Spam & Mullets: The Return of the BAM???
  • ESPN.com is reporting that Ron Artest will sign with the Lakers for their mid-level exemption. Good bye, Trevor Ariza.
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    grabarkewitz:
    ESPN.com is reporting that Ron Artest will sign with the Lakers for their mid-level exemption. Good bye, Trevor Ariza.

    I'll take Ron Artest over Trevor Ariza any day.
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    JamesMiranda:


    I'll take Ron Artest over Trevor Ariza any day.

    If the Lakers get the good citizen Artest and not the knucklehead who starts unrest. Seeing as how this might be his only chance at a ring, I can see Artest being a good citizen.
  • [quote]
    grabarkewitz:


    If the Lakers get the good citizen Artest and not the knucklehead who starts unrest. Seeing as how this might be his only chance at a ring, I can see Artest being a good citizen.

    Definitely. Considering that the Lakers as a group aren't known for getting into trouble, I think this is a good sign for the Lakers. He has a great shot, is an excellent defender, and gives a new attitude to this team. I love this deal. Now, if they can just sign Odom, I'll be printing my NBA Finals tickets all over again.
  • MatthewMatthew July 2009
    [quote]
    grabarkewitz:
    ESPN.com is reporting that Ron Artest will sign with the Lakers for their mid-level exemption. Good bye, Trevor Ariza.

    I'm nervous about this. It's like signing the NBA equivalent of Milton Bradley.
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    Matthew:


    I'm nervous about this. It's like signing the NBA equivalent of Milton Bradley.

    That was the first thing I thought, also. But, Artest was a relatively good citizen in Houston and at 30, he doesn't have too many more shots at a ring. I suspect he will be like Odom and be happy in his surroundings. I remember when the Lakers got Odom and all the talk was that he didn't put in the effort and was aloof. That seems to have gone by the wayside, maybe the same will happen with Artest.

    The guy I feel sorry for is Ariza. He is going to be paid like a star and he is a great complimentary player. He might be a 15ppg/7rpg, but that is not a star. Someone (the Rockets, it looks like) will overpay for him and find out he needs to a superstar or two to take the heat off of him.
  • Now, that is what I am talking about. Herself Jr. just got home with her new car audio system and she made sure to give me a huge hug and a sloppy kiss. She just informed me that her birthday and Christmas are covered. I even got her first effort in tie-dyed shirts - don't ask me why, but it was kind of cool. Although, a tie-dyed polo shirt does need explanation. Still, the thought was there and she can't stop going on about the stereo. I know that when her sister and Drake hear it, they will request something similar. Makes Christmas easy, just expensive.

    Made sure to tell her I went big time on an alarm for her car, also. Her poor little bug will rattle to pieces when she pushes that sound system to the max.
  • Trevor to Houston. Thanks for everything, Trevor.
  • SamAdamsSamAdams July 2009
    [quote]
    JamesMiranda:
    Trevor to Houston. Thanks for everything, Trevor.
    Rockets finish second to the Lakers again. Coupled with the possibility of Yao having a season, if not career, threatening injury, things don't look good for Houston.

    When I first read the quote above from JM, I thought why would the Brewers trade Trevor Hoffman, and why would the quasi-contending Astros acquire him when they have Valverde and Hawkins. Need another cup of coffee, I guess.
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    SamAdams:

    Rockets finish second to the Lakers again. Coupled with the possibility of Yao having a season, if not career, threatening injury, things don't look good for Houston.

    When I first read the quote above from JM, I thought why would the Brewers trade Trevor Hoffman, and why would the quasi-contending Astros acquire him when they have Valverde and Hawkins. Need another cup of coffee, I guess.

    Guess I should've been a bit more descriptive. However, I feel bad for Trevor. He's a great player, but in Houston, I don't think he'll flourish as much as he did with the Lakers. However, we'll see how that plays out but as a Laker fan, I'm ecstatic about having Ron Artest on the team.
  • Steve McNair was found shot dead in his home.
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    63º and sunny; high of 81º today in Philly, BUT--

    --we aren't going to BE in Philly.

    Today is our 12th Anniversary and, so, we will celebrate it in Sands traditional fashion, with a baseball game.

    Since we collect ballparks, we're going down to Washington to see the Nats-Braves game in the new park, where it is supposed to be 74º and a 30% chance of rain.

