Apparently there’s some sort of sporting ritual Sunday afternoon, so I’m smoking a few racks of ribs. Baby backs with applewood chips.
So just in case there’s anyone else out there mixing the manly rituals of fire, smoked pig flesh and pigskin, here’s a recipe for the best rib rub I’ve ever had. It’s from Mike Mills, owner [...]
February 1, 2008
Super Ribs
February 1, 2008
Iowa cuts the telephone cord
From the Sioux City Journal and Lee Newspapers’ Dan Gearino:
DES MOINES — A report released this week shows the number of wireless phones in Iowa has surged ahead of the number of landlines, a development that signals wider changes in telecommunications.
The Iowa Utilities Board survey lists 1.94 million wireless phone connections and 1.48 million landlines [...]
February 1, 2008
Virginia’s Trashmore
A couple readers wondered what Virginia Beach, Va.’s Mount Trashmore looks like, so here it is. And here is more info for the curious.
February 1, 2008
‘Senator Hick’ makes NY sick
The New York Daily News unloads on Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley after the Iowa Republican cited Rudy Giuliani’s “New York personality” as one reason he didn’t catch on in the caucus campaign:
An Iowa senator is blaming the Big Apple’s “lifestyle” and “personality” for Rudy Giuliani’s failure to win over Middle America.
Iowa’s Chuck Grassley, a dour, [...]
