NFT: What are your plans for the 4th?

Nats game tomorrow morning at 11am. Going to be very hot and the Nats are not playing well. So I will be drinking a lot of beers.

After the game I don't know what I'm going to do, but I won't stick around DC for the fireworks.

All day tomorrow.

Dinner at La Nacional on west 14th
Maybe Macy's fireworks depending on wife

but we celebrated this weekend.

We had a massive pool party Saturday I'm still recovering from where I put my cooking "talent" on display. I used

- my smoker (3 pounds of candied bacon aka pig candy and 10 pounds of smoked chicken wings)

- my griddle - sausage, peppers and onions (two kinds, one bratwurst and one Italian sausage)

- my grill dozens of burgers and dogs

- my crockpot, 8 pounds of sweet and sour meatballs

I even made a tortellini salad b/c someone asked if I was just serving meat.

All this in 100 degree heat with massive humidity plus the added heat thrown off from all the cooking devices.

I actually felt like at one point I was going to pass out from the heat. I sweated through 5 different shirts.

I complain, but it truly was a labor of love, other than the heat, I sweated like a fat guy walking a 5k.

So, for the 4th, I'm looking to just relax in the pool, with nothing else to do.

with friends. Burgers, hot dogs, & brews. What else do you need?

I'll probably watch the 2nd episode of "John Adams".

Then family picinic with:
Pool
Chicken & Steak Kebabs
Yankee game on TV
Yard games
Poker
Illegal fireworks at nearby park.

it simple since I have to to work Thursday. Burgers and dogs and watching the rest of Luke Cage

Son is a junior and committed to a D1 wrestling program. Taking the family for a tour of the school and the area for a couple days, then onto a cabin in the mountains for 10 days.

Cigars and whisky.

That impacts the holiday. I see grilling in my very near future but nothing extreme.

No break in healthcare

Chug 27 beers
Blow off my hand effing around with fireworks
Throw eggs at elderly neighbors

Then maybe repeat the next day. I wish every day could be 4th of July, but I only have 2 hands and 1 job, so that's my July 4th and July 5th. July 6th I'll be in the hospital.

Set up a 6AM tee time for Thursday on Bethpage Blue, so at least I have that to look forward to prior to a long boring day at work.

Cobra Kai

Beach, lake, bbq - smoking two butts all night, hotdogs, chips, watermelon. Then going to a cookout in the evening.

from the Second Civil War.

Will do my celebrating down the shore Saturday most likely..

Or just do nothing and post on BBI and goto the gym

I'm building this year double time

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The kids are off doing things with friends. One of those turning-point things in life (they’re 20 and 17), so it’s an adjustment for me more than anyone. Wife is now out and about. Just texted to ask about dinner - she’s getting fish and/it shrimp. We’ll figure out how to prepare it all later. I had a couple mimosas watching Forrest Gump, and organizing photos my uncle sent. He’s an award-winning photographer, and I’ve tried to talk him into having a Facebook page for a long time but he says at age 87, he’s becoming a little bit overwhelmed by all his projects so he gave me carte blanche to start a Facebook page to honor and highlight his photography over the years. Definitely a labor of love and I can’t wait to really get into it and start showcasing some of his fantastic works. My wife and I are probably going to go for a hike on the Binghamton University campus on their nature preserve with in the next hour or two. Tonight when my daughter gets home I will put her through a great workout on our exercise bike with interval training. She is going to try to walk on at the university of her choice this fall as a basketball player, and the brand new coach is hot and heavy for her to play on her team. Trying to get to bed tonight early because tomorrow we will be in the gym at 6 AM, lifting. She has to work at 8 AM but I am on vacation this week so I’m making the most of the time. Been hiking and lifting a lot. A good day, and week. All the best you folks!

plunked today...His control is not as sharp as last game.

last night- sandwich theme- pork belly steamed buns, egg salad 4 ways and lox/cream cheese/capers on pumpernickle, veggie sandwich on homemade focaccia, shrimp po' boys, crab cake sliders, open roast beef with mushroom gravy, and open homemade ice cream on lemon pound cake. Just relaxing today.

In comment 14006522 Bill in UT said:

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last night- sandwich theme- pork belly steamed buns, egg salad 4 ways and lox/cream cheese/capers on pumpernickle, veggie sandwich on homemade focaccia, shrimp po' boys, crab cake sliders, open roast beef with mushroom gravy, and open homemade ice cream on lemon pound cake. Just relaxing today.

Any leftovers?
I've got a couple of St Louis racks on the smoker, doing them 3-2-1, and also a couple of chickens, a pan of beans, macaroni salad, and a tomato panzanella salad.

In comment 14006543 smshmth8690 said:

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In comment 14006522 Bill in UT said: Quote: last night- sandwich theme- pork belly steamed buns, egg salad 4 ways and lox/cream cheese/capers on pumpernickle, veggie sandwich on homemade focaccia, shrimp po' boys, crab cake sliders, open roast beef with mushroom gravy, and open homemade ice cream on lemon pound cake. Just relaxing today. Any leftovers?

A few. Can we swap?

Second Bloody Mary... gonna grill dinner in a couple hours then maybe go see the fireworks if the wife and daughter want to.

Yanks up 5-2 all is well.

In comment 14006548 Bill in UT said:

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In comment 14006543 smshmth8690 said: Quote: In comment 14006522 Bill in UT said: Quote: last night- sandwich theme- pork belly steamed buns, egg salad 4 ways and lox/cream cheese/capers on pumpernickle, veggie sandwich on homemade focaccia, shrimp po' boys, crab cake sliders, open roast beef with mushroom gravy, and open homemade ice cream on lemon pound cake. Just relaxing today. Any leftovers? A few. Can we swap?

We are going to have to figure out a BBI pipeline.

In comment 14005467 pjcas18 said:

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but we celebrated this weekend. We had a massive pool party Saturday I'm still recovering from where I put my cooking "talent" on display. I used - my smoker (3 pounds of candied bacon aka pig candy and 10 pounds of smoked chicken wings) - my griddle - sausage, peppers and onions (two kinds, one bratwurst and one Italian sausage) - my grill dozens of burgers and dogs - my crockpot, 8 pounds of sweet and sour meatballs I even made a tortellini salad b/c someone asked if I was just serving meat. All this in 100 degree heat with massive humidity plus the added heat thrown off from all the cooking devices. I actually felt like at one point I was going to pass out from the heat. I sweated through 5 different shirts. I complain, but it truly was a labor of love, other than the heat, I sweated like a fat guy walking a 5k. So, for the 4th, I'm looking to just relax in the pool, with nothing else to do.

Maybe don't wear five shirts when you plan on cooking in 100 degree weather? Or if you do, don't complain about sweating through them all?

Seriously, you've given me an idea to think about. By that I mean walking through the next 5k I sign up for like a fat guy.

Finally going to a BBQ in about an hour. I need a goddamn beer and a burger.