Today was Monon, the big football game between DePauw (where I went) and Wabash (where silly people went). I'm very sad that the Tigers lost. But anyway, I went to one of the "Depauw telecast parties" to schmooze (however you spell that) some other alums and of course watch the game. I got there a bit early, ordered food and a drink. Watched the game for a bit, and then realized that I'm pretty sure I was the only DePauw person there. The game was on one TV out of many and I was expecting a packed house full of alums. Clearly I was overly optimistic! Immediately after, had to pickup some things from a friend way outside of the loop, and then back into town. On the way out to the telecast party I passed a number of car washes. The one I usually go to was $4, and then just down the street was a fund raiser car wash... for $10. I would have gone, but it's hard to justify the extra $6!
It's hard to believe November is already here. It was fairly cold here today by comparison to how warm it has been. Talked to Murphy in D.C. and he said it was actually WARMER there than it was here. This makes me think that the global warming hypothesis could have left out one thing. Perhaps some areas of the world are getting warmer while others are getting colder! It's just crazy talk, I know. Regardless, I still have hopes for the new congress putting back many of the environmental protections that the last congress managed to misplace. Never underestimate the power of motivation - tonight was a good night in terms of catching up on the things I should have done a while ago. Still quite a bit more to do this week...
The pig roast:
A couple of 4th of July's ago, a bunch of us gathered for the "birthday party" where several of us from college have consecutive birthdays. June 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th. In the years 1982, 1981, 1980, and 1979 even. Well in trying to be as creative as possible, one of our fearless leaders picked a pig to roast. Now pigs usually take about 24 hours to roast if you do them above the fire. BUT, if you roast them underground, they take just about 4 or 5 hours. The recipe is pretty easy, dig big hole in ground, put bricks and charcoal down. Put in wood and other burning things - light everything on fire. Once wood and other burning stuff burns off, put pig in hole. Cover with tarp, and bury. Wait. Dig up pig, eat.
Ours turned out really well. But there was apparently some subconscious flag that got tripped in my head at that moment, and I haven't really been able to eat ham since. Chick-fil-a is probably happy - I'm giving them more business.
1 comment:
The giant can of gasoline is a little too close to the pig pit for my liking... maybe your aversion to ham is due to the thought of explosions, burns, or drinking fuel while eating pig? Did you lose a friend to that pit? Did you know the pig before he was roasted?
I personally do not like eating pig because (a) they are cute, (2) they just might be smarter than us, and (d) the smell of bacon makes me want to hurl. Bon appetit!
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