The Dolphins went offense first in the 2021 NFL Draft, selecting Alabama WR Jaylen Waddle with the 6th pick. Is it possible that the next pick, at #18 was even more important to the team’s success in 2021? I believe it is. I think Phillips changes this defense, legitimizes this defense. This defense was close to being elite last season, I think Phillips can put us over the top. We need a true pass rushing threat to allow Emmanuel Ogbah to grow from his excellent 2020 campaign. Shaq Lawson wasn’t enough, and I’ll illustrate why.
Emmanuel Ogbah was tearing it up, he had 8 sacks in the first 9 games last season. Then they decided to take Ogbah out of the picture by double teaming him and w/o any threat from the other side, it lasted the rest of the season with Ogbah managing only 1 sack in the final 7 games, after accumulating 8 in the first 9. Let me be clear, it’s not about Ogbah, it’s about having multiple threats that need to be accounted for by the opposing offense. If Phillips makes an early impact then it will give everyone a chance because it’s a pick your poison type of situation. If they double Ogbah, Phillips will make them pay, and vice versa. Again, this affects everyone though, because this will allow everyone to succeed, including AVG, Baker, McKinney, Wilkins, Davis etc.
So, the question is, will Jaelan Phillips be the difference maker? He had a very incomplete college career due to injuries. Both ankles, and a couple of concussions ruined his Freshman and Sophomore seasons and he actually skipped a year (2019) and transferred from UCLA to Miami in 2020. He had a very nice season for the Hurricanes but that’s the bulk of his college career, one nice season. What seems to be the cumulative scouting report is he’s a gifted defensive player that can play either 4-3 DE or 3-4 OLB and his talent and size would allow him to do either well. He has a legitimate pass rush repertoire, and his combination of length, power and speed make him difficult to contain. It seems the biggest concerns are his medicals (concussions). There are also mentions that he needs to improve his core strength and bulk, things they also said about Jason Taylor. He certainly has an incomplete resume, but the talent is clearly there, he was the #1 rated recruit at DE in the country by 247 Sports, who basically set the table for college recruiting. The ankle injuries themselves aren’t a concern and the kid has played through pain. The concussions are the demon that could quickly ruin a player as we saw when we picked up TE Jordan Cameron from the Cleveland Browns. To be fair, there were at least 4 or 5 documented concussions for Cameron and from what I’ve seen, just 2 for Phillips. The Dolphins rolled the dice, and I like the action. I think Phillips is going to be huge for us, can’t wait to see him in our defense!
GO DOLPHINS!!!
Finsmob Unleashed 
I think if the team we have was being built by another team we’d be saying lookout for them. But we’re hesitant as fans because of the droughts of this franchise the last two decades.
I know as a QB that I would not look forward to a date on the schedule against the Dolphins, at home or away.
Yeah Flores believes in making the opposing team uncomfortable. It started with Parcells and went through Belichick until now. Grier comes from the same approach. That’s why he hired Flores as the HC.
Just discharged a bond on a dude I got out a couple months ago named Nicholas Kalogeropoulous. I remember telling him it would be tough to put that name on a jersey. Turns out he was named after a relative who was a Greek politician that served a stint as prime minister of Greece.
I googled it after he left and found it. First name spelled different though. Nikolaos I think it was.
I should have asked him where he got his middle name, “Homer”. lol
Not a bad dude. Arrested for Contempt of Court – DVI Violation.
stangerx says:
July 10, 2021 at 6:22 pm
They went to prison for their music. Are they out now?
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The question you should ask: why did they go to prison for their music?
Are they out now? I gave you the wiki link, and the answer is there.
Not trying to be a ‘wise guy’, but THINK upon this…
I’ll pass on reading the book of a wikipage. If you feel like giving the answer to a question honestly asked then cool. If not will find out another time.
stangerx says:
July 10, 2021 at 3:40 pm
Which titles. Could see a couple AFC crowns in there, but no more than one Superbowl. Could also see playoffs 2021-2024.
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There is only one title
VII
Lucky number 7, I might add.