    We already exchanged gifts some time ago (I got my iPhone 3Gs; toes got a personalized Opening Day World Champions Phillies jersey (where all the lettering is outlined in gold), so today is just the trip. It gives me a chance to air out the new car on the highway a bit and see what it can do. Funners.

    19/98
  • [quote]
    bigblaster:
    We already exchanged gifts some time ago (I got my iPhone 3Gs; toes got a personalized Opening Day World Champions Phillies jersey (where all the lettering is outlined in gold), so today is just the trip. It gives me a chance to air out the new car on the highway a bit and see what it can do. Funners.

    Wow, congratulations. Those are some really awesome gifts, I bet she was really happy with that jersey.
  • Happy Anniversary, Toes and Greg. Just cleaning up after last night's festivities. Had a houseful and the barbecue needs to be sluiced down. Spent the morning fishing things out of the pool and picking up plastic cups all over the place. Anyone want some leftover tri-tip? I think we went overboard, we still have two full tri-tips bagged up in the fridge. The only thing that got totally devoured was Paula's Neopolitan Cheesecake and the vat of homemade chocolate chip ice cream.

    I think the last reveler left at about 2:30 this morning. We have about five of Drake's friends littering this house and I know Katja has a couple of her friends playing the Wii, right now. Mary and I dragged ourselves to Mass this morning and we were shocked to see both Paula and Tony there. Tony had just gotten off a twelve-hour shift, but he doesn't have to work until Wednesday, so he let Paula drag him to church. They even treated us to breakfast at the local IHOP. Even more surprising, they ended up paying.

    Boy has ball practice at 6, so that means an early dinner. He is begging for brats and sauerkraut. I just hope we can clear out his friends before too long. The house needs to be cleaned and it is hard to clean up around loungers. Mary is demanding that both of the kids drag out their dirty clothes as she is going to dazzle us with her laundry acumen. I should bring a lunch and watch the show.
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    Okay, NOW it all makes sense: She's quitting to startup a new career as a super model:

    http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/paul-sarahpalin_200908_477x600_71.jpg
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    "Lurleen never understood why she had so many man issues"

    http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/thrus-12mar-random-0.jpg
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    Wait: Didn't Cheney come up with that thing?

    http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5916/288169.gif
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    65º and partly cloudy; high of 85º and sunny today.

    Off today.

    Today's word is "commitment." Specific usage: Today, we need a "commitment" from our landscaper. So, after breakfast at Pop Shop, we will walk on down to the borough hall to get the info we need to get permits for the new steps in the backyard, then we will call, email, carrier pigeon, whatever it takes, until this landscaper gives us a go date to come out and do the work. We are now at a point that we have no choice BUT to go with him, as it will take too long to find someone else and start this whole procedure over again. I hate being pigeonholed like this, but it's par for the course with contractors of any kind.

    Tonight, the Reds and the Phillies. Yesterday's trip to DC went quite well (except for some odd traffic issues coming home). Nationals Park is gorgeous, clean, easy access, friendly employees, even the food was pretty good. All in all, a very pleasant day. We have now been to 21 active baseball parks (we see three more--the two NY stadiums and Fenway--at the end of the month.) I rate Nationals Park very high. The fans are a different matter. Not many showed up and those that did didn't get loud until the ninth. Shame, because it was a good game and the Nats beat the Braves. Scott Olsen pitched a beauty. This teams gets a little better and they get some real fan support and they will have something special in DC.

    The Dodger game started just as we were walking out of the park. Since XM plays the home feed, and I can't bear to listen to Leitner and "Oh, Doctor", I got the bright idea to plug my iPhone into the dash, turn on the mlb app, and we heard Vin, Charlie and Mo. Little did I imagine that the game would still be on. 4-1/2 hours later, as we arrived back home. I got in the house and flipped it on in time to see Geoffrey's game winner. Ugly game, but at least we won.

    18/97
  • [quote]
    bigblaster:
    Okay, NOW it all makes sense: She's quitting to startup a new career as a super model:

    http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/paul-sarahpalin_200908_477x600_71.jpg

    Works for me. She is one very hot MILF. How many women do you know who can field dress an elk and then pose for Fredericks?
  • I'm alive in case anyone was wondering. And typing this on my new iPod touch. Syracuse gave all the incoming grad students in my department one, engraved with the logo of the Newhouse School. It's cool even though it was hardly free since tuition is 40k. But now I am rethinking getting an iPhone like I was planning to next month, since I have this now and I already have a cell phone and plan I like. Anyway. That's all.
  • Hi everyone. Thanks Matthew for showing Chris that igoogle thing. I swear that is all he wanted to do, this morning. It is covered with his Japanese cartoons and women in bathing suits. He even put Adriana Lima on it. I will fix him, I do not think that Adriana Lima will play scrabble with him. He will come back crawling.

