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Tag Archives: Thanksgiving
And the Hickory Smoke drifts Skyward
The turkey is in the smoker; an 11 pound specimen1 buttered, seasoned, and lightly stuffed with citrus, apple, and onion.2 The fowl is over a water pan, to which some wine and additional seasonings have been added. And the hickory … Continue reading
Soakin’
Home from work, earlier than normal, but it still wasn’t like getting cut loose at 2 or 3 in the afternoon. Sipping a cold one, and soaking the hickory chunks for the turkey smoking extravaganza tomorrow. My little bride has … Continue reading
Safe Travels
To all who take to the roads (or heaven forbid, the skies) today, please travel safely. I’m doing my part, I’m only going to work and back, and plan to spend the holiday ensconced here at tbbs WorldHQ. In that … Continue reading
Turkey Day
SWMBO and I usually smoke a smallish (11-13 pounds) turkey on Thanksgiving. We have a meal or two and save some breast meat for some sandwiches for the next week. On the Monday after Thanksgiving, SWMBO takes all the dark … Continue reading
Tagged Kansas, New Year, Thanksgiving, work
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A Tale of Two Networks
I’d previously bemoaned the fact that my brother-in-law’s CableCo doesn’t carry the NFL Network, resulting in our not watching the Kansas City Chieves on Thanksgiving night. Scott, aka The Fat Guy, suffered through listening to his Cowpokes on the radio, … Continue reading
DirecTV Channel 212
That would be the NFL Channel, on which Baltimore and Cincinnati are now playing the Thursday Night game. I don’t care much about the outcome of the game, I just wanted to see whether DirecTV carried it. I missed the … Continue reading
Lots of Good Reasons to Drive
Via Homeland Stupidity, many reasons to avoid TSA ineptitude at airports around the country. Pies are common fodder during Thanksgiving; however, travellers who had the misfortune to go through Cleveland were met with: Thousands of Americans this holiday season are … Continue reading
Tagged blog, DHS, Holiday, Thanksgiving, travel, TSA
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Happy Thanksgiving
From Hot Springs AR, where SWMBO and I arrived tired and crabby yesterday afternoon. A good night’s sleep, and excellent weather, and we’re much better now. I’m posting this from the blog’s admin interface; a first for me. I’m also … Continue reading
Tagged blog, Mac, Thanksgiving, travel, weather
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The Road Show Rolls On
West to Memphis, across the Mighty Mississip’, and then into Arkansas. 400 miles to go. If I’m not heard from for a day or two, blame my brother-in-law’s recalcitrant internet connection. Or my exuberant participation in depleting his liquor supply. … Continue reading
Tagged internet, Kansas, Thanksgiving
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Searching for America Tour No. 2
SWMBO and I find ourselves in Nashville TN tonight, 2/3 or so of our way to Hot Springs AR for Thanksgiving. We drove; I’m so sick of TSA’s ineffectual security grandstanding that I’ll go to great lengths not to fly … Continue reading
Tagged Life, Thanksgiving, TSA
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