What's gone on since the last update?
Last weekend was the Blount BBQ Bash and I was a volunteer again. I was thrilled because I got to spend 8 hours Friday with George Ewart (local architect, BBQ champ, and soon to be restauranteur) and Chris Lilly (VP of Big Bob Gibson's and multi-time winner of HUGE BBQ events like Memphis In May, American Royal, etc). George and I helped Chris prepare 5 dishes from his new book for a cooking class he did that night. You might have seen him on the Today Show on Tuesday morning.
I learned so much from both of them in that short time. Saturday, Alexis and Trevor helped Chris sell his new book at the event. Fun times.
Not going to volunteer next year, Robert (martial arts instructor) and I are forming a competitive BBQ team. We're going to try out the TN State Championship in October. I'll be happy to not finish dead last but you have to start somewhere right? Our name is going to be "Que-Jitsu" (like jiu-jitsu, brazillian and japanese fighting style).
This weekend, we were going to go for a country back road drive but it was raining the whole weekend so we opted against it. But we still did Cracker Barrel for breakfast at Trevor's request. Is that place a heart attack waiting to happen or what?
I cooked a bunch and did a bit of unexpected home repair. Half of the basement outlets were out or intermittent. Turned out an outlet shorted out by losing a neutral wire. This caused false readings on my tester telling me that half of the outlets went from being fine to suddently having their ground and hot wiring REVERSED!?!?! Thank god for the internet because I found the EXACT cause and solution with three clicks. TIP: Do NOT use the push connection (backstabbing) on the back of replacement outlets....use the screw down terminals instead. That is was caused our problem.
My feature ran in the Knox NewsSentinel today. I look striking in print, ha ha. Actually, the pics online aren't the same as the three they used in print.
Brett and Abbey are doing well. I think he's going to go nuts when she goes to Africa for her trip this summer. Maybe he'll find enough pick up games to keep himself busy:)
Carson is coming to visit next month for his 40th birthday. He and Scott are driving their motorcycles for a back roads trip for the week with Knox being their turnaround point, letting them go through The Dragon*, twice.
I guess that's about it. Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
*the famous Dragon, home to 318 turns in 11 miles of scenic and twisty US 129. With no distractions, the Dragon winds its way up and over the mountains of Tennessee into North Carolina and is the gateway for all NC has to offer. Like the land that time forgot, you will not find any driveways, gas stations, subdivisions or mini malls. In place of all the hustle and bustle of big city life, you will find many scenic and beautiful places to stop and take time to soak in all the natural beauty. Many people have come for a visit here and moved here not long after!
:) I am glad your weekend has gone well. I hope hope hope hope hooope you got an extra newspaper for me. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha Maybe I should visit next month too! HAHA
This was a fun read and made me feel as though I was right there with you. I just finished dinner but you made me hungry!
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