    Had my last iron IV for a while. My iron levels are pretty close to normal. My doctor thinks the birth control pills are working, but I feel funny taking them. It is not like I can get pregnant or anything and that is why I feel wierd. Have to get my hair dyed again. Stupid gray hairs keep on showing up. Chris is smart enough to not mention it. He is getting smarter by the day.

    Drake and Chris are at his practice. They got their uniforms yesterday. Red tops, gray pants and red hats. Okay looking, I guess. Everyone on the team was asked to buy red shoes. Chris said it was no big deal, but we just bought Drake new baseball shoes a few months ago.

    Did not get out to the golf course, today. Katja took me for a ride and my ears are still humming. Why did Chris give her that car stereo? My teeth were shaking and I got a headache. She will be deaf by Christmas if she keeps it up. The one good thing is that she is keeping up her room since Chris gave her that stereo. No undies under the bed, no pj's piled on her desk and no jeans and tops all over the floor. I wish we could get Drake to clean his room.

    I wish I had some good news from Paula and Anthony. They got into an argument, last night and she spent the night here. She did not tell me what it was about, but Chris thinks that Anthony went out and had too good of a time with his buddies. I do not want to get involved and Chris told me not to, but when she gets back from her shift at the hospital I will see if I can help. I know I will get in trouble with Chris because he is always telling me to butt out but they are just kids and both are stubborn. I know about stubborn.

    Stupid dogs are howling now. A fire truck just came racing close by. It is funny to listen to the chewies howl. LPG will howl for a little bit and then choke or cough. Punkin just hums. The other two are just loud, especially Bubba. But he looks funny when he howls. Katja just got home from work and says that a house two streets over is burning like a torch. She says she thinks it is one of the foreclosures over there.

    I wish Chris would get home. I want to start dinner and I am hungry. Katja says we should break into the Hershey bars we put in the freezer for smores. I like her idea. A pepsi and a hershey bar sound pretty good, right now. That takes me back. When Chris and I first got married, that would be my breakfast. I cannot eat like that anymore, but it is fun to do it sometimes. I hope we have some pepsi around here. Katja, Chris and I have been drinking those Crystal Light things we pour into water bottles. We are trying to be healthy. No sodas, cutting down on bread, eggs, fried foods and stuff like that. Chris wants to make an eggplant lasane tomorrow and that sounds good. Drake's girlfriend is a vegetarian and she is trying to convince Drake to try it. It will not work, he loves pork way too much. But he does love salads, vegies and tofu, so who knows? Oh wow, forgot the wrestling was on. Better watch that, nothing better than two hot men beating each other up.
  • [quote]
    thebrazilian:
    Hi everyone. Thanks Matthew for showing Chris that igoogle thing. I swear that is all he wanted to do, this morning. It is covered with his Japanese cartoons and women in bathing suits. He even put Adriana Lima on it. I will fix him, I do not think that Adriana Lima will play scrabble with him. He will come back crawling.

    Had my last iron IV for a while. My iron levels are pretty close to normal. My doctor thinks the birth control pills are working, but I feel funny taking them. It is not like I can get pregnant or anything and that is why I feel wierd. Have to get my hair dyed again. Stupid gray hairs keep on showing up. Chris is smart enough to not mention it. He is getting smarter by the day.

    Drake and Chris are at his practice. They got their uniforms yesterday. Red tops, gray pants and red hats. Okay looking, I guess. Everyone on the team was asked to buy red shoes. Chris said it was no big deal, but we just bought Drake new baseball shoes a few months ago.

    Did not get out to the golf course, today. Katja took me for a ride and my ears are still humming. Why did Chris give her that car stereo? My teeth were shaking and I got a headache. She will be deaf by Christmas if she keeps it up. The one good thing is that she is keeping up her room since Chris gave her that stereo. No undies under the bed, no pj's piled on her desk and no jeans and tops all over the floor. I wish we could get Drake to clean his room.

