Help Wanted – 2nd Annual Command of the Grill Week

October 23, 2008

You may remember that last year I did a week of recipes to promote “Command of the Grill”. Well I’m getting ready to do it again this year, and I would like to get some others involved too. Last year, the wonderful Kellypea did a delicious version of “Disco’s Hot and Tangy New York Strip Steaks” on her blog, Sass and Veracity.

All this involves on your part is picking a recipe, cooking it, taking a few pictures. Of course, you get to eat the tasty beef as well.

All of the proceeds to the book go to charity, and these are charities which help our troops.

The book itself is a whopping $10, and I don’t get a penny of it. It makes a great gift, and with Christmas coming up, it makes a wonderful present. I bet you know someone who is either a Marine, Loves grilling, or even both.

There are two recipes on the internet already, and I can email others to willing participants. If you want to help, comment here, or email me at Mike AT port16 DOT com. I’m starting on November 4th, and finishing on November 10th, the birthday of the United States Marine Corps.

Support your troops, cook a steak.

Semper Fi!

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Rocking at Red Rocks

October 8, 2008

(Clicking on the picture opens full sized version in a new window)

Of all the poorly planned pranks. We went to see 3 Doors Down, and I had the right blankets, but I forgot my camera. The next week, we went to see The Foo Fighters, and I had the camera, but the wrong blankets.

I know, it’s not quite the same, but it should be close enough. Can you tell what I was trying to do with this picture taken at Red Rocks?

Click here if you need a hint.

Now, hopefully I’ll have my camera the next time I’m in Fort Collins, not to mention my keys.

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Fantasy homes of the Rich and Hopeless on Wallpaper Tuesday

September 16, 2008

This wallpaper is titled "The Island of Lost Hopes" by George Grie. I found it on Fantasy Art Design.

I really liked this one, and from the sounds in the description, the building was based on an actual piece of architecture. I know one thing, you can forget about pizza delivery if you lived here.

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One Reason why I haven’t been posting very much lately

September 7, 2008

There’s actually a couple of reasons, but this is one that I wanted to share. What you are looking at in this picture is the driver side wheel of my Jeep CJ-7.

This may not look too familiar to you because there is usually a tire, lug nuts, and brake drum on in front of what you see.

Long story short, my axle broke off, and my tire went traveling down the road without me. Art and I talk a great deal about it on Episode 21 of The Two Guys Tech Podcast, and Art actually even used it for the title “My Wheel Just flew right off”.

The round thing in the middle, with the shiny spot, is the axle shaft, and my guess is that it has had a couple of cracks for a long time, and it just finally weakened enough to let go. I don’t have any experience doing a repair like this, so there is a bit of a learning curve.

Just to make things more interesting, I have been running into three other obstacles. One, I can’t go into the auto parts store and buy one of these, after all it is a 24 year old vehicle.

Secondly, the used stuff I am buying is proving impossible to disassemble, so I’ve been going to a machine shop to take care of it.

The final obstacle is that I keep getting bad or incorrect parts. The first axle was damaged, and the second one is too long.

Now I have to wait until Tuesday to get another axle, then get it disassembled.

I will have to say that I feel really blessed that I was only driving about 20 MPH when the wheel came off, and that there were no other cars around. If it had happened on the highway, I could have killed someone with the tire, or myself with the ensuing accident.

So, hang in there, and I’ll try to get to posting a little more frequently, although I haven’t heard much of an outcry about the lack of wallpaper Tuesday and Friday link posts. If you guys actually enjoy those, let me know.

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Getting Medieval on Wallpaper Tuesday

September 2, 2008

Sorry that I’m so late on this Wallpaper Tuesday, things have really been piling up, and then to make matters worse, I broke my Jeep and have been having lots of problems getting it squared away. Without any more delay…

For this week’s Wallpaper Tuesday I figured I should pick a local attraction. The picture to the left is of Bishop’s Castle, located near San Isabel and Rye Colorado. It’s my photo, so feel free to download it and use it for your wallpaper.

The castle’s construction was started in 1969, and has been built by one man.You can read more about the castle on it’s web site.

It’s really an impressive site, especially considering that one man has built it. The dragon head you see is actually a chimney, but has also been fitted with a propane torch so that it can breath fire. Visitors are allowed to climb around the castle, although those afraid of heights may want to stick to ground level.

If you’re in the area, it’s worth the stop, and you won’t complain about the free admission.

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