First Bite: Ponko Chicken

Saturday night we ate at Ponko Chicken near downtown Alpharetta. VERY GOOD. Five delicious chicken tenders. The side salad was huge. Lots of fries. Other sides you can get include excellent green beans, white of brown rice, cole slaw, Japanese potato salad, or sweet potato fries. The chicken comes as boneless tenders or in tacos, sandwich, or salads, with three kids of sauces: ponko, spicy, or BBQ.

We went with three other couples, and sat in the back room at a large table. Ponko is located in The Maxwell, a new development on Highway 9 just south of Old Milton Parkway, next to Fairway Social, the place with all the golf simulators. Other Ponko locations include 4279 Roswell Road in Buckhead, downtown Decatur, the Marietta Square, 915 West Peachtree in Midtown, and Chamblee.

Saturday night I was the last one to finish my food, out of all eight people. By a longshot. I was the last one to get my food, though I was the second to order. I didn’t complain, because they were juggling eight orders at the same time.

One of the guys we ate with on Saturday night is a real foodie. Eats Thai and all kind of foods and loves the BBQ. Like me he doesn’t see the point of eating chicken wings. Too little meat for all the effort.

Friday afternoon I worked past 6 pm. Ceil made homemade pizza for me and M.

Saturday we cleaned out lots of stuff piled up in Anna’s bedroom. Loaded my car with stuff for Goodwill. Lots of trash. Was able to put some in the attic, and also pulled some winter clothes from the attic. Hope to get new floors in the upstairs.

Also got a haircut, gassed up C’s car, ran into Kroger, and made a pickup at Office Max. Missed all the Saturday football and basketball.

Sunday School and worship. Yesterday and for the next three weeks JFBC is rolling out their new five year plan, which includes a new mission statement: “We exist to help people find truth, belonging and purpose in Jesus. The plan includes (1) starting up two new church plants, both probably south of the East Cobb location closer to downtown Atlanta. Also (2) sending out 35 missionaries and (3) training one thousand discipleship leaders. Also a multimillion dollar renovation of the three story church atrium, Johnson Ferry's Main Street, connecting the gym/worship center to the education building.

C fixed me a quesadilla for lunch. Later I fixed a similar one for supper. C had a meeting at The Table for most of the afternoon.

I watched the movie Serious Moonlight, a 2009 thriller starring Timothy Hutton and Meg Ryan. Also the Rams/Bucs. Wild that all four NFL games this weekend were decided on the final play of the game. Hoping for a Rams/Bengals Super Bowl.

I saw that snap get past LA QB Stafford. That was the part of the game when everything was going Tampa’s way.

After the game Tom Brady rebuffed reporters’ repeated questions about his future. Sad that the reporters can be jerks, asking over and over again, but if a player were to smart off back to the reporters, that’s all that would make the news.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/reporters-asked-tom-brady-if-he-s-retiring-his-response-is-a-lesson-in-emotional-intelligence/ar-AAT5kEl?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531

I don’t care much for the NFL teams remaining either. Might watch a little next week if there’s nothing else on TV. C may go out of town. Might play golf later on in the day since it will be in the 20’s in the early AM. I would play with temps in the 20’s but the course doesn’t open until the temp warms up, opening at 10 am.

Did y’all hear that John Adair Sr has been in the hospital? Also Jere Goldsmith Sr.

LEE MAZZILLI  [SABR Bio] was manager of BAL in 2004 when AL MVP Miguel Tejada had 150 RBI, the single-season record for the Orioles. Mazzilli was invited to train with the U.S. Olympic speed skating team, having won eight national championships as a youngster. He declined the invitation to focus on baseball. He set a minor league (perhaps professional) record when he Had 7 SB for Class A Visalia on 08-Jun-1975, just two years after being drafted in the 1^st round by the Mets. On 26-May-1977, 18-year-old Rickey Henderson stole seven bases against the Fresno Giants, setting a California League record that still stands.