7 in 4 years. Interesting 😃
https://twitter.com/BurghFinsFan2/status/1413947637427064833?s=20
That hurt
So yesterday I bought a brand new grill. It’s the Texas Trio. The left side is a propane grill and the right side is a charcoal grill with a Texas smoker attached. After properly seasoning it and curing it for 4 hours , I made the best tri-tip I’ve ever made. I’ve never used a smoker but this came out perfect. I will be Q’ing with tHis for many recipes. Hell I even cooked the rice on the side burner..🐕🥃
Great way to set into your new Southwestern lifestyle. Lots of folks here can give you tips on the smoker, but not me. I’m the lazy one who would never do anything other than propane. Marinate the steaks the night before, just pop on the grill and 20 minutes later….. dinner.
You’ll have fun with the charcoal/smoker side, but bet you use the propane side 90% of the time. 🙂
Maybe but I grew up grilling on a Weber kettle for many years so I got the charcoal part down. I later got a propane grill so I’ve got that down as well. The smoker feature I’ve never done so I’m really looking forward to grill some great stuff. The 1st time I used it was excellent last night . 🐕👍
Hopefully he goes to jail. He’s 30 no matter what the reasoning.
Here you go, TK:
dolphinswire.usatoday.com/2021/07/11/dolphins-2021-defensive-upgrades-go-above-and-beyond-to-boost-identity/
Sure hope Flores’ team is ready to play:
Try this TK:
Yeah and we also added Adam Butler and John Jenkins on the DL. More competition and depth all around.
Musings:
Fast and furious. LOL:
https://www.305sports.net/the-fast-and-furious-miami-dolphins/
Hopefully, we’ve found a few pieces on D to start this third season:
https://.com/2021/07/09/jevon-holland-the-missing-piece-of-the-puzzle/
LOL!
That was hilarious 👍🐕🥃🥃
Houston — we have our first billionaire in space.
And Branson started the day hanging out with another billionaire who knows a bit about space. Musk has never been but then he’s not in the tourist side of the business.
Went to a food festival last night, stepping over all the burning, looting and murders of course, and there was a Norwegian food stand there
Thought some of you would appreciate that
The food festival is Queens Night Market. It happens every Saturday night in Queens right next to citifield Mets fans
http://queensnightmarket.com/
The vendor with Norwegian food was Dottys Norwegian Kitchen
I found this online if you are curious about Norwegian food
http://www.eattheworldnyc.com/2019/07/dottys-norwegian-kitchen.html?m=1
I didn’t try it. Maybe next time
I had a Brazilian steak sandwich, a tempura vegetable plate and a horchata drink
I love horchata and anything tempura 🐕
When you have Norwegian Vikings raiding, you are going to have some burning, looting and murder. That’s just the way that they are.
Fish pudding – pass
stangerx says:
July 10, 2021 at 9:09 pm
I’ll pass on reading the book of a wikipage. If you feel like giving the answer to a question honestly asked then cool. If not will find out another time.
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The answer is complicated: that’s why I linked to Wikipage. I could copy and paste the contents here, but why bother when I can send the link, to be viewed in the proper context?
Suffice it to say, thank God we don’t have laws against freedom of speech here… kind of. We’re getting more and more like Russia and China anymore as time goes on (see Big Tech).
They are in jail or they are not (which was the Q). Isn’t that an on or off button thing? What’s complicated about that? You telling me if decide to look up couldn’t sum up in one sentence?
I’m confused.
Never mind.
“Eight years after being handed a two-year prison term for their church-bound “Punk Prayer”, punk band Pussy Riot are still being targeted by Russian police.”
I don’t practice Russian law, nor do I know if they are on parole, bond, or otherwise. What’s more, seems to me some were granted harsher sentences than others.
And rather than putting any kind of political spin or misunderstanding on the matter, I figured I’d just link to the facts.
Didn’t think it was a big deal to link to what you’d asked.
Only asked if they were out of prison, and really appreciate you helping me learn the answer on that. And had always assumed you practiced Russian law. 🙂
Why is Pussy Riot such a topic?
I’ll give you the short answer: it’s quite the name! 😀
Yeah but was there something new? Their story is very old.
Nothing new, I merely invoked their name regarding a political convo up the board, that’s all.
stangerx says:
July 11, 2021 at 4:42 pm
Only asked if they were out of prison, and really appreciate you helping me learn the answer on that. And had always assumed you practiced Russian law. 🙂
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We’re good, you mofo, you! Can’t believe we’re even discussing clicking a mere link that would have provided you everything you needed to know on the situation.
😀
And I can’t believe you couldn’t write “out of prison” instead of going into a long discourse about why I wouldn’t wade through that War & Peace link…… yeah put some Russian into that reference.
