You are reading the blog of a person that can make painting a laundry room much more difficult than it should be. But then again, I’ve only used my paint sprayer and compressor once and that was about two years ago, so I was a little rusty.
The laundry room project came at the most opportune time, I noticed one of the hoses attached to the washing machine was about to give out and the pipe where the dryer exhaust pipe was full of lint. The thing is, I occasionally check and clean the tube that connects the dryer and the exhaust pipe, but never the pipe.
I was in the Home Depot restroom yesterday when a man rolled his shopping cart in and park it outside a stall, and then he went into the stall to do what you do inside a restroom stall. It was so strange to see him roll this shopping cart in a small restroom, it was all cumbersome for him to maneuver past the privacy wall. In case you were wondering, his shopping cart had a toilet seat and several light bulbs, and no, he didn’t try out the toilet seat – at least I don’t think.
We wanted to eat some decent barbeque but didn’t want to stand in line for about an hour, so we decided to be at Lockhart a little before opening. I was the fifth to be served so I should have got some of their top brisket, but even the fatty stuff was a bit dry and lacked flavor. The first time I ate there it was phenomenal, but each subsequent visit it gets worst and worst.
I learned there are two types of brisket you can buy at the grocery story, the lean flat rectangle of brisket and the whole packer brisket. I want to cook the whole packer brisket to get the most flavor, but the Weber Smokey Mountains don’t seem large enough to contain one, unless you want to spring for the bigger more expensive one.
I can’t remember where I read it or heard it this weekend, but this thought has really stuck with me – at some point your mother picked you up and set you down for the last time, and neither of you knew it at the time and probably don’t remember it.
It seems like ISIS has come out of nowhere and all of a sudden very powerful. I thought the CIA “took care” of thing like this before they got out of control? Perhaps I watch too many movies, but I’m sure we’ll hear ISIS non-stop during this next election cycle.
I thought reading an article about the Supreme Court would be a bit bland, even if it was about determining obscenity, but this part really stood out: These films ranged from scientific documentaries to the improbable escapades of lesbian nymphomaniacs. Justice Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights hero, took merciless pleasure in narrating the clips for the special benefit of Justice John Marshall Harlan Jr., an elegant former Wall Street lawyer who was by then losing his eyesight.
We are going to call the next decade the Twenties. That seems a bit weird as we all remember the Twenties as stuff we learned in history class. I guess we’ll just start calling them the 1920’s.
I never really thought about it before, but the atomic bomb was built before color television.
I heard a lot of parents were taking their kids to the One Direction concert at AT&T Stadium last night. I guess I’m a bit surprised that group wasn’t at the VMAs.
Taylor Swift loves to write songs about how all her ex-boyfriends have wronged her and how it’s always their fault. One day she’ll get married and write lovey dovey love songs, but then get divorced and write and sing songs in a manner more angry than Alanis Morissette when she was at her best. Swift does have a cute new song and video, but she’s fooling herself if she thinks she’s singing country music.
A shower thought found on Reddit: If you eat chilled meat and beans with jalapeños in Santiago during winter, than you’re eating chilly chili in Chile with chilies when it’s chilly.
I was watching a ‘Naked and Afraid’ special and the first thing a guy requested to eat after 21 days was a bag of Doritos.
There’s a Southwest Airlines commercial where the crowd at the Rangers game is singing “Love Love Love” by the Beatles. It would be cool if they actually played that at the Rangers game, it could be our version of “Sweet Caroline”. But judging by the crowd at yesterday’s game, no one would be there to sing it.
The Simpsons marathon on FXX has a commercial that uses the name Keith. Unless someone tells me otherwise, I’m going to believe it’s directed solely at me.
You are correct in smoking a whole brisket and not a "split" brisket. This is why you want a smoker with an offset firebox and not one of those Brinkman or Webber egg or bullet setups. They're too small and I've never had any luck with those. You need a surface large enough to hold at least 2 briskets. Even if you never cook 2, you'll need the extra space for other things. This one isn't bad for a starter, has plenty of room and the price is right. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Char-Broil-American-Gou…
Taylor Swift has officially "come out" as a pop artist. She and the CMA had a little Twitter exchange over it last week. Hard to think she'd break up with them, ain't it?
