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Gumbo tonight. Shrimp, chicken, andouille and cod too. And, Red Beer!!

I need to go get some to recover from the conference call I just endured.

I need you over here now

Catch up post. Like this brewery a lot. They do German beer styles only, and don't do the stupid names all the others feel the need to do. This was a goodun: Another local that Mar-tay got me thinking about. Good stuff, but at 12% ABV it packs a wallup: Love this stuff, and it's a very interesting process that is used to make it: Here, I pre-Googled it for you if you care. The Dude abides!

Alright, here's a catch up post. Let's see how many photos I can jam in here: Roasted chicken and veggies: Shrimp tacos with mango salsa and chipotle mayo: Chili. This time we made it with ground beef : Pizza pizza. Margherita with fresh mozzarella, crushed San Marzano tomatoes, salt and oil: (Ooni Koda 16 on order; should arrive late March. Can't wait!) Chile Colorado with Ancho and New Mexico chiles and pork, semi-refried black beans and sorta Spanish rice: Vegetable, beef and barley soup: Chili verde with pork and green chili cornbread:

My bird dog of a lifetime was Molly. Probably not a coincidence that I put the most time and effort into her training. She’s also the dog my kids grew up with. She was a great gun dog, but was kinda hard-headed around the house. Lived for food and would do whatever she could to get it. Didn’t mind the consequences. I’ve got her ashes in a container in my office. Some day I’ll scatter them, but I haven’t settled on where yet. We sure do miss her.

I was out hunting western KS several years ago. I had permission to hunt a field and as we pulled up a few guys were getting ready to hunt the field across the road. They asked us to join them. One of the guys pointed to a liver and white Brittany and kinda said under his breath, 'You know who that is?' I said I didn't and he told me it was Shambo's Dark Shadow, which didn't mean anything to me then. He had racked up a bunch of wins by that time and ended up in the Brittany Hall of Fame. We spread out quite a bit and for whatever reason he stayed fairly close to me. Now that dog was a freakin' machine and would hold a point forever. It was a very cool experience to hunt behind that dog. Our Max A’Million is a great grandson of him.

Never met a GSP I didn’t like. A guy in our group had one and he was a machine. Hunted in fairly close, always found birds. Great personality too. Another guy had an English Setter and it was a mess. But I wouldn’t draw a negative conclusion from that one data point. Another buddy has gotten into Deutsch Drahthaars big time and loves them. Haven’t hunted with him lately, so no firsthand experience with them. I’ve had Brittanys for 30 years and I love them. Go with what you like. Buy from a reputable breeder, put in the work and get them on birds as much as possible and you’ll have the best chance for success.

Hah! Just a screen grab to show what they look like. Not mine.

Markings make me think it's a Sparrow Hawk A/K/A Kestrel. That would be a fairly small falcon -- about the size of a Blue Jay. Kind of rust colored, right? Very beautiful and cool birds. We banded some of those in college.

Maybe so. I think I've waited long enough. Order was from Adorama -- I guess we'll see how they handle this. January 22, 2021 In Transit, Arriving Late Your package will arrive later than expected, but is still on its way. It is currently in transit to the next facility. January 18, 2021, 12:13 am Departed USPS Regional Destination Facility KANSAS CITY KS NETWORK DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Still not here. USPS stopped giving location updates. Now it just says my package is gonna be a leeetle late.

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So did I. Should we read anything into that?

I like the creativity...

I remember you posting about that. Propane version?

Koda 16. Propane powered and the larger deck. He likes the control and ease of use of propane and I think I’d agree. There may be some flavor from wood, but at 90 seconds it probably won’t be much.

Future son in law got himself an Ooni and he and my baby girl have been working on Neapolitan pizza lately. Headed over today to try things out and I gotta say the results were excellent. Homemade dough and sauce, fresh mozz and basil. About 950 degrees on the deck and 90 seconds to cook. Great leaoparding on the crusts and great texture. A slight crispiness and char on the outside, soft and chewy. Just excellent.

They're a little noisy, and will scatter the other birds sometimes when they come blasting into the feeders. But I don't mind them. They do help keep the group feeders happy.

I think I read that our beloved @Mitch f is a meterologist. Any insight on that fog? What size is it?

I love pasketti!

I'm just spitballing' here, but could it maybe be @oneshot or even @oneshot 1?

Not even sure why UPS would have handed this one off. There are UPS deliveries up and down this street every day. This one's not a big deal for me, more funny/crazy than irritating. On the other side: I sent my sister some BBQ for Christmas last month. I'm careful about tracking food deliveries because I've had it thaw sitting on the front porch before. I had warned my sister about the delivery, but FedEx delivered it a day EARLY. Fortunately she noticed it sitting out there. Lesson learned -- check daily.

The real problem was when UPS handed it off to USPS on 1/12. USPS has supposedly still got a backlog of packages from before Christmas. https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/usps-tracking-package-shipping-delays-philadelphia-december-20210116.html