    I wish I had some good news from Paula and Anthony. They got into an argument, last night and she spent the night here. She did not tell me what it was about, but Chris thinks that Anthony went out and had too good of a time with his buddies. I do not want to get involved and Chris told me not to, but when she gets back from her shift at the hospital I will see if I can help. I know I will get in trouble with Chris because he is always telling me to butt out but they are just kids and both are stubborn. I know about stubborn.

    Stupid dogs are howling now. A fire truck just came racing close by. It is funny to listen to the chewies howl. LPG will howl for a little bit and then choke or cough. Punkin just hums. The other two are just loud, especially Bubba. But he looks funny when he howls. Katja just got home from work and says that a house two streets over is burning like a torch. She says she thinks it is one of the foreclosures over there.

    I wish Chris would get home. I want to start dinner and I am hungry. Katja says we should break into the Hershey bars we put in the freezer for smores. I like her idea. A pepsi and a hershey bar sound pretty good, right now. That takes me back. When Chris and I first got married, that would be my breakfast. I cannot eat like that anymore, but it is fun to do it sometimes. I hope we have some pepsi around here. Katja, Chris and I have been drinking those Crystal Light things we pour into water bottles. We are trying to be healthy. No sodas, cutting down on bread, eggs, fried foods and stuff like that. Chris wants to make an eggplant lasane tomorrow and that sounds good. Drake's girlfriend is a vegetarian and she is trying to convince Drake to try it. It will not work, he loves pork way too much. But he does love salads, vegies and tofu, so who knows? Oh wow, forgot the wrestling was on. Better watch that, nothing better than two hot men beating each other up.

    Wow, someone was busy.
  • ocmike24ocmike24 July 2009
    So, at the risk of a tortured and painful death, I submit this.

    Saturday was the upteenth annual Huntington Beach 4th of the July Parade,and as they usually do, the hospital where the Redhead works had a float in the parade. As this is the 40th anniversary of the hospital, the theme of the parade was 1969. Therefore, at 28 seconds into the attached video, I present the Redhead, in all her Janis Joplin like glory. (Despite appearances to the contrary, she had not been partaking in any mind altering substances prior to her appearance........as far as I know).

    The Redhead as Joplin
  • [quote]
    ocmike24:
    So, at the risk of a tortured and painful death, I submit this.

    Saturday was the upteenth annual Huntington Beach 4th of the July Parade,and as they usually do, the hospital where the Redhead works had a float in the parade. As this is the 40th anniversary of the hospital, the theme of the parade was 1969. Therefore, at 28 seconds into the attached video, I present the Redhead, in all her Janis Joplin like glory. (Despite appearances to the contrary, she had not been partaking in any mind altering substances prior to her appearance........as far as I know).

    The Redhead as Joplin

    Mike, I suspect your death will be slow and painful. Otherwise, looked like a fun parade. The 4th of July parade here had all the joy and charm of an impacted wisdom tooth. Had more fun watching a guy get his ski boat stuck on a sand bar out in the river.
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    [quote]
    ocmike24:
    So, at the risk of a tortured and painful death, I submit this.

    Saturday was the upteenth annual Huntington Beach 4th of the July Parade,and as they usually do, the hospital where the Redhead works had a float in the parade. As this is the 40th anniversary of the hospital, the theme of the parade was 1969. Therefore, at 28 seconds into the attached video, I present the Redhead, in all her Janis Joplin like glory. (Despite appearances to the contrary, she had not been partaking in any mind altering substances prior to her appearance........as far as I know).

    The Redhead as JoplinNice. HB always has had a nice parade.
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    Large news at Casa Del Blaster: The landscaper has set a start date of July 20! We are one big step closer to the move West this fall!
  • [quote]
    bigblaster:
    Large news at Casa Del Blaster: The landscaper has set a start date of July 20! We are one big step closer to the move West this fall!

    To quote Curly Howard, "Success!"
  • [quote]
    bigblaster:
    Large news at Casa Del Blaster: The landscaper has set a start date of July 20! We are one big step closer to the move West this fall!

    Yay for you guys. I cannot wait for you to get to California. We have to get together and do something when you get out here. Looks like we will not be moving to Arizona or San Diego. Drake really wants to go to school in Davis. His girlfriend is planning on going there and they cannot be seperated. I like Kelsey and all that, but she is kind of stuck up. Chris tells me to leave them alone. I should listen to him.

