Jan
07
2007
I admit, it’s been kind of a pain in the *ss. Because it’s 40 outside, everytime I lift the cover to either turn and baste the roast, or add more fuel, I lost a lot of heat and it takes a while to build back up. But we’re getting there. Really.
I made the slaw. I’m […]
Jan
07
2007
You know those things other people were buying but you refused to buy for yourself? Those things you couldn’t imagine much of a use for? Those things you finally bought — and now don’t know how you ever lived without them, those things? In my case, I think first of the microwave and food processor, […]
Jan
07
2007
The issue of Federalism versus NCLB is a recurring one in the dextrosphere, and I’ve avoided addressing it, partly because it’s not so black-and-white as many suggest, and partly because my stance would no doubt raise the ire of many conservatives. But after reading one of the comments on Right on the Left Coast, I […]
Jan
07
2007
And the thermometer says 230. See?
Jan
07
2007
I just started the fire — though the warm spell is over and it’s 30 here. That would present a problem for grilling, but since I want the temperature in the grill to be between 200 and 250, it will work just fine.
And I’m barbecuing a pork shoulder for pulled pork. With cole slaw and […]
Jan
07
2007
Academics who use data as a singular noun should be immediately fired, publicly ridiculed for one year to the day in every published academic journal, and barred from ever setting foot on a university campus.