{"id":18311,"date":"2014-09-04T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=17126"},"modified":"2014-09-04T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T04:00:00","slug":"birthday-work-and-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2014\/09\/04\/birthday-work-and-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday work and Thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First of Thanks to all that had a warning (Damn Facebook) and wished me the Happy Birthday\u2026 I am still 39 and holding\u2026used to be 29 but since I added a few more aches and pains and assistive appliances for my various deteriorating body parts\u2026 I figure it must be <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> to be 39\u2026 so I retired early\u2026 ha!<\/p>\n<p>What do you do on your birthday?&#160; me, as I tried to tell several people\u2026 it was just another <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>day<\/strong> so I did the same things I generally do any other day\u2026 although I did some special stuff today\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>Early I did a little misc. yard work, did several loads of laundry and a trip to the hardware store to get some parts I needed for a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>project<\/strong> in the shop\u2026and spent some <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> on that <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>project<\/strong> before noon\u2026 I finished that up late this evening once I got the last of the parts at noon\u2026 and put in my <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> cooking\u2026 yes, I cook but mostly on the grill\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1830.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1830\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1830\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1830_thumb.jpg?resize=424%2C565\" width=\"424\" height=\"565\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I had determined some weeks ago that I really needed a plant stand for this winter to put some of my propagated plants on\u2026 although I plan on giving a lot of them away this fall I would still have plenty that would <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>need<\/strong> to set in front of a set of big glass doors.&#160; My idea was that if I could during warmer days , roll it outside or roll it around to clean , etc.\u2026 I put together a quick plan to <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>make<\/strong> this plant stand with some cedar pieces and some trays I found online and a pieced of 3\/4 conduit cut to <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>make<\/strong> 3 hanger areas\u2026 it is 36 x 18 inches on the bottom and 7 x 36 at top\u2026 with 3 hanging areas and some tray area to for non-hanging pots\u2026 and on rollers to move\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1828.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1828\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1828\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1828_thumb.jpg?resize=431%2C629\" width=\"431\" height=\"629\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think it is stable enough to hold 9 hanging pots and 8 or 10 smaller ones in the trays\u2026 will see when I actually get it in place and filled up\u2026 not fancy but will be stable enough and solid to catch the spills and such as well\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>My other major <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>project<\/strong> was to do the shopping, get some meat and do some grilling (smoking) for later\u2026 I&#160; had done the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>chicken<\/strong> tenders a few weeks ago and they turned out real good so I wanted to try it with <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>turkey<\/strong> tenderloin and see if that was decent\u2026 I picked up bacon, and <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>turkey<\/strong> and some more chicken\u2026 and then spent some <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> getting all the meats ready for the grill\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1806.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1806\" style=\"border-top: 0px; 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border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1809_thumb.jpg?resize=465%2C350\" width=\"465\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> that were supposed to be a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>bit<\/strong> hot but they turned out to be mostly just sweet bells\u2026 not much \u201cZing\u201d\u2026 knowing they were not as spicy as my; other peppers I helped them along with some Cajun spice\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1815.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1815\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1815\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1815_thumb.jpg?resize=461%2C438\" width=\"461\" height=\"438\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1811.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1811\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1811\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1811_thumb.jpg?resize=464%2C349\" width=\"464\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here were the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>turkey<\/strong> tenders wrapped, with Pepper inside, Cajun spice on the inside and Blackened Saskatchawan on the outside\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1817.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1817\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1817\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1817_thumb.jpg?resize=465%2C350\" width=\"465\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>While I was at it I went ahead and wrapped up some <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>chicken<\/strong> tenders as well and treated them the same as the turkey\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1821.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1821\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1821_thumb.jpg?resize=476%2C358\" width=\"476\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I smoked the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>chicken<\/strong> first\u2026 this was at the turning point\u2026 cook them for about 10 to 15 minutes at 350 on <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> side them turn and add another 8 minutes to <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>make<\/strong> sure the bacon gets done on both sides\u2026 had a good smoking going on today\u2026 I wanted the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>chicken<\/strong> done as I would package and freeze most of it\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1822.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1822\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1822\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1822_thumb.jpg?resize=477%2C335\" width=\"477\" height=\"335\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>chicken<\/strong> is done, the bacon looks burnt but trust me, it is not\u2026 after setting for 15 minutes it was just right\u2026 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1825.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1825\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1825\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1825_thumb.jpg?resize=479%2C360\" width=\"479\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>turkey<\/strong> went out with about the same timing\u2026 this was the turning point\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1826.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"1-SAM_1826\" style=\"border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"1-SAM_1826\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1-SAM_1826_thumb.jpg?resize=484%2C364\" width=\"484\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>turkey<\/strong> is done\u2026 you can see the big hunks of red pepper hanging out of most of them\u2026 it was done just right\u2026 but the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>turkey<\/strong> being thinner seemed to be a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>bit<\/strong> drier or maybe it is just turkey?&#160; and the Cajun spice seemed to <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>make<\/strong> it taste a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>bit<\/strong> salty? it was still good , jut not as tender as the chicken\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>Will adjust the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>cooking<\/strong> on the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>turkey<\/strong> a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>bit<\/strong> to see if I can improve on it\u2026 still like the Cajun peppers better and can\u2019t buy such things at any market around here so I will have to <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>make<\/strong> adjustments till I get that worked out as well\u2026 These would be great Tailgate items or quick dinners\u2026 that is what we use it for\u2026 cook a batch and then I only <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>need<\/strong> to get out a package ( put 4 in <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> freezer bag) and do a few minutes in the microwave and a salad or baked potatoes and you got a decent and quick supper\u2026 I know, the bacon ruins the calorie count of the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>chicken<\/strong> but is damn sure puts in some flavor and keeps it from getting dry\u2026 besides, I am 39 and who cares\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>WD0AJG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First of Thanks to all that had a warning (Damn Facebook) and wished me the Happy Birthday\u2026 I am still 39 and holding\u2026used to be 29 but since I added a few more aches and pains and assistive appliances for my various deteriorating body parts\u2026 I figure it must be time to be 39\u2026 so I retired early\u2026 ha!<\/p>\n<p>What do you do on your birthday?&#160; 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