LOL, we’re good! 😀
Friendly reminder to all y’all mofoz out there… the less news we get about our beloved Miami Dolphins at this time of year, the better. The doldrums suck, but the only news we’d hear between now and the start of TC would be BAD news (ie: arrests, drug abuse, DUIs, and domestic violence).
Be kind to your fellow bloggers!
That should have said be “IN” kind to your fellow bloggers! 😉
Ha!
Stanger,
I watched “Major League” for the first time in many years yesterday. As I recall, you LOVE that movie as much as I do. Still get a little misty-eyed when Jake Taylor claims his bride (Rene Russo) at the end of the movie.
TOP-10 movie of mine, all-time!
Not sure if Top 10 for me, but I do love that movie. I mist up at the Japanese grounds keepers every time. 🙂
Has anyone on this blog had the feeling we blog/chat about issues/topics/dynamics of team/management days and weeks before others/MSM have a clue?
Or, am I hallucinating? LOL….I’m ok with that, just taking a reality check….
So long as you don’t live on a fault-line, you’re good for a few weeks.
Maybe a little bit of both. LOL
LOL…fair enough. I tend to be out there in most things.
Piggy, that sounds like a blast. I bet you guys in NY City have all sorts of different cuisines to try.
Here in Sacto, we have Friday Night at the Park during late spring and into the summer. It’s a square city block of park downtown, and on Fridays local bands play on stage and we have food vendors from all over. It’s cheap, and a blast.
Last night I did grilled char siu with bok choy served over rice. Sweet and sticky char siu is one of my favorite Chinese dishes. I’m sorry to say it’s a pork dish, either shoulder, butt, or tenderloin depending on how lean you like your char siu, I usually go with shoulder as I like a bit of fat on mine.
It traditionally has a deep red color which can be achieved with food coloring or natural ingredients. The recipe I use adds red fermented bean curd (tofu) mashed into the marinade to get that great color.
You make a hoisin and soy based marinade with 5 spice, garlic, ginger, and a few other items, cut your shoulder into 2″-3″ strips, marinade up to 24 hrs, then you cook that marinade down into a glaze with added honey.
You grill indirect about 20-30 minutes flipping twice and glazing each time.
Then move it to direct heat and flip every minute glazing each time about 5 or 6 times until you get to temp. Let it rest, cut it thin, serve over rice with a green like bok choy (I’ve also served it as a filling for lettuce wraps). It’s a show stopper and so good.
Chef Kong!!!
😀
Speaking of chefs, we haven’t seen ER on here in quite awhile. I know the last few times I saw him on the board, he mentioned some of the struggles he was enduring with COVID and the restaurants he owns. I hope all is well with him.
Yeah and haven’t seen Rock for a few either.
Well my charcuterie at the neighborhood venue just took a huge back seat to Kong’s recipe. LMAO!
Now, I’m hungry all over….wtf?!
LOL, I got hungry just typing it out, but none of it survived the party last night so I have no leftovers.
(My normal operating procedure is after the food is prepared, and before I serve anything, I make a plate and throw it in the fridge to save for the next day, but I was in a hurry last night and forgot much to my dismay, lol.)
You fucked up! LMAO!
That sounds really good Kong.
Food festivals are the best. Chicago, San Fran, NY, ATX, wherever. Those are a few we happened upon.
I miss big city (at least bigger then here) food festivals. We have them downtown here as well with the live music and tons of food trucks but you only need to hit one food truck cause they all serve the same damn thing.
Small town is great, too! I love all of it and not trying to be snobby.
I love food!
Not processed……….
lots of food talk , one of the few things still made in America
even budweiser isnt American owned anymore, and GM is part owned by shanghai motors
but get Your American food while You can, thats getting sold off to foreign nations also
the reason why no president or congress in the last 60 years, can stop manufacturing from going overseas,
is because corporations WANT to go overseas, they hate US labor, ‘
and corporations are in control, not the US government
when trump and Pence gave socialist handouts, to the rich tax deadbeats at carrier, they still offshored jobs to Mexico, why?
because carrier starts off line workers at $6 an hour in mexico, and thats what the corporations want, American funds for foreign manufacturers
the nation needs a third party, the anti corporate party, because the dems and repubs are bought off by corporations, and are wasting taxpayer funds for their pet corporate projects
David
I was just giving people on the blog a hard time about waking up and posting inflammatory political posts
And what do you do?
