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Two hours in I wasn’t satisfied with the color, and the Weber Smokey Mountain had been cruising along at 225.  I opened the fuel door and saw quite a bit of charcoal had been used up.  Figuring we needed another two hours of heat and looking for a little more heat I fired up 2/3 a chimney of briquettes and added them to the charcoal basket.  I also mixed up a container of a couple of tablespoons of Stubbs BBQ sauce, a couple of ounces of apple cider vinegar and a tablespoon of tabasco sauce and spritzed the ribs.

The snow has stopped, it’s just raw and cold out but the extra lit charcoal has helped the temps on the pit climb.

2:45PM Pull the ribs off the pit and foil them.

A drizzle of honey, a drizzle of Sweet Baby Rays and a light sprinkle of brown sugar. Ribs foiled meat side down and back on the smoker.

It was the best money I’ve spent on a movie in a long time. Loved it.

I went to see it last night with our peeps James and Anna Eves Bangladesh and Craig and Hanna Kimberley. Anna and Hanna are two huge feminists and Hannah pointed out that the official action figure set didn’t include the female star of the movie who absolutely crushed it as the strong endearing lead character.  So, mystified as to how that could be, I googled it and yep came out with the confirmation.

The “Fire THAT guy” award of the day goes to the dope who made the decision to leave the incredible break-out lead strong female character out of the official Action Figure set.

THAT GUY needs to go.

Read the article here-

Funny How the Star Wars Action Figure Pack Is Missing the Main (Female) Character

TODAY exclusive…Tennessee couple claims they have winning #Powerball ticket on.today.com/1n5l2gR https://t.co/IGvystglUM—
TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 15, 2016

Tennessee lottery officials have not yet confirmed the ticket, and Tennessee law requires winners to come forward with the winning ticket and identification in order to claim their prize. So instead of doing that, they physically brought the ticket to New York City, a calm, peaceful metropolis where nothing goes wrong and no one ever gets robbed. This ignores all advice that winners should lay low and avoid the press, because winning a huge lottery can be a curse.

So I watched this interview and the couple from Tennessee seem like super nice grounded people.  I think the interviewer’s second question was “Whose idea was it to come on our show with the ticket instead of gong directly to the lottery office”  To which the husband points to his lawyer who was standing right behind the couple and says “It was his idea.”

Now in my opinion that lawyer should he fired on the spot.  The couple is just walking around with a ticket worth a half a billion dollars in NYC? And it was the attorney’s idea to go on the show with the ticket instead of gong to the lottery to lock it down? Why,  so the attorney could show everyone that he was the guy they picked? Fire that fucking guy on the spot for negligence.

Photography / Tips and Solutions

How to Display Your Photos like a Pro

By Cory Rice

The rise in popularity of digital photography in recent years has radically changed the way we interact with photographs. Much of this change can be attributed to the transformation of photos from physical objects to pieces of data. Drugstore envelopes and shoeboxes have been replaced by hard drives and, more recently, “cloud” systems, as preferred methods of image storage. Likewise, computer and phone screens have ousted photo albums as the dominant means of sharing family memories and artistic creations alike. Yet, for many, the barrage of images on touchscreens and monitors has led to a newfound appreciation for photographs that you can physically touch and hang on the wall. Analog processes have rebounded among dedicated professionals, as well as the casual photographer, nostalgic for the “feel” of film photographs. Although arguments over whether digital prints will ever match or exceed the aesthetics of analog photographs will probably go on forever, we can all agree that printing technologies have evolved to the point of creating quality photographs that deserve quality presentations. 

Preparing and displaying your work can be as easy or as complicated as you want it to be. If your photo is destined for a frame on your desk at work, this article is not for you. There are plenty of options available to take care of this need, here. On the other hand, if you have a photograph that you have been itching to get on the wall, whether it be in your home, office, or an art gallery, what follows should help orient you in the world of mounting and display.

The anatomy of a frame

Before getting too deeply into the decisions that go into preparing and mounting your photograph, it is important to come to grips with the components that make up a frame.

For the entire article and lots of great tips on framing your photos click here

Your Kids Can Now Walk to School Alone Without You Getting Arrested 

Article from Lifehacker-

You might have heard a few news stories recently of parents getting arrested because their children were walking to school alone or playing outside unsupervised. You can relax a little: A new federal law allows parents to choose whether your kids can roam free.

The new law is part of the recently-passed Every Student Succeeds Act (on page 858 of the 1,061-page document). It protects parents from civil or criminal charges for allowing their children to travel to or from school in whatever manner the parents believe are age appropriate.

This doesn’t overrule state or local laws, but it’s a step forward if you want to give your kids some freedom (even in a dangerous world). The law also only specifies walking to and from school, but hopefully one day maybe children will be able to go to the park on their own also if you give them permission to.

Federal Law Now Says Kids Can Walk to School Alone | Fast Company via Slashdot

Joey writes-

It’s such a different world now than when we grew up.   On my way to dropping off my girls to school I often see this young girl (guessing 7 years old) walking alone to school without her parents and it always seems a little strange to me in this day and age.  But then I was thinking about it and we always walked to the bus stop alone or we would ride our bikes to practices or were dropped off and picked up at practices.   Nowadays most parents stay at practices and either drop off their kids at school, walk to the bus stop with them or sit in the car with them til they get picked up by the bus.

I’m not saying one way is right or wrong, just pointing out that not too long ago it wouldn’t have ever been considered that a parent be arrested for letting their kid walk to school.

The Equinox Hotel and Spa- Lincoln Stayed Here-

These were the steaks the boys enjoyed at the taping of http://www.thehomiecast.com  episode 12