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I’ve been craving chicken. Tonight, the fates agreed it was time, but as usual they left me a wrinkle. One of my favorite meals in the world is BBQ’d chicken thighs, conecuh sausage, baked beans and either tater salad or Cole slaw.

I set to work. While the coals were getting ready I replaced one of the spindles on my mower (that I’d already done once but installed it wrong). (This took longer than I thought it would). Finally, I got the mower running right and put my Jeep back in her hole and the mower in hers. Checked the coals and they were a little hot, so I shut the airflow and went to put some string on my wife’s lil electric B&D weedeater.

I got that done and coals and everything was looking ready, so I put the meat on and closed the lid (Chargriller Akorn). Close to finish I started slopping on Stubb’s Sweet Heat for 3 flips, 60 seconds before I slipped and flipped again.

At this point I realized I had no coleslaw, and no cabbage. I didn’t even have lettuce to fake a slaw with. So I raided the cabinet and pulled out one can of each: black beans, corn, artichoke hearts, and whole tomatoes. I chopped up the tomatoes and artichoke hearts, then rinsed it all and diced up a 1/4 of a vidalia onion and half of a bell pepper. I was going to add some ancho chilis I had but I forgot them. I rinsed everything and dried it, then added a tbs of garlic powder, half a tsp of salt and half of pepper, 1 tbsp of cumin (personally this is the one thing I felt I should have left out), and 1 tbsp of oregano. Added in 2 tbsp of Apple cider vinegar and a 1/4 cup of mayo. I mixed it all up and I gotta say it wasn’t half bad.

I cooked up a can of zero sugar Bush’s baked beans and made myself a plate and brother, it hit the spot.

I replaced this light fixture (on the right) a few years ago, and over time I’ve grown to despise it. This is where I do most of my food prep, so I need something bright but that doesn’t clash with the fixture on the left that I do love and the 80s era cabinets (that will be replaced eventually but not right now). Any ideas? I’d hate to go back to the old 4’ tube fluorescent fixture, but I may have to.

I have one of those little toilet-only rooms that’s like 4x8 feet. It’s in the bathroom but closed off so you can have your privacy while your significant other takes a shower or does whatever they need to do. This little tiny room is built off of an exterior wall and has no HVAC vent, no electrical outlets and no fan, so in the summertime here in Alabama you just sit there and boil in your own juices if you close the door for more than 3 minutes.

I’m a heavy sweater, so stagnant air is nearly intolerable to me. I need the air to move, and in this tiny prison, the air sits on you like a blanket of broth.

We forever had this old timey dome light on the ceiling (first pic). But then I found this monstrosity on Amazon. It’s small (20”) and has a goofy disco light show built in, but it has a fan that will fit in this little room. $80 and a 30 minute install time later and I can sit on my throne basking in the luxurious breeze.

The manufacturer recommends this for bedrooms, living rooms, kids’ rooms…they don’t even mention its vast potential for toilets. Personally I would never put this gaudy thing in any room that I expect company to see…it’s too small, doesn’t move enough air for a bigger room, and it’s garishly tacky…but for the throne room, it’s FANtastic.

I have a friend who used to come over every Sunday for a few hours to sling spells. We’d often play in the kitchen as my wife hovered in the periphery. Today, she saw this card on the table as I was doing a little organizing. She asked me what it was, and I held it up and told her: “Thoughtseize, one of my favorite cards.” She then smacked her head and said that for all these years she thought me and my friend had just been asking each other, very seriously, what our thoughtsies were.