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I have some dough resting for French bread. I don’t bake… I don’t gel with the accuracy and precision required. Accuracy and precision in the shop for automotive pursuits? Yep. But baking pisses me off. I have roasts ready for the crock pot tomorrow, so homemade bread would be 😍. If it turns out...

Two days later and multiple roads still blocked with downed transmission lines. They’ve been working non-stop, but there’s a lot of cleanup to do. Nowhere near the same threat level, but storms - some rotating - are in the forecast for 10 PM to 3 AM. Then, 2-4 more inches of rain through Sunday...

Shit hit the fan… The home where we live got slammed by straight line winds, but no damage and power is up. Almost couldn’t get to the “home office” house this morning. Major power lines and trees down blocking roads, etc. No noticeable damage but need to head back when the sun comes up…

Shit be brewing,.. It’s warmed up 30 degrees since 4:00 AM, it’s humid, the sky has cleared enough from early morning storms to start to destabilize things, there’s been a steady 20+ MPH wind all day (with gusts to 40). I think (hope) it will setup south of central IN, but it sure looks like...

Tomorrow is looking pretty energetic. Plenty of time for things to shift, but the forecasts have been aligned for 24+ hours at this point. Time will tell…

Yesterday was a bust. Not that I’m hoping for severe weather, but it set up well south of central IN. We had some minor wind and pea-sized hail. Average spring thunderstorm stuff. Wednesday looks interesting…

Things are starting to ramp up for tomorrow. Multiple rounds, some after dark, which is not ideal…

Anyone else have a deep interest in severe weather? I was 3 years old and as a resident of central Indiana, I vividly remember the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak in 1965 (you do the math…). And the super outbreak of 1974. A few years ago, a tornado dropped a half mile from the house where we live...

Probably shared this before, but since we’re listing relatives, my dad (we weren’t close, alcoholic, died just after I graduated HS, long story) was in the Army Air Force as a right wing gunner on a B-29 in WWII, 315th Bomb Wing, flying out of Andersen AB. Never talked about it. (His older...

In the interest of full disclosure, the chicken sucked (😖). It was overcooked and dry. I was timing it based on the browning of the skin. Should have relied on the instant-read thermometer. The dressing and green beans, however, were delicious…

He’s obviously a great chef, but the dramatic hatred BS is BS. Just helping people to learn chef skills would be far more productive IMO.

it’s a good day for oven roasted chicken, sage dressing and (not pictured) fresh green beans sautéed in bacon fat with a pinch of red pepper flakes… If I may rant for a second, the whole “young” chicken (kind of sad 😆) was cheaper than the equivalent weight of chicken breast.

Mere mortal? Sure… Do I understand how badass that is? Absolutely… Lifelong fan. I’ve seen RUSH 13? times. I stuck with them through the “keyboard years” because the musicianship is hard to rival. Neil is arguably the best ever. Are new generations of percussionists on the same level? Sure. But...

Thanks, man. Cable management is my jam. I’ve built (literally) 3 data centers and pulled, dressed and terminated tens of thousands of feet of Cat 5/6, 208V 3P to rack UPS’s, etc. I don’t have the tools and material to cut and terminate USB cables to length, so some of the routing is best...

Ignore the riff-raff, it’s a spare bedroom and needs a little organization, but I finally found some time for assembly. Ready to fire if up and make sure the control software “sees” all of the hardware devices…

When the poll results total 260%, you’re in third-world election territory…

+100 for grilled ribeye. -50 for not having crosshatch grill marks 😆

Does anyone have a puppy that stares relentlessly while you prep chicken salad? Sure. Sure… Does anyone need to (literally) mop the floor afterward? Bullmastiff’s. Slobber. It’s what they do…