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Apparently, I can import my blog into facebook. Excellent...I'll test it out now.

OK, so a few things:

I just ordered a monstrous paella pan, which should arrive today or tomorrow. 32" wide. I'm going to have to build it's own fire pit, which I'll do with the same type of cinder blocks I used to build my pig roasting pit. I was inspired by Rick Bayless' show making a paella for about 30 guests. Someone took the trouble to write out the recipe, which is nice, because I didn't. There is, obviously, going to be a party soon with about 30 guests.

The Annual Sawyer Que Pig Roast is set for July 25th, 2009. Mark your calendars, fast the day before, and be there.

I have become strangely fascinated with slide rules, and just bought a watch with one on the bezel. I am currently trying to figure out how to use it with the help of the interwebs. I am cruising ebay for more of them. This could become a problem.

Last night, I started curing my first homemade prosciutto from a pig I largely butchered myself (had the butcher behead it, bisect the rest and divide into shoulder, loin, and pelvic parts...I did the rest). Also started another batch of homemade bacon, and put Mark's Butt Rub on the pork butts I'm smoking tomorrow for Stephi's graduation.

David Kessler's new book, 'The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite' is packed with revelations. I'm not a fan of psychology, generally speaking, but I loved this book, and learned more about how my brain is wired than I ever thought possible. Get it. Read it. It's awesome.

Not uncoincidentally, I have embarked on a quest to get into the best shape of my life.

Random things that are pissing me off today:

1. Wells Fargo has payday advances. For a 10% fee, they will allow you with a single mouseclick to borrow against your next paycheck. Of course, the only people who will do this are the ones that can't really afford to, lining Wells Fargo's greedy pockets so they can announce another profitable quarter at the expense of the poor.
2. Evolution has wired our brains with some mechanisms that are maladaptive in the modern world (see David Kessler's book above), especially when food marketers are doing their damnedest to leverage that into encouraging people to eat more food even if it's not in our best interest. Look around you. Take a quick mental poll on what proportion of people around you are overweight, or even obese? Here in MN, it's quite high. Flo thinks that food marketers ought to have far more stringent advertising rules like there are for tobacco, booze, etc. I agree. Plus get penalized on their taxes if Kessler thinks there products are bad for you.
   

A few random things that make me happy today: Flo, Stephi's graduating, Dom has a second job now, Jessi's jewelry business is going very well, prosciutto (see above), boat going to its' slip in Wabasha today.