    Drake said that one of the baseball coachs from Davis was at his practice and Drake hoped he did good. Chris and me talked to Drake about going to school at Davis and Chris told him that we have no problem with him playing baseball and going to school there, but Chris told Drake to pass on the scholarship if it was offered. We can pay for his college and the scholarship should go to a kid who really needs it. Chris and me are going to stay at his practice in case this coach shows up. We would like to talk to him.

    I wish I had more to talk about but I am really tired and Chris is already snoozing. I cannot believe he is asleep before midnight. That never happens. I should wake him up and see if he wants to cuddle and watch a scary movie. I will make him an offer he cannot refuse.
  • So...it has finally come. I leave today to Japan for the first time in my life, and certainly not the last, but because it is the first time, I am excited and can not sleep. I have fallen in love with the language, its culture, people, and everything associated with it, and now I finally get my shot to experience it all first-hand, instead of through pictures. I will be spending my time in a prefecture north of Tokyo called Ibaraki, I have a friend who lives up there and I'll be there for a month, so I'll be missing all the Dodger action back at home. This is really exciting and I hope to lose weight there. I'm 5'9 or for us who still love the metric system, 175 centimeters and weigh about 180 pounds, and I can't stand it. All my Japanese friends are telling me that due to small portions and large amounts of walking that I will lose weight in Japan quickly. So, wish me luck guys, and I'll be certainly missing home and everything that comes with it.
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
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    JamesMiranda:
    So...it has finally come. I leave today to Japan for the first time in my life, and certainly not the last, but because it is the first time, I am excited and can not sleep. I have fallen in love with the language, its culture, people, and everything associated with it, and now I finally get my shot to experience it all first-hand, instead of through pictures. I will be spending my time in a prefecture north of Tokyo called Ibaraki, I have a friend who lives up there and I'll be there for a month, so I'll be missing all the Dodger action back at home. This is really exciting and I hope to lose weight there. I'm 5'9 or for us who still love the metric system, 175 centimeters and weigh about 180 pounds, and I can't stand it. All my Japanese friends are telling me that due to small portions and large amounts of walking that I will lose weight in Japan quickly. So, wish me luck guys, and I'll be certainly missing home and everything that comes with it.Wouldn't Weight Watchers have been cheaper??

    Seriously, safe trip! My coworker went to Tokyo for a couple of weeks in November and had a wonderful time. Bon voyage!
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
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    thebrazilian:


    Yay for you guys. I cannot wait for you to get to California. We have to get together and do something when you get out here. Looks like we will not be moving to Arizona or San Diego. Drake really wants to go to school in Davis. His girlfriend is planning on going there and they cannot be seperated. I like Kelsey and all that, but she is kind of stuck up. Chris tells me to leave them alone. I should listen to him.
    Definitely listen to him. When we first met Mike's girlfriend, Dana, five years ago, we weren't too sure we were going to like her. They're getting married in October and, if I could figure out a way to pull it off, we'd dump The Boy and keep her. She's a sweetheart. Mike doesn't deserve her. Thankfully, he knows it. Maybe he's growing some common sense, after all. :bigsmile:
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    Think they get a bulk discount on eyewear?

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  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    Not sure, but I believe these people used to live next door to us. Hard to tell: We rarely saw them, the windows were blacked out and the front lawn was seldom watered. Oh, and weird music and sounds came out of the place, most nights. Yup....

    http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/5348/leighcherylnanagrampsxm.jpg
  • SaxgodSaxgod July 2009
    im sittin here in washington dc at dulles airport and bored as hell.... save me lol
  • shmolnickshmolnick July 2009
    Well, it looks like I may FINALLY be going to Dodger Stadium for the first time EVER on Sunday, July 26 to see our Beloved Bums play the Marlins. Still have to make travel arrangements, but my old college roommate in Van Nuys has the tickets, and I should be able to stay with another buddy who lives in Venice and hangs out with attractive younger women. WOO HOO!!
  • [quote]
    JamesMiranda:
    So...it has finally come. I leave today to Japan for the first time in my life, and certainly not the last, but because it is the first time, I am excited and can not sleep. I have fallen in love with the language, its culture, people, and everything associated with it, and now I finally get my shot to experience it all first-hand, instead of through pictures. I will be spending my time in a prefecture north of Tokyo called Ibaraki, I have a friend who lives up there and I'll be there for a month, so I'll be missing all the Dodger action back at home. This is really exciting and I hope to lose weight there. I'm 5'9 or for us who still love the metric system, 175 centimeters and weigh about 180 pounds, and I can't stand it. All my Japanese friends are telling me that due to small portions and large amounts of walking that I will lose weight in Japan quickly. So, wish me luck guys, and I'll be certainly missing home and everything that comes with it.