Sorry, but there's no beans in chili. On this I must stand firm.
You can count me as one of those parents taking a kid to see One Direction last night. It was a good show, and the guys were very thankful to their fans. They repeatedly thanked the fans and acknowledged them for putting them where they are, and seemed genuinely humbled and grateful. It was very refreshing to see. It was also amazing to be able to observe a modern-day version of Beatlemania. When they first took the stage, the screaming was ear-splitting. Fortunately, I was smart enough to bring earplugs, otherwise I probably wouldn't hear anything again until after Labor Day. There were girls everywhere crying, and one girl a row in front of us literally sobbed through the entire show. Fast song, slow song, didn't matter – sobbing. It was funny. I'm glad she got to experience something so emotionally powerful for her that early in her life. I can't recall anything pop-culture related that's ever had that effect on me.
While One Direction wasn't at the VMAs, the band that has been opening for them on this tour (5 Seconds of Summer, or 5SOS for real fans) was. This was heartbreaking for my 14-yr-old daughter, because I think she might actually love 5SOS more than 1D. (Shhh…don't tell her this, but for Christmas we got her tickets to see 5SOS on their own tour in Dallas next summer.)
It was my first time to ever visit JerryWorld. Man, that place is a beast. What a fantastic venue. Maybe someday I'll be able to afford to get seats to a game that aren't in the nosebleeds. Otherwise, I'll just keep watching at home. But traffic leaving was a nightmare. I would have expected them to have worked that out a little better by now. Maybe some of you that have been can tell me if this is normal: I pulled out of my parking space at 11:02 (in lot 15). I got on the on-ramp for I-30 at 12:09. 67 minutes to go a little over a mile? Painful.
You are correct in smoking a whole brisket and not a "split" brisket. This is why you want a smoker with an offset firebox and not one of those Brinkman or Webber egg or bullet setups. They're too small and I've never had any luck with those. You need a surface large enough to hold at least 2 briskets. Even if you never cook 2, you'll need the extra space for other things. This one isn't bad for a starter, has plenty of room and the price is right. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Char-Broil-American-Gou…
Taylor Swift has officially "come out" as a pop artist. She and the CMA had a little Twitter exchange over it last week. Hard to think she'd break up with them, ain't it?
Sorry, but there's no beans in chili. On this I must stand firm.
You can count me as one of those parents taking a kid to see One Direction last night. It was a good show, and the guys were very thankful to their fans. They repeatedly thanked the fans and acknowledged them for putting them where they are, and seemed genuinely humbled and grateful. It was very refreshing to see. It was also amazing to be able to observe a modern-day version of Beatlemania. When they first took the stage, the screaming was ear-splitting. Fortunately, I was smart enough to bring earplugs, otherwise I probably wouldn't hear anything again until after Labor Day. There were girls everywhere crying, and one girl a row in front of us literally sobbed through the entire show. Fast song, slow song, didn't matter – sobbing. It was funny. I'm glad she got to experience something so emotionally powerful for her that early in her life. I can't recall anything pop-culture related that's ever had that effect on me.
While One Direction wasn't at the VMAs, the band that has been opening for them on this tour (5 Seconds of Summer, or 5SOS for real fans) was. This was heartbreaking for my 14-yr-old daughter, because I think she might actually love 5SOS more than 1D. (Shhh…don't tell her this, but for Christmas we got her tickets to see 5SOS on their own tour in Dallas next summer.)
It was my first time to ever visit JerryWorld. Man, that place is a beast. What a fantastic venue. Maybe someday I'll be able to afford to get seats to a game that aren't in the nosebleeds. Otherwise, I'll just keep watching at home. But traffic leaving was a nightmare. I would have expected them to have worked that out a little better by now. Maybe some of you that have been can tell me if this is normal: I pulled out of my parking space at 11:02 (in lot 15). I got on the on-ramp for I-30 at 12:09. 67 minutes to go a little over a mile? Painful.