Fill Ins
Soon this humble (yeah right!) weblogger will be at an undisclosed location somewhere near Dick Cheney engaging in the fisherman's endless quest to experience something that can be turned into a fishing tale that can be believed.
But don't worry. TAM won't go dormant. I have two capable people Filling in while I'm gone this week.
The first victim/sacrificial lamb guest commenter is Steve of Norway. Steve is a regular TAM poster and also posts at Drumwaster's Rants. He found a way to fit some posting into his busy schedule. For that I'm grateful.
The second sucker guest is Shawn Sarazin. I've known Shawn for close to ten years. We met when I finally got around to joining the UMD College Republicans. 1994--my shaggy, human hairball days (thankfully, no pics on the Net)--was a really, really good year for Republicans, and I was happy to work with Shawn and his wife Michelle in doing our small part in getting Rod Grams elected to the Senate. I've been friends with them ever since. Shawn's probably more conservative than me and is active in his Lutheran church--a good Missouri Synod Lutheran church to be exact. (No, I'm not trying to start a good/bad Lutheran flame fest...yet. Sometime I will have to tell you my one and only experience sitting through an ELCA service. To give you a taste, Greenpeace would have love it.) Even though he's from Minnesota and a Vikings fan I am letting him run around the old TAM spread.
I'm giving these guys an early start just in case I need to iron out any tech wrinkles. Whether they take advantage of it is up to them.
Steve and Shawn, I'm expecting you two to play nice, write some good stuff, and rip the heck out of each other's sports teams.
Cooking
It's been too long since I had sausages. Then I read this recipe. Guess what I'm making right now?
UPDATE: My sausages turned out pretty good. The red peppers and onions were especially sweet. I recommend cooking the sausages in the oven longer than the recommended 6-10 minutes. Unless you're really concerned about presentation cut into one of the links to make sure they're done.
I needed some wine to go with my meal. No Chianti or Italian wines were in my case so I opened a 2002 R.H. Phillips Shiraz. Its claim to fame is it's one of the first screw top wines around. It's not expensive but is satisfying. It's jammy with some spice. Nothing fancy. Solid for its under-$10 price.