OT - What are you doing right now?

Acn

@foghorn - don’t forget City has an American too!  Pulisic is far more likely than Steffen to play in the final, but we’ll get a second either way.

Foghorn

Touché @Acn.

nolaegghead

Hell week has wound down.  Server is restored, just dealing with fallout and a few outlier performance issues.  I caught up on sleep last night by crashing hard for 11 hours.

I'm hopeful this confluence of bad luck never happens again.  On the up side, my team has some super bad-ass technical people.

SGH

Blowing the diet today. I love these things. 

CPFC1905

Foghorn said:

Yes, @CPFC1905.  I was hoping for at least a page of detailed analysis of tomorrow's Champions League final.  Including a description of how Christian Pulisic could become the 2nd American to play on a championship team, behind Jovan Kirovski (WHO???) who helped Borussia Dortmund win in 1997 (note: He did not play in the final, but I guess he was on their roster and played in some of their games in the Champions League that year)... and how, if Chelsea had won the FA Cup, he would have been the 3rd American to do that - after Julian Sturgis in 1873 (WHAT???) and Kasey Keller in 1997.

Sturgis was apparently born in Boston and moved to the UK at 7 months of age.  Educated at Eton and Oxford he played football for the Wanderers Football Club before a career as barrister, novelist, and writer of opera librettos - including "Ivanhoe".

Oh yeah, and rather than sitting back and second-guessing your prediction in my usual chicken-$hit manner, I'll go out on a limb and predict Man City's sheikh will finally get his payoff at the expense of the Russian billionaire with a 2-1 win - although 1-0 seems just as likely as cup finals tend to be tight, tense affairs with relatively little free-flowing football.  On multiple levels, this is not the game for the fair weather fan as it is unlikely to draw them in any further.  When it's 0-0 at the half and there have been only 1 or 2 real shots at goal most will change channels when they have to watch the first commercial after 45 minutes.  If that doesn't do it, the "Halftime highlights" that show a couple of near misses will do many of the rest in.

(This isn't as long as your usual contribution nor nearly as humorous, but I'm more of an "inform and educate" type and not that funny - in writing at least.  Hopefully, whoever usually flags your weekly post will do me the same honor)

You're welcome.  

I reckon you're bob on there fella.  
How is the mood and sentiment with @Foghorn junior after Ole's most recent near-miss?

Sea2Ski

@nolaegghead I went through that about 8-9 years ago.  Catastrophic primary production db server failure. The updating the obsolete backup and DR/BC plan was deemed “not priority” by C-Level management about 6 months earlier. Six months later boom - crash
Down for a full week. 900 people sitting at home. Mandatory calls every 6 hours. Chaos. 

1 week after coming back up, C-levels had a meeting with all IT directors. This is it.  Someone’s head is going to roll.  

After a well presented case of why we had the failure and why the restore plan did not work, tempers rose and a  “tense” discussion of “he said she said” climaxed.  The infra director set up the CEO (knowing he had nothing to lose) Leading him to have him deny responsibility, accountability and pleading total ignorance, Infrastructure director pulls up a screenshot of the email in the CEOs outbox (exchange admin reports to the infrastructure director) right there on the board room 10 foot wide screen: “Don’t worry about it if something happens we’ll get through it and I accept responsibility.”  

He read it out loud then he walked out. 

I felt like I was in a movie. Just one of those “oh my God did that really just happen?!?!?” moments. By far that is the most memorable experience in my professional career. 

2 days later there was a company announcement that the CEO resigned. 

That famous screenshot is now framed on the infrastructure directors wall, and he casually takes it off and places it on the table whenever he goes to a meeting asking for money or resources pertaining to any DR/BC plan. He gets about 99% of what he asks for. 

#beprepared #gobigorgohome #alwayscya 

Foghorn

CPFC1905 said:

Foghorn said:

Yes, @CPFC1905.  I was hoping for at least a page of detailed analysis of tomorrow's Champions League final.  Including a description of how Christian Pulisic could become the 2nd American to play on a championship team, behind Jovan Kirovski (WHO???) who helped Borussia Dortmund win in 1997 (note: He did not play in the final, but I guess he was on their roster and played in some of their games in the Champions League that year)... and how, if Chelsea had won the FA Cup, he would have been the 3rd American to do that - after Julian Sturgis in 1873 (WHAT???) and Kasey Keller in 1997.

Sturgis was apparently born in Boston and moved to the UK at 7 months of age.  Educated at Eton and Oxford he played football for the Wanderers Football Club before a career as barrister, novelist, and writer of opera librettos - including "Ivanhoe".

Oh yeah, and rather than sitting back and second-guessing your prediction in my usual chicken-$hit manner, I'll go out on a limb and predict Man City's sheikh will finally get his payoff at the expense of the Russian billionaire with a 2-1 win - although 1-0 seems just as likely as cup finals tend to be tight, tense affairs with relatively little free-flowing football.  On multiple levels, this is not the game for the fair weather fan as it is unlikely to draw them in any further.  When it's 0-0 at the half and there have been only 1 or 2 real shots at goal most will change channels when they have to watch the first commercial after 45 minutes.  If that doesn't do it, the "Halftime highlights" that show a couple of near misses will do many of the rest in.

(This isn't as long as your usual contribution nor nearly as humorous, but I'm more of an "inform and educate" type and not that funny - in writing at least.  Hopefully, whoever usually flags your weekly post will do me the same honor)

You're welcome.  

I reckon you're bob on there fella.  
How is the mood and sentiment with @Foghorn junior after Ole's most recent near-miss?

He’s OK. He’s learned that sport sometimes involves heartbreak.  I made him watch the highlights and the entire penalty shootout just to drive that point home.  If you’re going to be a fan you have to own it. 

