and if it weren't for cheesy facial hair, I couldn't grow any facial hair at all

Wayne, you look great!

Tonight was thomas's last travel hockey game of the year! Thank god! Luckily, spring hockey is only 15 minutes from home, not 45+

Did my taxes. Glad to have that crap done, this year was fairly complicated, what with having to file multiple income sources and 3 states and all. At least I have an awesome return coming.

Took my parents to Sundy House for brunch. They're at the omelet bar right now, so I took this pic of the view from our table.

Our hockey is over forever.

Vicki, looks nice.

I drank some beer, starting with this:

Smoked some ribs:

Made some beer can chicken:

And made a NJ style crumb cake:

Shoveled. More. Fuckin'. Snow.

And went food shopping

Damn those ribs and chicken look good. Which Traeger do you have Mike? I think I have the wife convinced we need to upgrade our BBQ hardware.

Mike, when you beer can cook the chicken, what tmeperature and for how long? Do you sprinkle or marinade with fresh lemon juice?

The liquor store near me, Julio's, has a huge whisk(e)y tasting festival every year at this time. Had all sorts of bourbon, rye, blended and single malt whiskies and whiskeys. Perhaps the most surprising was Amrut Single Malt which is a peated whisky from India that is indistinguishable from a good peated highland malt.

Jim, It's the Texas Elite which is the same one that Al had in Mayberry.

Reks, thanks!

Greg, I put olive oil on all over the bird then kosher salt, pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika. I set the grill at around 300/350. I stick a thermometer in the bird and cook until the internal temp is 180. For a 5 pounder it's about 1 1/2 hours.

The liquor store near me, Julio's, has a huge whisk(e)y tasting festival every year at this time. Had all sorts of bourbon, rye, blended and single malt whiskies and whiskeys. Perhaps the most surprising was Amrut Single Malt which is a peated whisky from India that is indistinguishable from a good peated highland malt.

Argh, I can't believe I forgot about it again. One of these years, I'll actually remember and make it down there.

Jim, It's the Texas Elite which is the same one that Al had in Mayberry.

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Excellent. That was a good size. Thanks.

Visited Oak Park this weekend. Allison made a truly awesome breakfast this morning that included some scrambled eggs with spinach, garlic, onion, and some other delicious crap. Watched True Blood, went to Target, got back and made Penne with Vodka sauce, then watched more True Blood.

Then I had to drive 150 miles south back to school.

Sure will be nice to not have to leave Oak Park anymore come June.

lost the bidding for the jupiter 85mm lens, but won a Nikon Nikkor 80-200mm f/4.5 Lens.

Mike, those ribs look fantastic. I really do need to get a smoker! Do you have both a BGE and a Traeger now? Which do you prefer?

This was Saturday but I never actually posted about it...

I was minding my own business on an otherwise uneventful day and went outside only to see three fire engines, an ambulance, and several police cars on the street.

Apparently one of the neighbors was burning some stuff in their backyard and left it unattended, which spread and caught their shed on fire.

Edited February 28, 201115 yr by Fitz

Mount Snow on Saturday, tried moguls for the first time and made it through 6 out of 8 runs. I can't wait to go back next weekend to try again, this time I plan on not crashing into someone

I have the Bubba Keg, n/k/a The Big Steel Keg. I was going to buy the BGE but then read about the steel keg, saw that Home Depot was blowing them out at $300 and figured I would give it a try at that price. I really like it but use it mostly for pizza and steaks. The Traeger is only used for low and slow smoking.

...I just destroyed one of my only two remaining contacts. FML.

went to work without a coat!

good riddance winter.

tornado watch and gusty until 4, predicted low 33 degrees.

...I just destroyed one of my only two remaining contacts. FML.

Got glasses? Or a monocle.

applied for a better paying job at another department on campus. the other department is run by the former head of my department, who i get along with very well, so i'm hopeful. it's about a 1/3 more pay than i currently make.

Good luck.

Me:

Arrived back from a cycling trip at 3am after 8+ hours of driving (2+ behind the wheel) and preceded by 6 hours of cycling including climbing 5000ft or so over 80 miles. This was after 2 other days of climbing mountains including one where we had to turn around because the Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed due to snow and fog.

Edited February 28, 201115 yr by Dreadhead

Got glasses? Or a monocle.

Nope, set to get new glasses in about 2 weeks. :/

Try not to drive between now and then.