    I am envious. We were supposed to go to Japan a few years ago, but something got in the way(we ended up at the mother of all weddings in Brazil). It was some kind of trade off, where we would go to Japan to do something I wanted to do....oh well.

    I have heard that about the food portions, but several of my friends who have been there, tell me the food is fantastic and your taste buds will never be happy with American fare, ever again.

    Good luck James and have a great time.
  • Thanks a lot everyone for the well-wishes. I have the urge to start the new Dodger thread today and will be posting pictures here whenever I see something that I really like that I want to share with everyone. I am going to go buy a few things in Tokyo, I'm gonna see a few shrines, eat a few things, and yes, Japanese is outrageously delicious. I really love Japanese cuisine, and I am in even greater luck because my friend's parents own a candy/bakery shop in front of their house. So they'll be baking and making Japanese candy every morning, of course I will help them. It is going to be a remarkable experience and I can't wait. Thanks everyone.
  • [quote]
    shmolnick:
    Well, it looks like I may FINALLY be going to Dodger Stadium for the first time EVER on Sunday, July 26 to see our Beloved Bums play the Marlins. Still have to make travel arrangements, but my old college roommate in Van Nuys has the tickets, and I should be able to stay with another buddy who lives in Venice and hangs out with attractive younger women. WOO HOO!!

    Hey! Good for you shmol. If I may recommend some seats, for the next time, get Left Field Pavilion seats. You'll get a good bargain and at the same time, everything is very close so you have a clear view of what's going on in the field. Dodger Stadium is a wonderful experience especially when everything is calm before the game and all you can hear is that beautiful sound coming from that organ. It is a magnificent place and it'll give you goosebumps.

    Enjoy!
  • Afternoon, all. Hey, golfing was more than fun today. I beat Herself 79-83. She couldn't putt to save her life and that is usually the best part of her game - not that any part is bad. Of course, we played a course we have never played and she said she couldn't read the greens at all. The only bad part is that I had to pay for lunch. I guess a $45 tab at Chili's ain't bad for two for lunch.

    She is already gone. Something about a birthday for a fossil. I hope this fossil isn't bigger than me. Boy got a letter from UNLV inquiring about his interest in their baseball program. It seems that everyday he is getting one or two letters from schools touting their baseball programs. Yesterday was Baylor. Monday was Santa Clara and Lewis & Clark. He is getting a pretty healthy stack going in his bedroom.

    Time to start smoking the ribs for tonight. Kid is supposed to have a short practice and Herself Jr. says she will be home before nine, for a change. We like the fact that she is working overtime and extra hours, but she is going to burn herself out if she keeps this up. Best get on this, the ribs won't smoke themselves and I have to pick up the boy at work in one hour.
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    I've had a serious jones for some ribs for about three weeks, now, but either the weather was shite or we weren't home. Pretty much Sundays are my only day to do them. Maybe this Sunday.
  • I did some baby back ribs on our camping trip last weekend. Becky threw a dry rub on them, and I started by searing them over a manzanita charcoal fire. I then pushed all of the charcoal to the back of the grill, and cooked the ribs in indirect heat for a couple hours. Put a little sauce on them for the last 20 minutes, which caramelized pretty nicely. I was very pleased at how they came out.
  • bigblasterbigblaster July 2009
    That's the way to do it!
  • Ribs are smoking nicely. Gonna start hitting them with some chipotle sauce in about a half hour. Went with all three kinds, beef, boneless pork and baby back. I like variety.

    We are quite excited here. Drake just got a phone call and the Baylor Bears offered him a full scholarship to attend school there in the fall of 2010. He has to fill out some forms and do some paperwork, so nothing is set in stone. Also have to get his transcripts and whatever else he will need, tomorrow. I think we also have to fill out some forms with the athletic department at his school.

    Hell, for all we know it could be an academic scholarship. The kid has been in lock down in his room. I think his girlfriend will not be happy about this development.

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