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SIMPLE VIRTUES WE ALL MUST BELIEVE, LIVE BY, AND ALWAYS UNDERSTAND

 

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WEN-ID, Member Of The Warrior’s Entrepreneurs Network

During my trip with the Wounded Warriors Project, we fished with members of the Coast Guard in their private boats. . Was fishing great in Kodiak? unbelievable! When these warriors were gone on assignment, they were totally open to identity theft. WEN-ID can protect them and also offers them business opportunites for them and their families!!

American Press Travel News-June 3rd,-Bob and Barb informed  by Dennis McAlister. He showed us this great program and we want everyone to know about it!

News Piece from web site of WEN-ID

WEN-ID is part of the Warrior’s Entrepreneurs Network (WEN) – a revolutionary business model and organization providing entrepreneurial veterans free assistance in starting and growing their own businesses.

Bet you didn’t know that 9-million people have their identity stolen and hacked each year! 179-million accounts are hacked each year.  Signing up with a veteran WEN-ID associate can literally be a life-saver!!

WEN-ID is a proud veteran-owned organization where employees are veterans or “plus ones” (immediate family members of a veteran). WEN-ID specializes in real solutions to identity theft utilizing cutting-edge detection, protection, and correction technology.
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WEN founder and proud veteran, Dave Lineberry, leverages his strong military history and over 25 years of entrepreneur experience to support the veteran community.
“Drawing upon our deep respect and appreciation for those who have sacrificed for our freedom, a portion of all WEN-ID proceeds is funneled to help veterans in need” said Lineberry.
Enroll now to protect yourself or your family from the threat of identity thieves and support a veteran, today.  In dedication to Carlton Parrish, a dear friend, soldier, and inventor.  

Contact information: 1735 Buford HWY. Suite 215-133  Cumming, GA 30041 Phone: I-770-668-4403— email: [email protected] 

Throw-back Monday– 1989-The Conch Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge

Twin Rock Lobster Tails broiled to perfection, some Saffron Rice, real butter from Wisconsin. What can be better?

American Press Travel News-March 25th–Bob and Barb “Remembering great places to dine and visit! Today, the Conch Restaurant is gone. Whoever bought it after Allen Stoki passed, changed names and then new owners changed names again!

When Barb and I were pleasantly researching our book in 1988: “The Best Restaurants in The Florida Keys”, of course, we visited the Conch Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge in Islamorada, owner operated by Allen Stocki. We’d been there before and on another date, I also joined Ted Williams there for dinner when I was creating the International Gamefish Release and Enhancement Foundation. I had hoped Ted would become a Board Member-he did!

OK! I Just heard Conch prounounced “konsch” not Konk; I straightened that lure-maker out at the ICAST giant fishing show. He is now “Konk” prepared when he visits to try out his lures in the Keys!
One of the very personal specialties Stocki taught his wait personnel, was to learn by heart the more than 80-ways he could prepare a Keys Lobster. They would tick off “lobster Hawaiian, Parmesan, Lobster cheesy and Florentine, en cruet sauce, and my favorite Lobster prepared at that sorely missed by many; their Lobster Imperial!” This dish required the lobster to be taken out of the shell, sautéed in butter and then covered with Crab Imperial. The dish would be baked and served with Béarnaise Sauce. Stocki’s Chef then garnished this masterpiece with Key lime slices and parsley and served with fresh homemade bread. A dish you just never could forget! This, and more than 60-restaurants in my book, are gone now, but fortunately, many other very fine restaurants have stepped up to the plate, so-to-speak!  We miss that great restaurant in our original book: “The Best Restaurants in the Florida Keys” I still have about 45-books from that first printing. Just email us for your half price signed copy!!!