Attached are some pictures of a little ritual I like to do on December 6th in honor of the servicemen lost on December 7th. I am originally from Hawaii (now living in the Gay loving pot head state of Washington) and get choked up every time I go to the Arizona memorial no matter how many times I have been there. Its a hard thing to stomach. Much like visiting ground zero. So on to the thing..........
First you need three things Macadamia nuts, Sake, eggnog (pic 1). I start by eating a Mac Nut for Hawaii (pic 2). Then I pour a shot of Sake into a mug which I microwave (both to represent the Japanese and to represent the heat they just brought on themselves) (pic 3) Then I grab chopsticks (this pair was gifted to me by an American of mixed Japanese/Caucasian descent)( pic 4) to stir the eggnog (no symbolism) with the Sake. Then I drink it as an intoxicating and warm reminder of our triumph over one of the greatest adversaries we ever faced (pic 6). It reminds me of victory because I named it a Nogg-A-Sake. If you make it with two shots I call it a Hiroshima. Been thinking it may need to be a drop shot drink...
Keep up the great work Big Ern.
Nathan
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