What did you have for dinner on this sunny September day? Do you have a favorite hot dog place?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (226212)
Walnut Creek, California
September 19, 2023 10:46pm CST
I was pooped when I left Guitar Center this evening and decided to pick up a hot dog at Casper's. It was delicious and did the job.
I got four shots this morning at the doctor's office (flu, shingles, tetanus, etc.) but feel OK so far. I was told I might feel tired or even chilled tomorrow. We shall see.
Guitar Center went well. Al of my students showed up, and each made some progress. I got a developmentally delayed (is "special needs" the proper term right now?) kid to sing traditional Mexican songs at the top of his lungs today. The enjoy in his eyes was enough reward for me.
Soon I will retire (for the day). Kitty is fed. And re-fed. I am caught up on emails. Will I peek at the book chapter I am writing? Will I pick up my guitar? Or will I just....zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz?
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
20 Sep 23
Casper's! They have good hot dogs. Sadly, the closest one to me is an hour or so away.
I do enjoy street dogs, those carts that show up outside events at night, but I also like Umai Hot Dogs locally. My favorite of theirs is the Honolulu Bang Bang, which is a Polish sausage topped with hoisin sauce, pineapple, diced red onion, and bacon bits, and is served on three Hawaiian sweet rolls. They also have a pretty good Chicago-style one with a 100% beef hot dog topped with mustard relish, diced onion, diced tomato, dill pickles, sport peppers, and celery salt.
Of course, nothing beats a Costco hot dog for the price, and the quality is pretty decent too.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Sep 23
@TheHorse It looks like it's a smallish chain, but they started out in San Jose. The closest one to you is probably the one in San Francisco. There's three in this area, so I didn't realize the chain was so small.
http://umaihotdogs.com/
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@BarBaraPrz (49558)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Sep 23
I went to Swiss Chalet for dinner last night (Tuesday). Who knows what I'll have for dinner tonight?
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@BarBaraPrz (49558)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Sep 23
@TheHorse Roasted chicken quarter (white), Caesar salad and a roll. Not even in a chalet but a regular, commercial building.
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@1creekgirl (43479)
• United States
25 Sep 23
That was such joy for that young singer! You really are good with kids.
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@1creekgirl (43479)
• United States
28 Sep 23
@TheHorse I think my daughter was a slight helicopter mom for a while, but not now.
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@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 Sep 23
@1creekgirl Glad she learned to "chill."
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@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
20 Sep 23
I'm glad you got a flu and shingles shot. Shingles suck. Yes, I believe special needs is the proper term now. Have a good day. P. S. I had yogurt for dinner.
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@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Sep 23
@LindaOHio I have since bought new ones. 
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@LindaOHio (187979)
• United States
20 Sep 23
@TheHorse lol No problem. You can't run out of eggs.
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@yanzalong (19038)
• Indonesia
20 Sep 23
My dinner has been the same as usual--rice and rice again with some spicy cooked vegetable. I had to make do with it so that I would still be able to make ends meet.
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@RasmaSandra (84651)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Sep 23
I hope you had some good dreams and were able to relax,
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@Marilynda1225 (84591)
• United States
20 Sep 23
Hope you aren't feeling any side effects from al those shots you got.
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@thislittlepennyearns (63992)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
20 Sep 23
There is a Hot dog stand/place here in town called "H&M" and they have been around for about a million years. IF you are ever this way, you should check thenm out.
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@thislittlepennyearns (63992)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Sep 23
@TheHorse Well I'm in Florida and some of the most beautiful horses are here.
AS well as some amazing natural springs and geysers.
So that seems like good enough reasons to come here.
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@TheHorse (226212)
• Walnut Creek, California
25 Sep 23
@thislittlepennyearns Beautiful horses? I'm there! I actually didn't know that there were geysers there.
@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
20 Sep 23
Hot Dogs never took off in the UK the way Burgers did. This makes me sad because I quite like a good hotdog. There used to be small hotdog stands around and about and you sometimes get them at events - fairs and sporting events - but there's no fast-food chain that specialises in them.
Funnily enough Ikea do a really good hotdog in their stores and although we rarely go to one, when we do I like a hotdog on the way out!
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