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I made complicated lunch today. Chopped up leftover smoked short ribs, pan friend briefly to warm/soften, added one egg, topped with very sharp cheddar and served on a grilled bagel. It was excellent.

I decided to let this roaster pass me by, because it would complicate my divorce. I think it'll be 6 months til I buy a good roaster.

Hadn't listened to Grimes much before, but she friggin' owns!

It’s a Matthew sweet 90’s kind of day:

I don't fortunately suffer from coulrophobia, the morbid fear of clowns - I just find the shower really really creepy. I only once saw someone with a real phobia - gephyrophobia - a surprisingly common morbid fear of bridges, We were doing an organised 20 mile walk for charity a few years ago, and caught up with two ladies, friends, at the start of a long footbridge crossing a four lane road. One of them was in an awful state. Pale, dilated pupils, sweating, breathing rapidly and pacing around. Quite prepared to turn around and walk 10 miles back to the start. We eventually got her across, with us and her friend in front and behind, shouting "la, la, la ..." and leading her by the hand. When we got her to the other end, she turned into a regular person almost instantly - and with a real sense of triumph at actually getting over the bridge. So we might be uncomfortable with creepy clowns, spiders or snakes - but a true phobia is something else entirely.

What a babe. 🥰 This was before the hairspray incident (mom rock, ahoy!)... only 10 years after Dreamboat Annie, but it's taking over 30 years for the ozone layer to recover

I used to have the biggest crush on Nancy.

Sorry this took a while. It's pretty easy, you just need to buy the following (there is only one "upgrade" for the RPI4, and that's the 4GB RAM version): https://www.amazon.com/Raspberry-Model-2019-Quad-Bluetooth/dp/B07TC2BK1X/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=rpi+4+4gb&qid=1588635055&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com/Flirc-Raspberry-Pi-Case-Silver/dp/B07WG4DW52/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rpi+4+flirc+case&qid=1588635069&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Power-Supply-USB-C/dp/B07TYQRXTK/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=rpi+4+power+supply&qid=1588635079&sr=8-3 https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-MicroSDHC-Adapter-MB-ME32GA-AM/dp/B06XWN9Q99/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=samsung+sd+card+32gb&qid=1588635092&sr=8-1 Then follow the instructions here: https://ropieee.org/getting_started/ It just all kinda "works". It's super simple to do. I hope this helps!

missed Dan's roaster update but am interested for sure. the mysore is one of the better bags i've ever done with aeropress. @HemiSam definitely a fan of Heart. the very first Ethiopian i had from them was one of the first brews i ever made on v60 and it was absolutely fantastic.

Plenty more down this rabbit hole. RIP Dave Greenfield.

Close up of Daedalus cabinetry.

I am lazy and like easy solutions, so pellets are the only way to go for me. I've been using the same Traeger I bought many MOAs ago but replaced the PID for a much better one after going to Naaman's in Austin. So much more control of the temp, especially for low and slow smokes.

Dreamboat Annie – Heart

Bone-in and boneless short ribs went on the smoker at 11:30, wrapped at 2:30, will be ready to unwrap shortly.

Best of luck, Dan. On the coffee note, I expect my consumption will normalize now that we're opening our offices back up on a staggered basis. I was going in every third week as I had a designation that allowed it. Good for mixing things up for me, but even those days I'd brew a nice latte before I left. I've gotten caffeine spoiled... HS

i cannot explain how addicted i got to that album^ new one is good too but not quite on the same level Shelleyan Orphan - Century Flower

New batch of coffees today. Sipping my first cup of one of the Ethiopians. Packaging is very nice as is their mission statement. They roast to my tastes...more to the medium side. I'll report back with more meaningful thoughts once I've gotten to spend some cups with them. HS

This being Head-Case, this turned up in another feed, and I thought it might be of interest (15:27-21:00) More details ... https://swind.life/products/swind-eb-01-mountain/

We've been done with it for awhile now. It was getting terrible. Sounds like it got there.

This hurts to say, but I thought season 3 of WW was so bad that I think I might actively try and avoid Jon Nolan/Lisa Joy produced content in the future. I'm totally done with the show at this point.

Deck Banana Bread (warm) and proper leaf Tea (Yorkshire Gold)

Onions about to go into sloppy joe/goulash base

If you're only going to smoke then a smoker or pellet grill are probably your best choices. I am a fan of pellet grills and use mine constantly, but use it for both grilling and smoking. My daughter's fiancé has a smoker and loves what ever he has. For your needs that may be the better option, and I know very little about a smoker. I have done briskets and ribs on the pellet smoker. I have had to refill the hopper when doing a brisket once after about 12 hours. So the deal with pellet smokers is they all work fine and all do the same thing. Things to look for once you determine the size is the PID (temperature controller) and hopper size. Once you dial in your temp you literally set it and forget it until done. If you get one then you have the fun of trying different pellets until you find what you like best and what works best in your smoker. Can also fine tune flavors like hickory, apple, jack daniels & etc. My gateway drug was a green mountain grill daniel boone. I liked the PID on it better than the Traeger at the time. Bargain basement purchase in the land of smokers but made many briskets on it. Then I went the opposite direction when I got one for the primary residence and got a Memphis. All stainless steel, top of the line PID. Not as nice as Stretch's but very nice indeed. The other top end model I looked at was MAC.

I hope you find a solution that works for you best, Nate. I'm vegan and wearing a kimono, so what the hell do I know?

Now collecting donations to replace Craig's shower with a clown shower.

Massage Detective Joe (Amazon Prime and possibly Apple TV)... couldn't find English subtitled trailers anywhere

Made what is likely simply as aesthetic upgrade to the Menace TC - replaced the naked Antec . Funny to be tinkering with it 11 years after building it. Old Naked Triad (edit, because I can't remember shit)

Drunk and maudlin.

buzzed and existential Tool - Lateralus

Now I am, too. Was listening to Superfat on repeat, needed a break. Is good! Melikey.

RIP Dave Greenfield. Dave Greenfield: The Stranglers keyboard player dies at 71 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52537293

RIP Don, incredible coach; he'll never have to see a team break his Dolphin's record for a perfect season..... And RIP Dave Greenfield, keyboardist extraordinaire for The Stranglers...heart complications due to COVID-19 😪

Stanislav, husband of one of my Russkie friends since childhood, Anna Tchursin, “lost his lifelong battle with depression”, as she put it. I still blame Covid-19, albeit indirectly. I only met him once, but he was quite the character.