Recent content by Brad Olson

If my last name was Geste and I had a daughter, I think I'd name her Shirlene Uma.

Nice color! Best part of the chicken right there - as versatile as a breast but with way more flavor!

There are a *lot* of us here who remember the heyday of the motel. When I was a kid we didn't travel much and when we did it was rare to have an overnight stay along the way, but I remember sitting in the back of the Ford station wagon and passing places like those featured in this blog...

One thing that hasn't been mentioned so far in the series is that it's not only the 100th birthday of Route 66, but also of the U.S. Numbered Highway System as a whole as well as any of the other highways that date to 1926. I have close connections to US-20 and US-51 and have pointed out the...

Isn't any steak a breakfast steak, depending on how hungry you are? ;)

The chops turned out pretty good. I salted/seasoned them ahead of time but I also cut back on the amount, so there were no issues with saltiness. I think Swanson's is gone but I still buy the Banquet dinners from time to time when they're on sale. Sadly, it appears they don't make a bone-in...

Unfriendly numbers. We were in the low to mid 90s with the appropriately higher heat indices from Saturday through today, but the front's coming through this evening and things should be much better here before too long. No need to grill when it's like this. Steaks in the iron skillet...

I'm sorry to hear (read?) it. Without straying too far from the actual topic of this thread, what disappointed you?

Did somebody say free beer?;) Edward, did you ever get to Underground Butcher back when they had a retail space? I wouldn't be surprised if there's some kind of a link between them and Meat People.

That's the start of a country song right there. Although to give Larry a little credit, Merle Haggard did serve time in San Quentin. And he even saw Johnny Cash do a show there.

I have a question about the the penal codes of the western United States; specifically, do any of the states have reciprocity agreements with each other? Apparently there was this guy who shot a man in Reno - a particularly heinous crime, as it was done just to watch him die - but was sent to...

(y) When my parents went "out for dinner" The Butterfly was often their choice.

I mentioned National Kissing Day to my wife this morning, but she didn't seem to enthused. Maybe I shouldn't have suggested I celebrate it with her sister.

Yep, agreed...Chuck needs to get off his lazy butt and get some mowing done. ;)

About time my a**...around here this is July/August weather, and even in that context it's what used to be out of the ordinary.