh, I do agree with EG!! Great signs, delicious chilli and what a fun day!! Love it! Thanks for sharing it all!!
I LOVE everything associated with the chili cook-off. I am sure that a few of those signs need to be heeded.
I have enough issues standing up on level ground in broad daylight. I’m afraid that I would need a much larger light to keep me from tripping and falling during a night run. I would look like a locomotive that had jumped the track and was running wild through the woods.
I like the concept of fueling up on lots of chili for your night run. You’re outdoors, and nobody is offended by the toxic gas!! (sorry, couldn’t resist).
You were undoubtedly jet-propelled running on Turkey Mountain!
Of course you have gas if you’re eating chilli.
Not going there, I think everything has been said that I could have said 🙂
Looks like you have a lot of fun at work. Who knew engineers could be so creative? I suggest you keep up with the group on your night runs–being in the woods by yourself at night would be a little creepy!