So you're the chosen one huh? With the power to control the matrix

👋 Hello 👋

Doing 1 1/2" thick NY strips via sous vide then finished on the grill. We'll see how it goes.

It's gonna be good. Had a really hot sear burner on my last grill... I miss that, but now I just do cast iron pan to get the sear.

Merry Christmas Dudes..!! 🤣

It was and still is a nice Christmas season. Spend time with the kids, relax, exchange gifts (I demanded they not buy anything but they didn't meet my demands). A nice hug is priceless, I don't need typical physical gifts. Then again they did kinda follow my demands.

A nice picture framed montage of them and me timeline thing as they grew up and a hand made ceramic sculpture of our dog, Madison, who is waiting for us at the Rainbow bridge.

I'm not too proud to say that I had to fight back the tears and excuse myself into the kitchen under the false pretense to make brunch.

I love my cast iron pans. They are my first go to to cook with. As for steaks, I sear them in a cast iron pan then transfer them oven at about 350° (pan a and all) to cook them to the desired doneness. I prefer med rare. Take them out of the oven and let them rest for about 10-15 minutes before cutting and serving.

It's all good.
Everyone cries when you make brunch...


HA!

Part of my heart & brain hurts. Not physically but at another level.

I was able to spend some time today with someone who's early life was not the best. Her mom is a single mom raising two girls and her dad was not around to help. She works part time at a grocery store and is going to college to be a psychologist/therapist for young kids. She's been through some rough times and wants to dedicate her time to help kids that have had similar issues. A very noble goal and I'm confident that she can do it.

She's an amazingly strong person (not physically but mentally and emotionally.) It puts my life in perspective. My 1st world problems pale in comparison to other people's issues. I have plenty of food, a warm house, a bed to lay my head down at night. I'm blessed for what I have. Meanwhile others have a struggle every day just to get through thee day.

I need to be more proactive to extend a hand of help were I can.

With that said, I think I'll curt up some Colby cheese and eat it with some summer sausage on some crackers for a nighttime snack. Then put the head down on my pillows and drift off to slumberland.

I hope you all had a very merry Christmas!

I figured SF would lose, but I didn't think Purdy would be the reason... 4 picks. Oooof. 🤦

SF moved the ball well but no one can win with 5 picks including the last one by Darnold. Ravens did a good job of ball hawking.

Happy Tuesday fellas.

May have to go back to work tonight again. Nurse that chopped her finger off hasn't sent in a return to work thing yet but as of last Monday it was sposeda be 7 days. I'm exhausted and probly gonna sleep till 6 anyway and got nothing else going on.

Maybe if I work enough overtime I can get flight and rental car for Florida trip. Still over $2k.

Good Tuesday Morning to All! It's an overcast drizzley 62° on the way to 66° later today. Headed to the range to shoot pistols.

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Goodmorning folks...............

sometimes it feels like the day after Christmas is the best day of the year...ruined it by scheduling a dentist appointment today...wth was I thinking...

Howdy all....🇨🇮

Went to the Houston Farmers Market. Lots of Hispanic stuff I didn’t even know. If I wasn’t moving soon I would have gone wild with googling and then buying.

The day after Christmas is pretty awesome. You get to lounge around and play with new stuff, or watch kids and grandkids play with new stuff. If you're like me you got to see both.

After being well caffeinated, fed and well...ready for a new year!