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You know those things they put in your car that you have to blow into so you can't drive drunk? I think the internet needs one too. Otherwise you end up shopping while buzzed and buy dumb things like this: https://www.bakeabone.com/ I just bought one!

I'd expect no less from you on that count. No self respecting Texan is going to smoke pork ribs unless all the cows on earth suddenly disappeared! As for not agreeing with my politics, that's ok too. You probably don't like the same sports teams I do either.

Pork or Beef? If Beef, make sure you give them at least 10 hours to smoke, preferably using pecan wood. If Pork, you should have bought Beef Ribs. Beef of course. Pork is too fatty. They are pretty good sized too. I put them in about two hours ago. It's almost time to add the next tray of wood chips. The water I have to refill every 2-3 hours as well. They are smoking nicely, can't smell them yet though. I'm using apple wood chips. I washed the jerky strips in low sodium Teriyaki and put them in the top rack about 15 minutes ago. I bought some fresh jalapenos chop up and make cornbread with and I'll steam carrots to top it all off. Too bad I'm the only one here to appreciate this! OMG that sounds amazing Quick question why would you put jerky with your barbeque? Is this uncooked jerky? In South Africa we don't get jerky but we get something similar called Biltong. But you never put that in the barbeque as its eaten on its own. The jerky is for my dog!

Don't blame me, Bruce started this! BTW, I'm on my third Sam Adams already so if my posts make less & less sense as the day wears on that's why

Pork or Beef? If Beef, make sure you give them at least 10 hours to smoke, preferably using pecan wood. If Pork, you should have bought Beef Ribs. Beef of course. Pork is too fatty. They are pretty good sized too. I put them in about two hours ago. It's almost time to add the next tray of wood chips. The water I have to refill every 2-3 hours as well. They are smoking nicely, can't smell them yet though. I'm using apple wood chips. I washed the jerky strips in low sodium Teriyaki and put them in the top rack about 15 minutes ago. I bought some fresh jalapenos chop up and make cornbread with and I'll steam carrots to top it all off. Too bad I'm the only one here to appreciate this!

Those guys are starting to sound less crazy to me and that probably isn't a good sign either.

I went to the store and bought a fill rack of spare ribs. I dry rubbed them with a rub I read how to make, wrapped them in plastic wrap and put them in the fridge. tomorrow they go in the smoker. I also bought some turkey tenderloins I'll cut up and make jerky for Tommy. For tonight I'm going to pan sear a Tilapia fillet with some grilled zucchini. Then I'll retire to the front porch with a Sam Adams or two and watch the sun set. I'd call that a good day!

I am far more concerned about that actually. From what I understand since Obama has been in office every prominent conservative pundit has been audited multiple times. And everyone knows they were going all out to stop or even prosecute conservative PACs while rubber stamping liberal ones. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/conservative-activist-green-name-gets-irs-stamp-approval-193457897.html He is turning the IRS into his own secret police. Now they are even training tax agents with automatic weapons. What the hell is going on here? Who are they planning on fighting? I have an idea. http://nation.foxnews.com/business/2010/03/22/irs-hiring-thousands-armed-tax-agents-enforce-obamacare http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/06/12/Rep-Jeff-Duncam-Questions-IRS-Training-With-Automatic-Rifles-Video http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2013/06/breaking-obama-irs-agents-seen-training-with-ar15s/

That sounds like it came from The Onion.

Not really Hurlshot. Nothing will change. The media will eventually be told to shut up and they will comply because they are friendly to the current admin. The Briebarts and Drudges won't for all that will matter. Like I've posted before, the fatal flaw in our country is that too many people will accept the most horrifying malfeasance from the government so long it is "their guy" doing it. Nothing will change, already their attitude is "So What?" and they are actively looking to prosecute everyone who blows a whistle about it. I think we are in serious trouble.

Oh yeah, THATS what I'm making for dinner tonight. Bruce have convinced me. Time to go to the grocery store!

I expect that exact thing will be happening at some point in the near future Bruce! When it happens to me you will all know it. It will make the news. I've always said when they come for me they had best send well armed men with no families to worry about. You hear that Janet Napolitano, NSA, CIA, and whomever else is reading?

All joking aside there is a lot going on in the country that just depresses the hell out of me. Prism, the IRS has become Obama's own secret police targeting political dissenters, DHS is buying armored personnel carriers and weapons and ammo like they are expecting to go to war tomorrow, the IRS is training tax agents in the use of automatic weapons, our phone calls and internet use are being monitored, military members are being ordered not to read certain books, a mayor is Pinellas County is being sued for keeping a bible on her desk, the DHHS refused to allow a pair of 10 year old girls to have a lung transplant to satisfy policy... I could go on. The people of this country have voted away their own freedom, bit by bit, and they don't even seem to know it yet. The worst part is they voted away mine too. I don't even think elections matter anymore. I've made jokes about this but I really believe a second civil war is inevitable. At some point the government is going to do something we just cannot tolerate and then the choice will be to acquiesce and surrender the last pretense of freedom or fight. Speaking only for myself there is no there choice at all . Besides, I don't think I want to live in the world the left is trying to build. I used to think this would happen sometime far in the future. Now I would not be surprised if it starts tomorrow.

Now reading You Gotta Have Wa, it's about the experiences of US baseball players in the NPB in Japan. Cool stuff. Also reading Dogs Don't Bite When a Growl Will Do by Matt Weinstein. It's about dog behavior.

I got my first electric bill since installing the solar panels. Based on past history I'm estimating they are saving me a little more than $60 a month. No too shabby. With Cold Creek right next to my house and a stream that feeds it actually on my property if I could figure out how to make a water turned turbine I could tell MPO to piss off for good! On another note I picked two 1 gal buckets worth of strawberries and a hamper full of summer squash from my garden today. It might be my imagination but I think it tastes better from the stuff that comes from Kroger.

Busy saving the world from not enough wi-fi! Gotta keep those government a******s busy by giving them lots of traffic to spy on!

We made our first target of having all the Dyer High Schools wi-fi equipped by the end of the school year. We'll have the whole county done by the start of the fall term. The staff all seems to be very happy with the throughput. The school districts in the big population centers all have that already, now the rural counties are catching up. That is pretty cool, especially since it keeps us employed!

Hurlshots annual summer vacation: He goes on a trip so we don't have to! I hope you guys go to Zion, I've always wanted to go there.

I'd post what I really think of all this but I don't know who might be reading it.

Longer nights means more time at nightclubs!

OMG where can I get one of those! (The lawnmower that is, not Woldans new tooth!)

Sorry, posted in wrong thread!

Heck after all that I'll invite them in for a cup of coffee! Such determination has to be admired at least!

The best part about where I live is you need 4wd to get here this time of year since it's at the end of a 3/4 mile (a little less than 2 km to most of you) dirt road. That tends to discourage unauthorized visitors. Plus a have a sign that says in no uncertain terms that trespassers will be used for target practice! Even the LDS & Jehovah's Witnesses folks find their recruiting fervor dampened by that!