You post an inflammatory political post at 7am when no one is talking about politics
Wtf
You even when from food to politics….
Can you stop doing this
It’s annoying
Oh my god, there went my appetite….
LOL
Double secret LOL
Not sure I agree with being ranked 22nd, but it sure does say a lot about Flores taking yourins…
If we are 22nd in roster then is about right now rather than the future. The kids are only going to get better.
Because a lot of our roster is young and still in the potential phase as opposed to established. Not worried about preseason rankings. Results on the field tells the real story.
https://phinphanatic.com/2021/07/11/preston-williams-may-facing-last-chance-miami-dolphins/
Being an UDFA this should be a contract year, so expect him to ball and stay healthy.
Fuller is the guy, that may be expendable, because Waddle and Wilson should be able to handle the need for speed.
Think Fuller has a better chance to stick next year, if he only plays 10 games, but has 2020 stats or plays 16 games and has 2020 stats spread out.
Think he’s not resigned, if he has PB stats, would be too expensive for a team with lots of WR depth
Williams is good, cheap and fragile. Think he sticks into next year unless injured again. And he’s gonna be an RFA. Not sure exactly how the calculations work on that, but shouldn’t cost too much given hasn’t seen the field a bunch and won’t get too much time this year unless Parker or Fuller go down.
https://www.thephinsider.com/2021/7/12/22571231/should-the-miami-dolphins-give-defensive-end-emmanuel-ogbah-the-new-deal-he-seeks-before-free-agency
Ogbah needs to be resigned ASAP, if they wait he’s going to get about 20m.
Led league in DE pressures, 3 game changing sacks, gitter done
Bidenism #2966745: “Child care is cutting poverty in half by 40%.”
Yogi would be proud
China and Russia are paying attention, but its Trump that scares you
George Forder of phinphanatic names Jermaine Eluemunor, Trill Williams and Robert Foster as his top 3 possible camp breakout stars. He does a nice background for each while explaining why.
https://phinphanatic.com/2021/07/12/three-surprise-breakout-candidates-for-miami-dolphins-training-camp/
(you’ll have to click through for each profile)
Stanger,
Why do you make me work so hard? Sheesh! 😉
LOL — only put it out cause thought worth the effort. 🙂
LOL! I was thinking the same thing, New Age! 😀
Stanger, we’re good! 😀
Just having fun, y’all!
“By the way, you have a poll coming out. I want to know what it is. You know they do that straw poll, right? Now, if it’s bad, I just say it’s fake. If it’s good, I say that’s the most accurate poll, perhaps ever.”
— Donald J Trump during his CPAC speech about the event’s 2024 Presidential candidate poll.
That’s what you can claim, when the left cheats the polls.
They made their bed…
My brother was doing some calling for polls in 2016, he’s got lots of stories
So you thinking CPAC hired leftist pollsters?
You seem to have a problem with this, but no problem with all the fake news the MSM puts out there, that has been proven to be fake, and other things they just won’t report on
How could I not have a problem with a former President bragging about how he lies? Cause that is what he did…. prospectively even. And he was talking about a far right poll.
And any media news that has been proven fake have a problem with as well. Whether the news or Trump don’t you find integrity important?
obviously you don’t find integrity important, supporting joe and hunter biden.
That was sorta a gratuitous hit ORob. Hunter Biden… really?
Riveting drama
“That’s the biggest freakin’ squirrel I have ever seen!”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cuba-cracks-down-on-protests-amid-worst-economic-crisis-in-decades-11626108212?mod=hp_lead_pos5
Interesting. Sometimes you hit post and it just disappears into the electronosphere and sometimes it doesn’t.
Anyway, this is where socialism and socialist policies lead. Every. Time. No. Exceptions.
Lot of people in South Florida watching what happens in Cuba. And something is likely to happen there with the Castros gone. Little ironic that when the iron fisted leaders are replaced with ones who are less so that the people step up hard. How the Cold War with Russia ended.
Yep! But when young people stop being educated about it and told how wonderful it is, that’s their way in. Socialists and Communists know the majority of people will never go for it, so they have to use deceit and propaganda.
Talk to Cuban, Venezuelan, European and Russian people who have lived through it, and they’d give American kids a lesson they’ve never heard before.
This, from Jason Whitlock, is titled “Dear Black People” but should be to everyone.
