Sunday, October 10, 2004
Today Was a GOOD Day
A really, really good day. As I write this most of my major muscle groups are close to cramping. I can't put any weight on my left hand (thanks to a massive hematoma and half inch gash) and I'm gonna have some REALLY, REALLY cool new scars on my left calf.
Why is this good, you ask? Because I spent most of the morning and early afternoon riding mountain bikes (like a madman) with my oldest friend.
"Riding" is kind of a misnomer here. I was, admittedly, waay over my head attempting to ride some of the trails we did. Think, "extended hike and drawn out crash coupled by sections of occasional riding" and you get a better picture of what happened. Still, the weather was perfect, the leaves were changing and I was outdoors. Really hard to beat that.
I'm smoking a turkey, too - so got some damn fine eats coming my way in about another hour.
Next time I get pissed off about work or life in general, I've got to take a step back and think about why we work - it isn't for money, generally it isn't for glory - it's to give us the opportunity to spend quality time with friends and family. To occasionally enjoy days like today.
Why is this good, you ask? Because I spent most of the morning and early afternoon riding mountain bikes (like a madman) with my oldest friend.
"Riding" is kind of a misnomer here. I was, admittedly, waay over my head attempting to ride some of the trails we did. Think, "extended hike and drawn out crash coupled by sections of occasional riding" and you get a better picture of what happened. Still, the weather was perfect, the leaves were changing and I was outdoors. Really hard to beat that.
I'm smoking a turkey, too - so got some damn fine eats coming my way in about another hour.
Next time I get pissed off about work or life in general, I've got to take a step back and think about why we work - it isn't for money, generally it isn't for glory - it's to give us the opportunity to spend quality time with friends and family. To occasionally enjoy days like today.
// posted by John Patmos @ 1:27 PM 
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The smoked turkey was DAMN tasty - thanks for asking. It was a dry run for the US Thanksgiving; I wanted to make sure we had it down before serving it to the family.
Smoked it for about five hours (in a propane smoker), then finished it on the grill for around an hour. Great flavor, but brining really helps this, too.
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Smoked it for about five hours (in a propane smoker), then finished it on the grill for around an hour. Great flavor, but brining really helps this, too.
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