Colington Color.

One of my favoritest places to go is Billy's Seafood on Colington Road. We go there several times a week.

I walk in and sit on the locals bench and people watch.

There's Billy himself. Holding court.

All tourons.

A senior cyclist dropped in. It says "senior cyclist" on the back of his T shirt.

It's a happening place.

We bought 7 pounds of heads-on shrimp. The shrimp is $3.75/pound now. How much shrimp do you think 7 pounds of heads-on makes after heading and shelling? Well, I'll tell you. He ended up with 5 freezer bags of shrimp. 13.7 oz. 1 lb. 1.2 oz. 1 lb. 0.1 oz. 1 lb. 2.3 oz. 14.9 oz.

_____________ 3 lb. 32 .2 oz.

or 5 lb. 0.2 oz.

5 bags at .2 oz. a bag is 1 oz. So we ended up with 4 pounds 15.2 ounces of shrimp.

And check out the size of these shrimp.

Thank you, Mr. Hawthorne. I didn't do nuthin'. He de-headed, de-veined, de-everythinged to the shrimp. And placed them in freezer bags.

When I looked up, there was a plate of shrimp lo mein.

He'd cooked whole wheat pasta, shrimp, black sesame seeds, and fresh scallions. And served it on a coral plate!

Mr. Hawthorne cooked the shrimp in butter and sesame oil. Be careful. A little sesame oil goes a long way. He added white wine to the shrimp, and tossed in the cooked noodles, scallions, and black sesame seeds. Quick, light, and very enjoyable.