tdhoosier

Recipe got me at ‘cilantro’. Gonna try this.

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.)

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.

I didn’t know Naperville closed. Did you ever try that Hot As A Mutha app there? It was something like jalapeño cream cheese stuffed in a fried jabenero. I had the littlest bit and was sweating for 30 minutes. Hottest thing I’ve ever had.

Anybody know if Naturdays is coming out again this summer? That was definitely a guilty pleasure last summer.

Do you put ketchup on steak? 😎

Love me some jambalaya. I have 2 recipients that are completely different that are even better with really good andouille. Would like to venture into making some gumbo. I have yet to find a gumbo I didn’t like and haven’t even been to New Orleans! My favorite gumbo is at Heaven on Seven in Chicago.

Hope it’s just a little bug and not thee bug. When do you get results? hang in there Flynn.

Can I say how much that I love the food sample stations are not there anymore and that senior citizens have a designated time to go in the morning? haha. (No offense to any seniors on the board...I just always tend to be in a hurry). It literally shaves 10 minutes off my trip. oh, and: 🙌 $20 Kirkland Tequila 🙌

I wouldn't mind visiting that guy at his home to sit naked on his leather couch after mowing the lawn on a 100 degree day. When he kicks me out I just want to scream in his face that it's my right to be able to sit down. I've been saying that if any type of mask regulation is going to be implemented it's going to have to come from the private industry.

Great post. I was also reading that this hyper-reactive immune response doesn’t typically happen in children because their immune system hasn’t evolved to that level. I read this a few weeks ago so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but I think it was prhased that a child’s immune system is still ‘learning’. This is ironically the reason why some doctors think they are relatively safe from the virus. I hear you on sugar. I still have my challenges, but greatly reduced it over the years. It’s crazy to actually sit down and look at how much added sugar you consume in a single day. Especially if you are a pop drinker. My friend is a dietician who specializes in weight loss, she says the very first thing she’s tells people to do is cut out the added sugar because it affects your body in so many ways. Every now and then I slowly fall off the bandwagon, but for me, when my sugar intake is low I sleep better, my knees feel better (sugar causes inflammation), my blood pressure is lower, my workouts are better and I don’t get sick as much (and if I do the duration isn’t as long). I mentioned this a couple of pages back and I don’t mean to beat it like a dead horse, but it kinda upsets me that there isn’t a bigger call for improving our health, especially in this moment. The media is so good at scaring people on a whole host of issues large or small, why don’t they attempt to ‘scare’ people into eating healthy? haha. The message everywhere is wash your hands, be careful and wear a mask, which is great. But why can’t they add ‘eat healthy’ or ‘excercise’ to that list? Other than age, the people who are most at risk have health issues. Health issue are usually a result of bad eating habits. You can greatly improve your health in the span of 2 months and as a result lower you risk, no matter where your starting point is.

Definitely agree. You couldn’t have a shut down like in Wuhan here in the US because of the culture. Populated cities are different than rural areas. But the Demographics I referenced abouve about and the cultural differences are all just a drop in the pond in what we truly know. I’m also really curious if we eventually find out that some sort of genetic disposition makes people more vulnerable than others.

What about stouts? I love them but they sure don’t love me. I’ve had countless stouts, but always come back to a good ole Breakfast Stout. As for Barrel Aged stouts, that’s a worm hole you don’t want to go down if you don’t like to spend money. I used to hunt these down, but just can’t anymore. Ever since I turned about 35, if I drink more than one I’ll wake up in the morning feeling like a train hit me - there’s just so much sugar in those things and the hangovers are fierce. I still love them though; I just usually have to split them with my wife or neighbors. Of course, Bourbon County is high up on my list - and any variants I can get my hands on, but I also love Firestone Prarabola and Big Bad Baptist. Never have been a fan of Darklord; I think it’s just way too sweet and can’t understand all the hype around it.

Always hunt down a Pliny when I’m in Cali.

