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re: What is your Sunday routine?

Posted by Boogtasic on 11/17/25 at 9:14 am to
Morning:
Walk with Wife
Coffee/Morning paper (only day we get physical copy)
15 minutes of morning political show before I lose interest

Late morning/Early afternoon:
Old man tennis doubles

Later afternoon:
Dive Bar time (Kingfish, Fayetteville, Ar)

Evening:
Dinner- almost always grilled spatchcock chicken and vegetables.

re: Seriously underrated films: Go

Posted by Boogtasic on 10/1/25 at 1:16 pm to
Harsh Times with Christian Bale.

re: Best grill

Posted by Boogtasic on 3/5/25 at 9:40 am to
I'm a PK guy also, but not a fan of the newer models from the last 3-4 years. See if you can find a used PK with the "slide" vents, rather than the "radial" vents. The original models are what you want. Those were made in America.
Pot roast. I don't use a crockpot or instant pot. Makes the meat to stringy.
Sear the meat in a good ceramic dutch oven, then make the mirepoix in the drippings adding flour and tomato paste. Put the roast back in, one box of bone broth and a cup of wine. Bay leaf. Put in oven at 275 for 4-5 hours. Serve over mashed potatoes.
Look hard at Facebook Marketplace and PK Facebook groups for used PK360. You can hang an ash bucket off the back and use paintbrush to clean out ash. Power wash out hard grease once a year. There is a third party accessory called the "game changer" that works as a heat diffuser so you can use the whole cooking surface to smoke, kinda like a green egg. Will definitely last 10 years.
Give it to my daughter for her (hopefully) vet school tuition. I thankfully have her next two years of private college paid off thanks to my wife winning $250k scratch off during a vacation several years ago. Taxes on that were damn near half if I recall.

re: Hot Springs, Arkansas

Posted by Boogtasic on 6/24/24 at 11:52 am to
Deluca's. Not for the pizza (which is good. Portnoy gave an 8.something to it), but the burger. True New York steak house like burger. Long wait.

re: Layoffs

Posted by Boogtasic on 5/30/24 at 1:16 pm to
Well thanks for the jinx. Got the TEAMS message at 9:43am "Hey, do you have a second...". Jumped on the call, HR present, you know the drill. Will be let go August 30th with additional month of salary.

Probably 20-30 people getting the same call.

31 years in IT, kind of sick of it. House paid for, daughter's undergrad set aside (she'll be junior, two more years), wife making low 6 figures.

How to transition to an "old man" job for the next 5 years?

re: Fayetteville recs

Posted by Boogtasic on 3/27/24 at 5:39 pm to
Pizzeria Ruby in Johnson
Isabella's Italian on Rolling Hills
Tacos and Tamales
Central BBQ (if you don't want Wright's)

Tons of places north (Rogers, Bentonville)

re: Memphis restaurants

Posted by Boogtasic on 3/18/24 at 9:03 am to
Going there this weekend for college parent's weekend. We've had the Beauty Shop in Cooper-Young, Rendevous several times (better than expected), Cozy Corner, Dino's Italian (basis red sauce stuff, but love the place), Gus' Fried Chicken, Grisante's (towards Germantown), but my favorite has been Second Line.

re: What town in Arkansas?

Posted by Boogtasic on 3/14/24 at 8:05 pm to
Cotton Plant
Mineral Springs
Turkey Scratch
Prairie Grove
Umpire
Junction City
Atkins
Gurdon
Cave City
Wabaseka
Add to C gran d's above a few tablespoons of red wine vinegar,garlic and oregano.

re: Where were you in 1984?

Posted by Boogtasic on 2/28/24 at 9:00 pm to
Junior year of high school.I remember it as the most fun of my high school years. Senior year sucked.My English class read 1984 in 1984.Always thought that was cool.Rocked Prince Purple Reign, Springsteen Born in the USA, and U2 Unforgettable Fire all year.It was the best summer of my life.

re: Fayetteville AR Dining

Posted by Boogtasic on 2/13/24 at 9:22 pm to
Not near campus but Pizzeria Ruby. A lot more than pizza.
One. It was a 8-10 rednecks at a bowling alley in Texarkana. I made the mistake of standing over a guy I had just decked and gloating and didn't see it coming from his friend. The guy who (sucker) punched me lost his balance and we wound up wresting on the ground till it got broken up. The guy I decked lost a tooth and my parents had to pay some dental bills. My dad made me work it off in the summer at some sweaty arse yard mowing jobs.

re: Is Arkansas a hidden gem?

Posted by Boogtasic on 1/10/24 at 2:13 pm to
I was born in Southwest Arkansas and have lived in Fayetteville since I started college in 1985. The growth, especially in Rogers and Bentonville the last 15-20 years has been unbelievable.

Fayetteville was an absolute blast in the late 80's and the 90's.

The Texas student population growth is starting to annoy me. I used to think I would live in Fayetteville all my life, but I am looking at options elsewhere when I retire. Don't think I can afford it up here for much longer.

re: Check in for Dry January.

Posted by Boogtasic on 1/8/24 at 9:44 am to
Made it through the first weekend. Had to meet a friend at my local dive bar yesterday to give him some fantasy football money we won. Had a Heineken 0.0. I may be out of the woods. My goal is my first drink will be at the lobby bar of the Peabody in Memphis on February 9th when I go to visit my daughter who is in college.

re: Memphis Area BBQ

Posted by Boogtasic on 12/14/23 at 11:02 am to
Cozy Corner. It's in midtown though. Bologna sandwich and the wings are the highlights.
Join the PK Grill Owner's Facebook page. You might be able to pick one up for cheap.