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I’ve gotta figure out something for fishing. I’ve worn prescription bifocal sunglasses for quite a while but they’ve never been good for tying on flies, so I’ve had the flip down readers on the bill of my cap for probably 15 years. They’re not strong enough now.

Sorry to hear this. I really love his books and have nearly all of them including some that are autographed. I’ll often grab one off the shelf and reread a chapter or two.

I’ve ordered meatloaf out before and it had that thick, gloopy red sauce. Don’t care for it.

Just for fun, pick a number between 1 and 1,380 and plug it in where the "Page 1380 of 1380" is at the bottom of this page. We've been at this a long time! Lots of good food, good pics, good descriptions, and good-natured ribbing.

As my tiny little baby brother called it: meef oaf. Ketchup, mustard and brown sugar glaze, just like Betty Crocker taught me. Mashed taters with twice the recommended dosage of butter, and some Pioneer brown gravy, ‘cause I got no time to make real gravy.

Good fer you!

They're out of their hitting/scoring slump, but not exactly lighting things up.

We had a great BBQ joint not far from here called Papa Bob's. I loved that place and Bob was such a cool guy. He'd work the dining room and talk to everybody. He would try new recipes out by bringing samples around. Great BBQ and sides- I loved his vinegar slaw. Once he brought around a little cup of a new sauce he was trying out that he called Bobanero. I'd don't do well with hot so I was a little nervous, but he assured me it would be ok. It was really good with just a little heat. It was fruity and had some texture, like maybe there was some crushed pineapple in it. He had this huge sandwich called the Ultimate Destroyer that you got for free if you could finish it. It got featured on some Food Network show and his business took off. He had a world map on the wall with push pins from all the places people had come from, and it was impressive. Europe, South America, Asia. Once when we were there we sat next to a couple from England. They had flown into KC and drove straight to this place to eat. We talked to his wife a couple times and they were really burning out from running the place. They were doing all the heavy lifting. THey'd close for a couple weeks for vacation because they didn't have the backup. One day we went to eat and it was closed. Dang!! https://www.facebook.com/p/Papa-Bobs-BBQ-100064669190135/ Edit: It was on Man vs. Food

Boy, those were a couple nail biters! So many men left on base last night. What was it -- three times left with the bases loaded? The pitching held up well, thank goodness. Glad these are on network. Using SIL's Bally logon wasn't working well for me. It kept wanting me to verify the account, and I didn't want to mess him up. The nerve!

We love the Johnsonville brats. That said, we had a cool little meat shop near here that did a lot of different brats and sausages, some with fruit, that were outstanding. He introduced me to tri-tip steaks and other things. Just a great shop with good people. Sadly, he had some health issues and just couldn’t keep it going. I miss that place and John the owner.

@BilletHead I think you need to whip up an extra special batch of your sauce, if you know what I mean🤪

Perfectly portioned!

Remember when you used to be able to find answers on the internet? So much crap out there now. I wish I had the World Book Encyclopedias we had growing up. The ones that said LBJ was president.

I think this British guy agrees with me 😀

C'mon man, I thought this was settled!! 🤪 Shire like sure. Sheer is close but wrong. And anybody that pronounces sure as shoe-er is banned from the conversation. Yorkshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Worcestershire Wooster is Boston semi-literate mangling of Worchester. Worster sure

I died some Anaheim and poblano/ancho chilies I grew and struck out to improve the Chili Colorado recipe I did a week or two ago. These chiles were fresher and more pliable than the ones I bought at the store. I also toasted them slightly, included more onion, changed up the spice mix (even including cumin!), included a little tomato sauce and used a fattier cut of meat. This was a good improvement and the recipe is updated. With Spanish rice and borracho beans.

Man, I love good crab cakes. The best I ever had were at the Embassy Suites in Georgetown. We took the kids to DC to see the sites years back and I had them at the restaurant there. They were so good that I went back down two more times and got side orders.

Wifey was down west of Panama City with group of ladies Friday to Sunday. I wasn't thrilled with the idea but by Thursday night we were pretty confident it would be ok. They had sunshine and calm winds but the ocean was roaring. They were told $500 fine if you go in the water. I've got relatives in Gainesville and had rain and lost power but no damage. A niece in NC completely dodged the bullet. The damage from that storm is unimaginable.

Went to a school with a guy from Woostah. That accent sure stood out in Kansas! I always remember a water fountain was a ‘bubbla’😀

had it with steak tonight!

I’ve heard ‘wash your sister’

So, worster sure. Got it.

Well, they're in the playoffs. That 7 game skid and 27 innings without scoring sure made it look like it was all over.

I really like this pic my son ness 2.2 took. Not because it's me, but because it's a good capture and story. We were in Wyoming fishing small stream and we came across a side channel. I couldn't resist, but 2.2 said 'C'mon dad, there aren't going to be any fish in there.' But the old man proved him wrong I get a charge out of tiny creeks, trout and dry flies!

Way back, when ciders first started showing up, I tried a couple: Crispin and Woodchuck. I really liked the Crispin but Woodchuck was sickeningly sweet. I haven’t seen Crispin in years so I looked them up a while back. It seems they went out of business, but somebody bought them a few years back and planned to revive it. Well, they did and after a year or so they have now showed up in KC. I bought some, knowing it might not be the same or it might not suit my tastes now. But dang, this is nice!! Try it, you’ll like it !