Seriously. The flame seared crust was so good that I cleaned every inch of it off of my huge chop since I new the crispy chewiness would be lost by refrigerating the leftovers.

The meat was so tender I cut through it with a fork.

The apple sauce and herb cream sauce served with the chop were an awesome counterpoint to the pork.

And, the chop was so big that the leftovers became pulled pork for dinner.

Amazing.

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Jun 30

Magic shoes!

As many of you know, I’ve had terrible feet for years. When I lived in Wisconsin I went from walking eight miles per week to nothing because my feet fell apart.

Since then, I’ve landed some sweet orthotic inserts for my shoes, which were recently refurbished.

This weekend I took another big step to healthy feet. I gave up my stupid brand loyalty. Everyone who know anything about feet has been making fun of my loyalty to Reebok athletic shoes.

Everyone is right. The wife and I headed to one of the high-end athletic shoe stores in town to get some shoes that will do right by our growing fitness efforts. The nice man there matched me up with a pair of Saucony shoes. One workout in, I’m sold. Sure, there was foot pain. There will always be some foot pain. But there was so much less. And I’m not all achy now that I’m done. Huzzah!

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Jun 26

Paperwork.

Met with the school district HR yesterday.

It was all rote, but went well. I signed way too many forms. They’re running a background check. I need to spend the next week getting a TB test, getting fingerprinted, getting an official college transcript and the like.

So it is an ongoing process that should be done by the end of next week or early the week after. Then new teacher inservice starts on Aug. 5, although additional training is possible in July.

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So I finally bought and listened to Neutral Milk Hotel’s “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.” Then I listened to it again. And again.

It truly is an amazing album, but I feel like I am listening to it at the wrong moment in time. Had I picked it up in ‘98 when it came out and when I was a college student, it probably would have been the defining album of my college experience (right now that’s held in a tie between Old 97’s “Fight Songs,” The Refreshments’ “Fizzy, Fuzzy, Big & Buzzy,” Barenaked Ladies’ “Stunt” and Ben Folds Five’s “Whatever and Ever Amen”) [“Ruby Vroom” fails to make the list because it was released in ‘94, before I was in college.].

Instead, hearing “In the Aeroplane” for the first time in 2009, I’m left knowing this is an amazing album — one, in fact, that I will listen to dozens and dozens of times — but it isn’t an album that will speak to where I am right now or have a lasting impact in my musical influences.

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The typing habits of Big Fabes.

I have a beard. I like to shop. Writing used to pay my bills. My diet soda consumption is far too high. Sometimes, I write things here.

I lived in Aurora for nearly five years and don't ever remember seeing this building. Que lastima!

Up all night.

My wife had never seen Minesweeper before today!

The best pork chop ever.

Magic shoes!

Paperwork.

I have a beard.
I like to shop.
Writing used to pay my bills.
My diet soda consumption is far too high.
Sometimes, I write things here.