As I have done in the past, I’ve set up a webcam to monitor tonight’s smoke. I’ve got about 30 pounds of pork shoulder on the egg, smoking it with hickory and apple wood.
In addition, I’ve got a Stoker from Rock’s Barbecue set up to automate tonight’s cook. Here’s the first graph showing the inital setups:
The red line is the fire temperature, the blue line at the bottom is the internal temperature of the barbecue. The green box shaped line is the fan speed of the blower that regulates the temperature of the fire.
Jay Leno returns to helm the Tonight Show on March 1st, and here’s what I’m doing about it, step by step. I am just one lowly viewer, and this is more about a reminder to me not to watch than anything else. Though I’m sure Comcast Xfinity monitors how people are using their cable boxes, so maybe if enough people do this, they might take notice.
Step One: On the remote choose Menu, Select the spyglass icon.
Step Two: Choose the TV Title Search
Step Three: Search for “Tonight Show with Jay Leno”
Step Four: Choose the Lock icon.
Step Five: Choose a password. (I chose 1234, like my luggage.)
Step Six: Select the lock icon. If you’re feeling especially injured by the return of Jay Leno, I suggest blocking NBC altogether by choosing the second icon.
The next time you find yourself looking for something to watch after the news, you’ll have to enter in the PIN number you chose to watch “Jaywalking.” Hopefully those few seconds will remind you, “I should read a book or something.“
Hi there! Long time no see. So if you’re reading this, you may have noticed I’ve moved my blog to WordPress. The new feed can be found here. Google Reader tells me that there are 18 subscribers via Google Reader, and I think I have successfully configured the rss feed there to give one last post to tell you to come here.
Many of you are asking, “Why, Tim, Why would you do this after having been dormant so long?” I sometimes feel cramped by the 140 character limit of Twitter, and the backlash of my conservative high school classmates in South Carolina on Facebook sometimes has a chilling effect.
But one post does not a comeback make, so watch this space.
Looks too much like Don Sundquist for my taste.
Be sure to check out the new Nashville McCain-Palin Headquarters on Saturday, where according to the Tennessean:
Nashville’s volunteer McCain/Palin campaign headquarters will hold a grand opening celebration at 10 a.m. Saturday. The headquarters, at 2035 Richard Jones Road in Green Hills, has been open for a week, but its organizers, Nashville Republican Women, have invited local political figures over to celebrate the launch. The event will feature live entertainment from the Redd Hot Mamas, appearances by U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Brentwood and other local Republican representatives, along with refreshments and campaign speeches from local candidates.
Nashville’s volunteer McCain/Palin campaign headquarters will hold a grand opening celebration at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The headquarters, at 2035 Richard Jones Road in Green Hills, has been open for a week, but its organizers, Nashville Republican Women, have invited local political figures over to celebrate the launch.
The event will feature live entertainment from the Redd Hot Mamas, appearances by U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Brentwood and other local Republican representatives, along with refreshments and campaign speeches from local candidates.
Longtime Nashvillians will remember that this is the former home of Burger King. Looks like Whoppers are available in Green Hills again!
But that was like ten years ago, Sue.
My brother-in-law said this was like watching CSPAN-3.
I’ve purchased 25 pounds of pork shoulder, and am planning to smoke it starting sometime late tonight. To document this endeavor in real time, I’ve set up a webcam. Enjoy all 16 planned hours of cooking.
