High on the Hog

Can you imagine the ribs coming off this guy? They say they can expect 700-800 pounds of sausage! Mmmmmmm....

Romney Takes the Lead

I found this tidbit of news a little interesting. I must admit that I have always been a little biased of Romney. As a Mormon, I would naturally like to see a fellow member living in the White House. I remember as a child, I thought Ronald Reagan must have been a Mormon. I haven't completely decided to endorse Romney... yet. I have been focusing more on my school work and less on the candidates. But in the little time I have devoted to the race, I have yet to find anything substantive that Republicans have found against Romney. I think he is doing a fine job overcoming the religion barrier. With that hurdle mostly gone, at least for the rest of the primaries, we can see more of his views and ideas about government. I must say, that so far I am impressed. I have no qualms with his explanation concerning his stance on abortion. While the timing appears a little suspect, he seems rather sincere about it.

What I really like about him is his success as a business leader and governor. His mannerisms are also such that I think he can rally people around him. He appears to have that charisma that draws people in. We need that right now. I think that of all the legitimate candidates out there right now, Romney would be the least divisive. In fact, I would go so far as to to predict that should he gain the White House, we might just have another Ronald Reagan.

I'm just sayin'...

Another Awesome Samoke

No pics this time. Forgot to charge the camera. Which is too bad, because these were a sight to behold! I'm still excited about it.

I was chosen to cook the meat for our J. Reuben Clark Law Society End Of The Year Picnic And Swim Party Get Together (Can I Come Up With Any More Words To Make This Any Longer Of A Title) Thingy. We were expecting about thirty people, so I fixed an ample supply of ribs. I cooked them in two shifts at six hours per shift, so it was a thoroughly enjoyable two days of samokin' ribs! My most satisfying moment came when it was time to cut them up. The knife went very smoothly in between the bones, slicing the meat as though it were butter. That's when I knew they were good. I made enough to fill a large, deep turkey roaster pan to overflowing! Of course, my taste testers were right there to perform their duties. I got the six thumbs up (they claimed they had to try an ample sampling before they would give the OK).

I did struggle a little with the pork roast, though. The first was a little on the tough side. The roasts heated up faster than normal, which I didn't expect with so much meat. But I got it done, shredded, and mixed in with a nameless-to-avoid-self-incrimination sauce. I then added five fatties, and about 15 roasted mice (see previous entry). The mice were extremely spicy, and only cooled down after four days in the fridge. But they were good, nonetheless.

The JRCLSEOYPASPGT(CICUWAMWTMTALOAT)T participants loooooved them. What they didn't eat there (about half, since only about 15 adults actually showed up), we split up and took home. Later reports indicated that they were even better several days hence.

That was, so far, the largest smoke I have done. It was also extremely enjoyable. My special rub added that sweet spice to the natural flavors of smoke and pork (although there were a few reports of some of the ribs being just a little too spicy - I'll work on that). Can't wait to do it again!

Y'know, if I were to get some out of town visitors for the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend, I might could be convinced to stoke it up. I'm just sayin'.

How NOT to rob a liquor store

Gotta Love Sam

Bless his heart.

Have you ever stepped in something that just wouldn't come off your shoe? So did Brownback. Poor guy.

I like Sam. I don't think he has the campaign elements for a sustainable run at the White House this time around. I wouldn't mind it if he did. He's genuine, very conservative, and seems to have a good head on his shoulders.

This story isn't a slam on the guy. Read it, and see if you don't just love him by the time he's through.

A Little Frightening...

As you know, the President vetoed the bill in which Congress legislated Congress to be the President. Bush commented that this seemed a little unconstitutional. Harry Reidiculous replied, basically,

to hell with the Constitution. We are the Congress, dammit, and it is our job to be president if we want to.

I am paraphrasing, of course, because mr. reid is a Mor(m)on who would say "heck" and "darndiddlydangit" instead. For you skeptics out there, who just have to have "the facts", here is what he actually said, after "bristling" at the claim:

"We are not going to be submitting our legislation to somebody at one of the law schools to look for its constitutionality. We have an obligation, under the terms of the Constitution, to legislate," he said. "That's our job."

I think I summed it up pretty well.

So do these...



These folks don't seem to think we have a constitution.





See that feller over yonder? He assures me that we still have a constitution.







Whaddyall think?








I am saddened this day to find that we do, in fact, have a constitution.

I Swear This is NOT Moving!