Valentines dinner with my Valentine @julie.lundy.sc Filets w/smoked blue cheese and balsamic glaze, baked potatoes, roasted za’atar asparagus With a nice California Cabernet.

In a world full of hate, love yourself.

The best part of the Bad Bunny halftime show: MAGAts absolutely losing their shit. Well, that and the incredible production, choreography, and set design.

Double batch of NY-style pizza dough for Saturday. Now it goes nighty-night in the fridge for 3 days of cold ferment.

South Carolina snowstorm has ended. Final total of 5.5 inches at our house.

Today’s snow day 3-D puzzle project.

Very unusual snow here in Columbia. ~2” so far - expecting 4” - 7” total.

Had to capture this, as it’s quite rare to see this forecast in South Carolina. They are forecasting 5” - 8” of snow, which would be an all-time top 10 event for our area.

Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see. Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him. It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.

Icy forecast calls for comfort food. Good old fashioned chuck roast.

I guess I’m not sitting in my favorite chair this afternoon…

Well played, Connections game writer.

Watch that. And then tell me how we replace Schumer with her

Saturday night pizza. 🕺

Cold day calls for hot soup. White bean and rainbow chard soup.

Winston taking a break from barking at the yard crew.

Columbia, SC shows up by the thousands for the Walk for Peace.

All decent Americans experienced more stress than usual today.

Wife found the cutest little 1-bone, 2.7lb standing rib roast this week. Perfect for the 2 of us. @julie.lundy.sc

Today’s pop quiz. Based on the Oura Ring data below, when did the Man Flu set in. Bonus question - am I over the Man Flu yet?

New Illustration: "We Beat 'Em Before..." Taken from a British WW2 poster, the original features a WW1 German soldier at the top. I just swapped it for the Nazi soldier it had at the bottom.

Lazy morning.

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Whew! That hurt, but in a good way. @otfforestacres

When Max wins the #F1 WC next weekend, Zac Brown has some tough decisions. While I suppose he won’t fire himself, I wonder how Stella and the strategy team survives. Today was a Ferrari-level strategy blunder, after months of under-performance.

A wine whose name is as fun to say as it is good to drink - Txakolina (pronounced “schakolina”) 🙂

Happy… Beaglesgiving.

I prefer to continue to refer to a Trump Republican as “Nazi” or “Fascist.”

Back at it after a break for the knees @otfforestacres

The Congresspersons’ answers to the questions asked should be as follows: To question 1 - Fuck you To question 2 - Fuck you To question 3 - Fuck you and repeat ad infinitum.

This is my kind of good trouble.

#HoundPatrol is in recharge mode.

Ken Burns’ The American Revolution has been - not surprisingly - a masterpiece. And it’s been especially poignant watching it as our nation leaves behind our democratic ideals in favor of an autocratic demagoguery.

NY style pizza this time. Used @seriouseats NY pizza dough recipe and @testkitchen pizza sauce recipe. 48 hour dough rest to develop flavor. Good chew and structure. Excellent pizza!

IF you are still forced to visit MAGA family for Thanksgiving, steel yourself to tell your racist aunt "Quiet Piggy" once she starts ranting. Give them no fucking quarter.

If you say things on TV like "Raping an 8yo is worse than raping a 15yo" you should be launched into a volcano

#HoundPatrol working from the porch this morning.

Really looking forward to this!

About to test another under-development recipe for @testkitchen Looking forward to this one!

First 2 pies using the new pizza oven. My dough stretching / forming skills need work. But the crust had great flavor, good rise on the cornicione, and nice leoparding. @kingarthurbaking Neapolitan Pizza Dough recipe.

New kitchen toy day. I’ve been eyeing the Ooni ovens, but just can’t justify $800-$900 for a “once a month” appliance. Wife found this Cuisinart at TJ Maxx for $120. @seriouseats picked this as their “best budget pizza oven”, so I 🎲🎲. Batch of Neapolitan pizza dough proofing for tomorrow’s dinner.

I’m RFK Jr’s worst nightmare. Yesterday, I brushed my teeth with fluoride toothpaste, then went and got my flu and Covid vaccines. This morning, I did the unthinkable—I took 2 extra strength Tylenol to head off any potential aches from the vaccines.

“We’re going to starve your children until you let us make your health insurance unaffordable” is an … interesting… political strategy.

This evening’s mixology excitement: a maple-chai old fashioned. Pretty good!

Wake up, Dick! I want you to see droves of New Yorkers voting in a Muslim socialist as mayor! Dick?

Tuscan white bean soup.

Julie and I are both enjoying Julie’s birthday gift. She loves her espressos, cappuccinos, and lattes. And though I’m not a coffee drinker, I’m perfecting my chai lattes using the steam wand.

Today’s kitchen project. Going to be a good dinner for a cool fall evening.

Chicken thighs braised in lemony white wine sauce. Roasted Za’atar carrots. Recipes by yours truly.