Welcome back to mmm-yoso!!!, the blog about food. Cathy is still talking, ed is still in Yuma and Kirk (and His Missus) are still in Thailand.
So anyhow, I was eating somewhere and was talking with my friend about different restaurants and what to order where and someone asked me if I was a food blogger, mentioned the word "yoso" and walked away-it was kind of creepy, in a stalker-like way. In that particular restaurant, I saw three people taking photos of their food anyhow. I didn't even have my camera with me. I haven't posted on the place and might not. But, if you are some sort of stalker type, there are clues if you watch how I eat or order…
Say you are at Wendy's and see someone with a baked potato.
Seems OK, so far…but the potato is not cut open…the butter is on the outside.
Hm. So is the sour cream.
OK. Now the clue.
Never, ever, EVER would this be the part I would toss away from a baked potato-anywhere. Ever.
THIS is the part I don't bother with- the innards of a baked potato. Useless. I love potato skins. With butter. Real butter.
OK. Here's another clue.
Say it is before the sun rises.
You are in Santee.
You see Mary's donuts and few cars parked outside. One of them is most likely mine.
You see someone looking at all the hot fresh donuts, 
eventually settling on no more than four. One maybe has chocolate.
(Because The Mister will eventually wake up and somehow know I brought home donuts.) But one will *always* be a plain glazed French Cruller. That's mine.
A final tell about how I eat. Pretty much anywhere (this photo is from Longhorn), I will get a 1/3 to 1/2 lb, medium rare burger, no cheese…and if I can, put some mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, onions and pickles on it. But *never* cheese.
So, if you see someone eating and talking about food, it might be me and it might not. We are all just people. Blogging is a hobby for most of us…a kind of diversion. It does not define us. We are just happy to be sharing part of ourselves-kind of anonymously. Start a conversation about food and things that might be of interest to the other person. Don't worry if they blog or not.
Today is a busy day for me. Gotta run. I hope all of you are having a nice week so far.
Mary's Donuts SouthEast corner of Mission Gorge Road at the 125/52 exchange, Santee. Never closed.
Mary’s donuts looks great.
Aloha,
Keahi
sounds creepy, I am surprised that I rarely see people taking pics cuz there are so many bloggers here in SF! Maybe it’s the places I frequent… that potato with butter is calling my name.
My Mister always laughs at me when we’re dining out and I notice someone at another table taking pictures. I always lean over and whisper, “Wonder if that’s someone I follow.” hehe.
Mary’s is wonderful, Keahi. Always fresh and always good. It has been there forever. The original owner, Zona (it used to be called Zona’s Donuts) died last week.
Hi, FH- It was kind of odd and I was in a mood when I wrote this post. I am better now. I share baked potatoes with people at my table. But I so want to grab the plates of skins I see being taken away from other tables…
Hey Carol. I see them too-and I wonder-but I don’t talk to them. I try to be quick and not noticed when I take food photos. Hence, some of the not so good photos…
haha! that’s so funny. i feel the same way about taking pictures. i’ve been taking pictures with my cell phone instead of bringing a camera around, but a friend brought up a good point that i’ll never see those people who stare at me again, so i’m going to take some better pictures now
great post
Aarrrrgh! I was just in Santee, and didn’t know about Mary’s Donuts. Note to self: stop at Mary’s next week when you’re in Santee.
Hi Sawyer-It was more being tossed into a conversation about blogging versus food in general. The blog is just a different way of thinking and expressing myself. I go back and forth with good and bad photos, as you can tell…Overall, I eat daily though.
Ha. Sandy, I was just in your part of town (based on your comments of knowing the places I have blogged) this morning for some “training” and was going to stop for some lunch, but knew better about the parking situation at that time of day, because of you. You really can stop at Mary’s any time. The big donut on the roof of the building is more visible in the daytime. It is just west of the light at Fanita and is wonderful.
Mary’s has the best donuts in town, I go there all the time. They have the best apple fritters, but be warned, they are huge. I always get one fritter and a couple crullers.
Oh no Cathy! That’s unfortunate. I’m sorry. I know how much you all like to keep your identities, yours. I sorta write about places I’ve eaten on Yelp and I took my personal picture off and replaced it with a random avatar, for the sake of not wanting to get stoned for a bad review by any owner/employee recognizing me. lol
Those donuts look delish!!!
Wow, you really are from the neighborhood, Jimmy. I have had a bite or two of a fritter from Mary’s, but there is cinnamon in it, and I don’t crave cinnamon as much as I don’t crave chocolate…sad, but true 🙁
It was jsut kind of odd, Tina- I mean I could carry on a conversation with anyone about anything (I’ve been around you now), but the whole starting it out that way was kind of creepy. Absolutely never would I post a photo of myself anywhere, just in general. There really are stalkers out there. I try not to say bad things about places, unless something was horrid (See my “Eat at Joe’s-if you dare” post) 🙂
I try not to say anything bad either but you can ask Kirk about the email I sent him about “Hawaiian BBQ” here in Yuma. (And Yuma is a small town!) The pix speak for themselves! It was a sad sad time because it was a Loco Moco! 🙁
Cathy, you and I have something in common: I love crullers! My typical order is one plain and one chocolate.
I grew up and still live in Lakeside. There isn’t as many good places to eat here as there is in Santee.
It is sad, TinaMarie, to know you can’t get a decent loco moco…when you can get such wonderful other things like all the tacos ed has shown. I guess we just have to appreciate what we have when we have the chance.
Klug! I haven’t heard from you in forever! The French do donuts right…light and airy, yet with a little crunch. You’d like them from Mary’s.
True, Jimmy. I like the food at Cafe 67 and Ranch House, but otherwise, I can only recommend several taco shops in Lakeside (Albert’s comes to mind)…and, of course you have the closest Boll Weevil to my home. 🙂
The wife and I went to Boll Weevil’s the other night, we love that place. Those other places are also good. We also like the Lakeside Cafe, they are a lot better than Annie Oakley’s was.
Oh, Annie Oakleys was not at all good, Jimmy. Lakeside Cafe is good, especially with a coupon; I forgot about it. New mental note posted.