Absorbine_Sr

^^^ Chili dogs FTW. Need to try the cornbread made with bacon grease.

Thank you Steve.

Thanks again guys & gals. It was an excellent weekend. Home now just kicked back drinking a Manhattan. Tomorrow, real life returns. Boo. Got a new mortar & pestle, instant read thermometer, grilling tongs and the entire UK series of Life on Mars for my birthday so I'm pretty pleased.

Happy Birthday!

Thanks to all for the birthday wishes. No storming FFF today. I was in St. Louis at Debbie's brother's and we went to Schlafly Brewing's Cabin Fever event. 32 beers to sample outdoors in 36 degree weather. We dressed for it and had a great time. We're now whipping up some fennel and sausage soup. We have plenty of beer and some Eagle Rare 17, so the evening is covered. Thanks again folks!

RIP

A very Happy Birthday to you sir!

Hi Vicki! Great looking office and a nice remembrance of your Dad. Glad things are looking up.

Best of luck to him. It all sounds very cool!

Al without red meat = surly DOTU.

Happy Birthday my eye patch buying friend. I hope you have a most excellent day!

Nice Raffy! It appears to be breakfast for dinner night. We had scrambled eggs with pickled jalapeno's, hash browns and thick cut bacon. And I kept the theme up with vodka and orange juice. It was good.

I am about an hour from Purdue Lafayette, and we have an extra room. And I am 25 minutes or so from FFF. And I like my Uncle Al. Keep these things in mind.

Don't look at it as a failure Ken, it's just the end of another chapter in life. You're a good guy. Work will come and life will go on. Good people don't lose, they move to the next step.

Good luck on the interview Ken.

Happy Birthday Luis!!

We made pork Milanese tonight with a salad of escarole, radicchio, radish and pickled onion. Happy tummy.

Or you could make one.

Agree on the cast iron. I'll have to try the meat loaf thing Jim.

Awesome. Sometimes when I'm really lazy I do Bush's Grillin' Beans and weenies. And it tastes amazing.

Now that would be cool Ken. Wish I lived closer.

Trust me, the ability to smile and actually eat a hamburger tonight (without a knife and fork) has been excellent. Patch aside, thanks for the well wishes folks. You really are a great bunch of people.

I'll just forward this one to you Wayne.

I got a gift in the mail from my dear friend John today. And while the Bell's Palsy has been getting better day by day and it's almost to the point where I don't need the eye patch, I had to model this as it is the perfect eye patch. Thanks John!!!