For sure. If I were to guess, I’d think they take vitamin D to supplement for the lack of sunlight. I there’s a lot of talk about the virus getting weaker in the summer, which I’m not sure is the correct way to put it. Because of the sunlight and Vitamin D, I think that our immune systems get stronger in the summer. Which is why I’m hoping that we’ll see a lull in R (reproductive rate) these next couple of months. It is funny that you mention Vitamin D though considering how tied it is to a healthy immune system. But there are other things that we can easily do and will help strengthen our immune system. I don’t understand why there isn’t a greater call to get healthy, especially in this moment. Things like sleep well, try to keep your stress level down, eat healthy, lessen your sugar intake, etc. All of these are proven to help people ward off viruses or lessen their severity. I know everybody is waiting for a vaccine or magical cure, but there are things that we can do to help ourselves and decrease our risk for an ICU visit while we have all this extra time on our hands.

Every time Stone comes out with their Enjoy By beers, I need to get them. Great Brewery. My ‘go to’ IPA though is Two Hearted.

I’ve heard of Other Half. Jealous you’re so close.

Interesting article: Sweden’s outbreak has been far deadlier than those of its neighbors, but it’s still better off than many countries that enforced strict lockdowns. I had a conversation yesterday and we’re talking about how so much is still unknown about this virus. Like how UK and Sweden decided to forego lock downs, yet, UK got slammed and Sweden didn’t? In Sweden, almost 30 percent more people died during the epidemic than is normal during this time of year, an increase similar to that of the United States. But as we all know, they did this without a lock down. Anyway, this article dives into a few comparisons/differences with Sweden and other countries. There’s definitely still a lot more that needs to be studied. I did find it interesting that 56% of their households are single person households. And obviously, the fewer percentage of obese people are helping their numbers, but you’d think an older population would work against them. This whole thing is puzzling.

I'm not sure how things are now, but when this started my Mother in Law is the nursing manager at a nursing home and she said that patients were carelessly being transferred between homes. She was very frustrated because there were very few protocols set-up. Considering how many deaths take place in nursing homes, you'd think there should be a quarantining period before anybody is admitted into a nursing home.

Wanted to share this. Maybe the best information I have come across. A lot of people are trashing models lately, but I think it's important to remember that models are not meant to predict the future. It's a snap shot of a hypothetical. Models can only be accurate if the factors stay constant and that simply can not happen. All that said, the article linked below has simulations for many hypotheticals that gave me a better idea of the bigger picture. For example, they go through a ton of info: vaccine/no vaccine, wearing/not wearing a mask, they take you through the various length of possible immunity time (does it last for 1 month, 2 years, indefinitely, not at all, etc.), rolling shutdowns, no shutdowns, contact tracing, etc., etc. The article is long but goes by quick because you get to play with the simulations. Their best case scenario is an open society with contact tracing, but I recommend going through the simulations from the beginning to see how they arrive at that conclusion (if you have the time). And before we get into 'Orwellian comments' they say there's technology to do this while keeping your privacy in tact...which they also explain. Overall, this kinda made me feel better because it gave me a glimmer of hope for a plan. https://ncase.me/covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR2t5JFTwvawBliKOVQ4V8cOxiw3FiD9CayyiIM_RY2ozZZaMROiBSHZEPg

Unfortunately not this recession. My wife is a DPT and works for a big company; they are currently seeing 30% of their normal patient load. Many other out-patient PTs (friends) who work for other companies are in the same position and many have been furloughed. The in-patient PTs who work for hospital systems are being reassigned random positions in the hospital to work. I do think that they are in one of those U shaped curves though. Once elective surgery’s begin to start back up business should come back quickly. Fingers crossed. i wish they could name their price. Haha. But I know your point. In most areas they are in high demand.

Fixed, but estimated.

I eyeball everything: browned spicy turkey sausage 2 cans diced tomatoes w/ green chilis 2 cans mild chili beans onion garlic green pepper diced jalapeños cilantro cumin chili powder brown sugar serve w/ sour cream and I like to crunch up tortilla ships to throw in there.

Hang in there bro. Just think of how valuable your ‘antibodied self’ will be when you come out of this thing. You can do whatever you want! Haha.

There he is. How are you doing Scott?