Yes, I Am About to Grill

My mini grill rant has increased my desire to start up the open flame. Tonight it is chicken. I didn't even bother to marinate it since I know I will still be able to cook it to perfection. And, no... this is not the first time the grill has been turned on today.

For breakfast I grilled sausages. Yes, I did and they were delicious. For lunch I grilled burgers and onions. Let's not forget the baked beans on the side. And, in a few minutes I will start the chicken. It has been a simple process that I have completely enjoyed. If you are wondering I did have the day off today.

It didn't take a hand out from Gates to supply this grill feast either. Very affordable if I do say so myself. Think I bought it all for Well, it is about that time since Kate and I are starving. In between eating we have managed to get some last minute wedding planning completed and of course we had some beers too.

Kate is already prepping the side items so I think it's time to start the grill back up. Have a good night all and I hope you enjoy your dinner. Grilled or not.

The Art of Grilling

I can't believe I have had this blog alive for so long and never mentioned my love for grilling. If it was up to me, I would grill for every meal (including breakfast) and publish my works of art. Grilling is the best thing ever and my mind gravitates toward this form of cooking regardless of the time or day.

I recently bought a $500 range grill that is the most amazing thing I have ever seen. And, no I wasn't waiting for Gates to give me a handout to buy it. Thanks to our local favorite hardware store (which will remain unnamed) I bought the thing at an amazing deal and impressed my wife to be with my shopping skills.

This grill is not just a grill. Imagine a grill with a burner on one side and a sear burner on the other side. It's a work of art. And, yes... I do believe grilling is an art form. You have to understand the food and how it will react with the temperature. Make fun of me if you will, but don't say a word next time you eat my buffalo wings or steak.

Now, I am hungry. Talk to ya later.

August Is Almost Gone

Once August is over it is hard to say good-bye to summer. September is the kick off for back to school, football, and many other great changes the all mean fall has approached. Did you all enjoy your summer this year? Yeah, I know some of you did more than others (read: spend a lot of time at my bar), but hopefully you all had some time to relax.

Now, we are far from relaxing and no it is not because we are busy waiting for a hand out from Gates. We are business planning a wedding that will be here in just a few months. This is what I am now going to refer to as "crunch time."

Crunch time involves a great deal of finalizing that I will honestly say I thought was already finalized. People must change their minds when it comes to weddings because you have to make decisions, confirm those decisions, review some contracts, sign those contracts, come up with the money and on and on and on.

Welcome to world of crunch time activities. Lets hope that things continue to run smoothly and the crunch is over quickly. Keep your fingers crossed.

Updates

The draft is completed. No, I am not 100% confident in my team, but what can I say. It turned out that we had a little "emergency" so I ended up auto-drafting. And, yes everything is OK. A burst pipe and minor leak in the garage and grab your attention and actually make you forget about fantasy football. Leak has stopped and nothing was damaged.

So, a little on auto-drafting. Sure, the computer has your best interest in mind, but you are still not in complete control. Auto-drafting with choose the top ranked players in correspondence with what positions you need to fill. The problem is... if you want to take a gamble and grab another player out of order of their pre-determined ranking you can not. Before you even say I am aware that you can set your won rankings, yet since I thought I was going to attend I really didn't bother.

Now, I sit and wait until Thursday. And, no I am not waiting for a hand out from Gates. I am waiting till the first regular season game to get this fantasy football going. If I win, well that would be a good thing.

And, my focus is on...

Fantasy football. Without a doubt that is and will continue to be one of my number one topics of conversation. And, yes, of course the wedding too. But, after the wedding it may be almost all fantasy football.

The "double F" has been around for several years and I would like to present the argument... what did we do before FF? Sure, you could say we survived with pagers before cell phones and we made it by with rotary phones before that. But, how did we make it by without fantasy football. It is like a whole other dimension of football that we can enjoy and participate with. I wonder who it was that came up with the FF. Anyone want to do some quick research? I am guessing it is not Gates.

I love this season. Thank god is wasn't screwed up. Let's not forget to keep thanking the universe for that one. Well, I am back to watching a little preseason. Expect to hear from me soon especially since we are drafting tonight.

Love ya Kate! Thank you for loving football too. Next year, I think you need to join the fantasy football league. Just something to think about.

November Is It

No, I have not been standing in a gas station waiting for Bill Gates to give me a handout. I have been busy man! Relationships take work and work takes work so sometime I just need to work at sitting on the couch and not doing (or typing) anything. Deal with it!

I am starting to wonder if we have the longest engagement in history because our wedding dates has changed once again. Is this normal or no? I guess this is what happens when you plan your wedding at your future wife's parent's house and they like to travel a lot. For those of you who have been waiting patiently we sent out the save the dates today. The wedding date is November 26 and yes, it was originally supposed to be August 23rd. Go figure.

In any case, printed documents are in the mail so no more changes can be made. To be honest I originally typed maid, not made. Guess I am secretly hoping a maid walks in and cleans this place up. You can't stop a day dreamer from dreaming. Wow, that sounded stupid.

Have a good night all and be sure to check your mail.