Hope everyone is enjoying there's !

friday and saturday ..and sunday off for me.

Everyday i do a fast 2mile walk in the mornings on off days and in the evening on workdays.

i have cut bread and fryed foods outta my diet..so far lost 30lbs.

canadian next door niehbor comes up with her dog..and i agravate the dog with my grandson's remote controll truck..funny watching her attack the truck.

Pulled grandson in his little tykes wagon..partly on one walk.

I have'nt been going out to eat anymore witch really keeps me home..i need a life..suppose i,ll work forever just for the entertainment.

1 more canaveral coastguard day then i believe next year ..i,ll try some place else ..odd how CG Day has turned into my favorite holiday

ok so make fun of my life or tell about yours either way its a topic.

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big day tommarro..i,ll be lying in bed watching all the ..Are you smarter than a 5th grader shows i taped on the vcr (dvd recorder is in living room) .

they put the that show on at the same time as survior...i never hardly watch the shows on the alloted time..i tape everything and watch it when i want too..motorweek , frasier , florida crossroads..to name a few.

well almost forgot..father in law invited me a easter dinner at the golf and country club..i am going ..i,ll just try to fill up on vegetables.

Now he is very cool..retire AF e-7 and retired from the cape canaveral too..comms job..now he plays a lot of golf..myself i,ve tried..i like the driving range there was one with in walking distance from my place in aiea hawaii..i like trying to smack the person in the cage cover tractor that gathers the balls..but golf it's self no thanks..i played 9 holes at pearl..and well..not my thing.

maybe the saying is true..work is for people that don't golf(seen that on a few bumper sticker)

a boring day ..at home is still better than a boring day underway..standing by for heavy rolls.

After reading all the topic's about no topic's to talk about..i have decided ..You fella's really need to listen to bob rose/boortz/rush..rather you agree or disagree with them..they make for a topic or two.

spacecowboy, Just thought I'd say hello so you wouldnt feel so alone on this thread. Dave

Well I have you all beat I get to work all weekend. How about that. When you are home doing nothing or sleeping, I am saving lives.

Dave..hello..and thanks for chiming in..same to you ncstate1.

woke up this morning...cold outside (yep it get's cold in the sunshine state)put on my elmer fud hat my brother gave me for christmas and coat..started on my usal walk...got back in time for ..This Week with george stephenoffagus watched that..and read saturday's paper today..a day late yes why ?

Because yesterday was spent with grandson..i love the little fart..but reading the paper with him around is like trying to replace your windshield during a hail storm...maybe you can do it..but it would'nt make much sense.

must stay away from uncle herschel's breakfast or i,ll start looking like junior from hee haw..and never get off this tri-med the doc has me on.

Its been around 3wks and so far i am steel grease free.. overeaters not so anomous..

I just laid around until noon then my grand daughter called and asked me for help, she cleans houses (not my cup of tea, she even cleans mine) She needed some lunch, paper towels and someone to fold and put away clothes. That's me.
Today I am making deviled eggs to take to a family party. Didn't sleep worth a darn and I'm not a happy camper when I don't sleep..........

Happy Easter... celebrate it while you can!



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BTW, I got up early because I had an early appointment. Gotta work on Easter Sunday, too. People need my tax dollars to survive. But I am home in time to cook and share dinner with my youngest who is coming home for a good home cooked meal.

Well, it's my oldest son's 27th birthday, so that makes today a good day. And since it's his birthday, my granddaughter is with us Sunday and Monday. The weather is cold, too cold to cut the grass. The gym is closed today, no 4 mile run and 30 minutes on eliptical and the bike. Sounds like a great day to me.

What did the egg say to the boiling water?It may take me a while to get hard..Because i just got laid by this chick.

HAPPY EASTER

read this ..over at the jughead forum and thought it was cute..if offended click hide a post on the top right .

My daughter's first Birthday was yesterday, she ripped up her little cake, it was riot!

Today, Im trying out my new toy and smoking a Brisket. Really just practice so I can fine toon the art of true Queing!

If you celebrate Easter, Happy Easter. If you do not, Happy Sunday.

Don

P.S. Underway tomorrow Yeeeeehaw!

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Today, Im trying out my new toy and smoking a Brisket. Really just practice so I can fine toon the art of true Queing!

So are we! Going to take about 7 hours in the smoke chamber using charcoal and hickory chips in the fire chamber.



Tomorrow, the missus and are are off for a week in the Monterey area staying at a nice place a few blocks from Point Pinos Light in Pacific Grove. Just got a couple of 2 gigabyte compact flash cards for my camera (about the equivilant of a hundred rolls of film) and expect to hawg wild (if the weather cooperates). We aren't bringing the laptop with us and will have to revert to a good book and other, more private things to do for entertainment.

Happy Easter and Passover Greatings to all my friends (and enemies also).

Peace!

Mark

I tried to smoke a brisket once ....rolled it up ....couldn't get the damn thing lit how do you smoke one??????

HAPPY EASTER>>>>> everybody...TAWODI...out

Just took the brisket out of the smoker.

I start with a prime Kosher cut, usually about 3 1/2 lbs from the local Trader Joe's store. Kosher insures that there isn't a whole lot of additives to the meat. I don't need hormones and I get all the vitamins I need naturally from wholesom food. Kosher is usually more economical than "natural" or "organic" meats.

I usually light off the charcoal an hour before the actual smoking begins. Then I put the cast iron box with wet hickory chips on the hot bed of coals.

With the brisket itself, excess fat should be trimmed. Place the cut at about the middle of the smoke chamber and check the fire/hickory chips every 45 minutes.

Your smoke chamber should be maintained at around 300 - 350 degrees.

To prevent the meat from become dried out (and curling), I place a square roasting pan of water inside the smoking chamber. This not only maintains humidity in the chamber but catches the liquid fat that drips from the brisket itself.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.

Time to eat! Have a happy one.

Mark

Just got back from skiing in maine at Sunday River. Spent the past three days enjoying family , extended family and friends ripping up some late season powder, 2' of the best snow and slope conditions all year. Got in some excellent back country tracks with the older kids and my younger brother. Hope you all enjoyed a happy easter or great weekend, which ever fits your life style.