jennings rampage

Back the fuck off, old woman.

I can’t believe my blog is under attack from Lisa Palmisano. But fine, woman, here’s what keeps me busy:

• The grill situation has reached new obsessive heights. On Tuesday, I slow-roasted a pair of chickens over hickory, which were absolutely amazing. I also made barbecue sauce, South Carolina style, with mustard. (With apologies to those who may find this treasonous, the South Carolinians have a far superior barbecue sauce.) I dropped a few bucks at Wal-Mart and Target on some new grill gadgets which I’ll be busting out this weekend on a few unsuspecting pork shoulders. (Jeff, if you want hickory roasted pork and SC-style barbecue sauce, come down Sunday, ok?)
• I registered katyjack.com for Katy, and I’ve been working on setting it up and installing Movable Type. None of that is done, since it’s evening work and my evenings have been jammed full recently, but it should be ready to go tonight. I’ll keep you posted.
• Katy and I went to Corey and Dana Brown’s weekly poker game on Tuesday, which featured competent but unremarkable play by the author (pocket aces cracked by pocket nines in the first tournament, top pair called down by an open-ended straight draw that showed up on the turn in the second, bounced by Dana both times). However, my dear Katy made me extremely proud, taking second place in the first tournament (basically being chipped away by the more experienced Dana), and getting her revenge in the second tournament, absolutely running all over Dana heads-up, overcoming a huge chip deficit, and taking first place. It wasn’t beginner’s luck, either — she got her share of cards, but she wasn’t making loose calls and sucking out, she played some seriously competent poker. I’m very proud, and motivated to redouble my efforts at her poker education. Dana, I need my books back.
• I’m incredibly amused by these poll numbers, which show John Kerry’s favorability rating in North Carolina taking a huge drop since he selected John Edwards as his running mate. Naturally, that’s on account of the absurd attack ads that the Bush/Cheney junta are running (contrasted with the ads of John Edwards verbally fellating Kerry) since NC suddenly maybe might be a swing state. Unless someone starts holding Teflon President II accountable for young boys being sodomized at Abu Ghraib, North Carolina will be a red state in November, and I’ll throw my vote away. (Note to self: remember to register to vote in this state.)
• I finally took a bold step into 1998 and bought a cell phone last night. It’s a Virgin Mobile prepaid dealy, which is exactly what I need since I only need a phone so Katy can ask me where I am and I can call a tow truck when my car breaks down. Continue calling me at home. But not you, Lisa Palmisano.