I'm Not Just a Dish Washer

Another first has been recorded in my book. Last week one of the usual cooks on my shift was gone, and I was riding on the engine so that meant I was in charge of meals. So lunch we had a simple hodge podge of crap and I do mean crap, like mac and cheese, smoked sausage, and ranch style beans. It was awesome and I'm not joking. For dinner I brought out my A-game, Texas toast(cheese and garlic), salad, and homemade lasagna. It was the first time I have ever made it, so with the recipe and instructions from Keelie I whipped it together. I threw it in the oven on time but then with a call during I had to turn down the temp going out the door. Long story short by the time we were through eating it was gone and they said it was awesome. I received several atta boys and they were impressed. Against my better judgement I even had to make it with turkey instead of beef because one of the guys is trying to avoid red meat. Even though it turned out good I won't make a habit of using turkey. I just wonder how good it could have been if I had used beef instead?

A Must

You have one assignment this Christmas season to watch the greatest Christmas movie of all time "Christmas Vacation." Go forth and let the laughing begin.

You kiddin me....

So a couple of mornings ago I was heading out to the tree stand. It was a great morning about mid 40's and a little wind out of the southeast. Thought it COULD be a great morning to harvest one of God's beautiful creatures with a sharp stick. As the sun came up I had been in the stand about an hour or so when I heard some steps in the leaves below. Slowly stood up and grabbed my bow then turned and look below and a deer was behind some brush and little trees. When I caught a glimpse of part of his head and saw some horns and looked pretty good. First buck of the season and rut should be coming pretty soon so optimism was high, been waiting for this moment for over a month now. He was a little downwind of me and about that time caught a hint of my scent. He slowly backed out, made a half circle, and walked out where I could see him about 30 yds or so. I was looking at him through some thin branches when he stopped in a opening turned broadside to me and I saw a nice rack, except he only had half a rack the right side was about 5 pts well out side the ears and looked good. The left side was gone, zilch, zero, nada, poof, M.I.A. So I let him go on his merry and lucky way, and that's all I have to say about that.

Round 2

It's that time of the year again, the second nascar date of the season. Which usually means a couple things time to eat, eat, and then eat a little more. I usually eat enough grease this weekend to kill any normal human, but I've built up my system over time to handle just about anything I can throw at it. I'm smoking three racks of ribs and a pork roast tomorrow to take along with bacon to smoke on scene. I'll probably eat my normal whole pan full of rice crispy treats too and the list keeps on going and going, I think you get the point. The other occasional problem of the weekend is the weather. If the wind is blowing you'll be washing dirt off of every inch of your body for two days. Or on the other hand could be storming (couple years ago a tornado within a couple miles of the track), and cold. This weekend looks pretty good with low 70's and no chance of rain. Anywho should be a good time and looking forward to it.

ME!

My answers to

1. Where is your cell phone? couch
2. Your hair? gone
3. Your mother? nana
4. Your father? fixer
5. Your favorite food? meat
6. Your dream last night? sleep
7. Your favorite drink? tea (sweet)
8. Your dream/goal? retirement
9. What room are you in? livingroom
10. Your hobby? hunting
11. Your fear? failure
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? employed
13. Where were you last night? working
14. Something that you aren’t? gabby
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. Wish list item? big buck
17. Where did you grow up? Gunner
18. Last thing you did? eat
19. What are you wearing? poison ivy
20. Your TV? on
21. Your pets? gone
22. Friends? sure
23. Your life? on going
24. Your mood? positive
25. Missing someone? g-parents
26. Vehicle? chevy
27. Something you’re not wearing? glasses
28. Your favorite store? cabela's
29. Your favorite color? blue
30. When was the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? funeral
32. Your best friend? redhead
33. One place that I go to over and over? refridgerator
34. One person who emails me regularly? galls.com
35. Favorite place to eat? any steakhouse