CPFC1905

Foghorn said:

CPFC1905 said:

He’s OK. He’s learned that sport sometimes involves heartbreak.  I made him watch the highlights and the entire penalty shootout just to drive that point home.  If you’re going to be a fan you have to own it. 

Good work.  100% my approach to parenting too.

GrateEggspectations

SGH said:

Blowing the diet today. I love these things. 

If there’s one thing I know about you, it’s that you love a good blowout. 

Eoin

CPFC1905 said:

@Foghorn  
Feels a it weird today.... something missing???

You have a whole CPFC manager / squad rebuild topic to post about over the summer.

Eoin

I made some chipotles in adobo, or as near as I can get with available chillies.

These were quite fleshy, so I slit them for smoking with hickory. Managed to keep the XL 180-200 F for most of the smoke. A quick roast in the oven then reconstituted in hot water. I made the sauce with some of the chillies blended and cooked the lot, seasoned and into a jar.

lkapigian

Eoin said:

I made some chipotles in adobo, or as near as I can get with available chillies.

These were quite fleshy, so I slit them for smoking with hickory. Managed to keep the XL 180-200 F for most of the smoke. A quick roast in the oven then reconstituted in hot water. I made the sauce with some of the chillies blended and cooked the lot, seasoned and into a jar.

Bombdiggity!

lkapigian

Couple brisket and a couple butts ...chopped Brisket and Chopped Butt Tacos Pop Up later today 

Foghorn

Eoin said:

I made some chipotles in adobo, or as near as I can get with availablei chillies.

These were quite fleshy, so I slit them for smoking with hickory. Managed to keep the XL 180-200 F for most of the smoke. A quick roast in the oven then reconstituted in hot water. I made the sauce with some of the chillies blended and cooked the lot, seasoned and into a jar.

Dude.  That’s next level stuff. 

Billy Bush

Trying to find a new hinge assembly for my large egg......from a place that actually has one and doesn’t sell you one AND THEN tell you it’s back ordered. 

alaskanassasin

Billy Bush said:

Trying to find a new hinge assembly for my large egg......from a place that actually has one and doesn’t sell you one AND THEN tell you it’s back ordered. 

@Legume might have one laying around 

Legume

@alaskanassasin it’s on

CPFC1905

CPFC1905 said:

Foghorn said:

Yes, @CPFC1905.  I was hoping for at least a page of detailed analysis of tomorrow's Champions League final.  Including a description of how Christian Pulisic could become the 2nd American to play on a championship team, behind Jovan Kirovski (WHO???) who helped Borussia Dortmund win in 1997 (note: He did not play in the final, but I guess he was on their roster and played in some of their games in the Champions League that year)... and how, if Chelsea had won the FA Cup, he would have been the 3rd American to do that - after Julian Sturgis in 1873 (WHAT???) and Kasey Keller in 1997.

Sturgis was apparently born in Boston and moved to the UK at 7 months of age.  Educated at Eton and Oxford he played football for the Wanderers Football Club before a career as barrister, novelist, and writer of opera librettos - including "Ivanhoe".

Oh yeah, and rather than sitting back and second-guessing your prediction in my usual chicken-$hit manner, I'll go out on a limb and predict Man City's sheikh will finally get his payoff at the expense of the Russian billionaire with a 2-1 win - although 1-0 seems just as likely as cup finals tend to be tight, tense affairs with relatively little free-flowing football.  On multiple levels, this is not the game for the fair weather fan as it is unlikely to draw them in any further.  When it's 0-0 at the half and there have been only 1 or 2 real shots at goal most will change channels when they have to watch the first commercial after 45 minutes.  If that doesn't do it, the "Halftime highlights" that show a couple of near misses will do many of the rest in.

(This isn't as long as your usual contribution nor nearly as humorous, but I'm more of an "inform and educate" type and not that funny - in writing at least.  Hopefully, whoever usually flags your weekly post will do me the same honor)

You're welcome.  

I reckon you're bob on there fella.  
How is the mood and sentiment with @Foghorn junior after Ole's most recent near-miss?

Maybe not then....

lkapigian

Pork and Brisket Tacos on Deck ...almost hated to chop the brisket 

lousubcap

@lkapigian - as well you should feel remorse about chopping that brisket especially in such close proximity to National Brisket Day.    Great bark right there even on the butts.  Your catering gig crowd is gonna be eating well.  

lkapigian

lousubcap said:

@lkapigian - as well you should feel remorse about chopping that brisket especially in such close proximity to National Brisket Day.    Great bark right there even on the butts.  Your catering gig crowd is gonna be eating well.  

Thanks Cap!

SGH

lkapigian said:

Pork and Brisket Tacos on Deck ...almost hated to chop the brisket 

Don’t hate it brother. Good is good. I love a chopped brisket sandwich and/or tacos. I would gladly chop it with a smile on my face. 

On a separate note, great looking grub 👍

nolaegghead

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Foghorn

Finishing up a long day. 

GrateEggspectations

nolaegghead said:

Looks like a great time. The only thing you’re missing is Frank. 

ColtsFan

Egg is lit, smoking a Mac & Cheese for the first post-COVID outdoor get together. Looking forward to visiting family and cornhole. 

lousubcap

Dang  @nolaegghead - my invite musta gotten lost  .  Great way to celebrate National Brisket Day and beyond!

nolaegghead

@lousubcap Zack asked me if I'd boil and smoke a brisket if he bought all the food.  He had his fiancé's family visiting nola for the first time (from Ohio). 

That brisket was in my top 5.  I threw a little mesquite in the smoker for the first time in eons and it added just the right je ne sais quoi to the flavor.