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Ha, fair enough. I do like an orange in my Oberon though.

Chicago has a ton of great Polish Delis. Once went into one. Everyone was speaking Polish. However one lady came up immediately to say... in English that they would have an English speaker waiting on us shortly. Have no idea how she knew we did not speak Polish. Another great Polish deli in Chicago : Kurowski Sausage Shop

Going to smoke some ribs and possibly a pork roast of some type tomorrow. Can’t wait! (Hopefully no bad aftertaste with the pork roast this time lol)

Having a homemade strawberry/lemon margarita with my daughter!

NBC is showing last year’s at 2:00. ESPN2 is showing condensed versions of 2006, 2011, and 2014 starting at 3:00. It has been a strange day for sure.

Try doing ribs with a pineapple marinade some time. My son does them every summer for us. To die for. Can't find his receipe. But basically he marinates with fresh pineapple and pineapple juice for a few hours, in the fridge, and then puts them on the charcoal grill... indirect heat. And then with a spray bottle, sprays them with pineapple juice every 15 minutes or so, till they are done. There are a bunch of receipes on line. Here is one video as just one suggestion : Pineapple Glazed Ribs

Very jealous of the baby back ribs! I saw an ad for the meat market I go to for them this week and have been seriously craving them. They are calling for storms here tomorrow, so today will be the last day grilling for me this weekend.

Ha. Definitely not a ‘native’ Hawaiian specialty. When in Hawaii it’s poke bowls and fish tacos for me. ....But back to grilling. Looking forward to having smoked baby backs tomorrow...weather permitting. I’ve tried a whole bunch of different ways, but smoking @ 215 for 5-6 hours with a spritz of apple juice every hour works best for me. (I just rub with mustard and some Famous Daves Rub.)

I don't have any in the house, but I am itching to make some baby back ribs soon (with some corn on cob). I'm trying to figure out what to make today...I might have limited options as I used last of chicken yesterday. Might just do bacon cheeseburgers and dogs with baked beans and deviled eggs today, that will make kids happy.

My in-laws live in northeast Indiana and every summer we drive 30 minutes to this place called Mister Bratz in Orland to load up on Hawaiian brats. They are brats with pineapple in them - absolutely amazing. The trick is cooking them long over low heat because if they burst a lot of the flavor is lost. So if you ever happen to be in Bumble-F, Indiana....definitely hit that place up. They have a whole bunch of flavors, but the Hawaiian is our favorite.

Down by Lake Michigan's Oak Street beach they use to have a cart that sold brats and Polish that were excellent. They had this spicy brown mustard I loved. Tried all the store brands and could never find anything like it...

Since it is unofficial start to summer and summer weather is here in midwest...

Ryan Leaf... The gift that keeps on giving Geez, will this guy ever get his act together?

@tdhoosier and @mrflynn03 if you're ever in Baton Rouge, go to Parrains Seafood... We go over for 3 nights every year for a horse show, and we eat there all 3 nights... Well worth it...

No, I took them at their word...😁

Well, after talking about it, we decided on bratwurst instead of brined pork chops (thanks @FritzIam4IU)... You can't find a butcher shop around here that sells them (don't have room with all the varieties of smoked sausages, chorizo, andouille, and boudin I guess) so Kirkland Brats will have to do... Did make up a batch of my pickled hot and sweet onions to dress them with...

I’d redshirt Galloway or Leal and then flip them next year. So, their third year here, they would both be redshirt sophomores. I am not saying either one is as good as Brian Evans but look at how outstanding he was as a fifth year senior versus what he would have given in 1992 as a true freshman. With as hard charging as these two are, having them here for five years would be helpful in permanently transforming the culture here.

Get results tomorrow or monday. Starting to feel a little better. Just wanted to err on the side of caution since testing was available. Better to know for sure.

@FritzIam4IU post reminded me of something I'd been meaning to post for a while... Those of you in the Chicagoland area should try Ream's Meat Market out in Elburn, Illinois. Best brats and Polish sausage I've ever had. Very wide variety of sausages. Might be a drive, but when I lived out in that area, it was an annual trip out there for summer holidays. Always ran into people from the city (50 mile drive) in there...it's that good... And Randy Ream is in the Meat Smoking Hall of Fame (yes, really)...