Since we are bringing up socialists and communists
Whitlock is great!
I agree with much of it but think some of it was focused on things that don’t help the fight against the major issue of what this was about. It’s too easy for the opponent to mock it.
SORRY FOR THE LONG ABSENCE. Over 2 months ago Mrs. OD and I were told that our oldest daughter, the research scientist, had somehow contracted a particularly deadly form of leukemia. Her doctor told us this type of leukemia had a 24% survival rate!! My wife caught a flight to Raleigh-Durham airport and then to the cancer hospital in Chapel Hill where our Robin is being treated. She spent over a month in the hospital receiving massive amounts of radiation therapy, plus some other treatments. My wife and Robin’s two sons (one in college, the other just graduated) helped Robin as she finally came home to her dream house which she had just purchased a short time before her hospitalization. Long story short, my now bald headed girl is, at least temporarily, in remission!! –But she’s FAR from out of the woods. More radiation, more scheduled treatments requiring many days as an in-patient, and some other “unpleasantries” are still ahead. Her doctors have warned us against being overly optimistic. But THERE IS HOPE NOW THAT SHE CAN BEAT THIS!!!
Robin, who supervises a team of 10 research scientists, has helped to make many advancements and break throughs in the treatment of pediatric illnesses. She and her team work for a non-profit research company headquarted in Brussels (although all their research is done in the research triangle in North Carolina). She’ll be 56 next month, way too young to be taken away from us!!
Mrs. OD is back at home with me. But, we know, a sudden departure to North Carolina is just a phone call away.
Fortunately for me, the rare coin and bullion business has exploded now that coin conventions can finally be held. My work load has greatly increased. This is good because it keeps my mind off of Robin’s predicament. At this past week’s convention in Orlando I received a major award for 43 year’s duty to the state organization (on a volunteer basis). A couple of weeks prior to that, I was selected as one of the 60 most influential people in this business over the last 60 years by the hobby’s biggest newspaper/magazine – – COIN WORLD! I’m grateful for these awards. However, the ONLY award I really want is a healthy daughter. My wife and I await what we hope is unbelievably good news in the face of such odds!!
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My time to fully enjoy the Lightning’s run to a second consecutive Stanley Cup has been a bit limited. But I have FULLY ENJOYED what I was able to see over the last few weeks. This is only THE SECOND TIME IN MY LIFE that a team I have rooted for has won back-to-back championships. And we ALL know the other time, don’t we?? The 1972-73 Dolphins, who went 32-2 over two consecutive seasons, a record that will NEVER BE BROKEN!!!
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WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS IS GREAT. But getting my daughter back healthy is a thousand times better!! Mrs. OD and I await, and hope for, OUR GREATEST VICTORY EVER!!
So sorry what Robin got hit by…..so happy she has weathered the storm. That’s tough.
PS: Mrs. OD reminded me that Robin is receiving chemo-therapy, not radiation therapy. And we’re STILL hoping for our greatest victory ever!
THANKS, YOUNG STANGER. BTW, which game was selected for this year’s Fest?
OD,
I hope the good news for her continues to roll in. She’s won the first battle at least!
Falcons on Oct 24
THANKS! I expect to be there.
OD, so sorry to hear. Wishing all the best for Robin.
THANK YOU, Tim. We hope all is well in your family and in the families of everyone else on this board.
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Today’s rainfall shortened a loud and boisterous celebration in downtown Tampa. Shortly after the boat parade, the skies opened up and forced cancellation of other planned outdoor activities. This is the 3rd boat parade in Tampa the last 22 months. That’s one for the Bucs Super Bowl win and two for the BOLTS!!
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Hope to talk to you fine folks tomorrow. The Old Dolfan is OUT!
Old Dolfan,
Prayers up for your daughter Robin!
#RobinStrong
ocalarob says:
July 12, 2021 at 8:00 pm
Whitlock is great!
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100% agreed, my guy!
BBM,
I’m SERIOUSLY waiting to hear the outcome of you placing the fake wolf spider in the desk of your boss… what happened, man?!!! 😀
Reason that stands out to me? I picked up some wood from a wood mill a few weeks back, and there I saw the biggest wolf spider I’d ever seen. Swear to God, the thing was almost as big as my hand (I’m just shy of 10″ QB hands).
I call those spiders “flesh and blood spiders”, for good reason. I swore I somehow woke up in the Amazon rainforest. It had made a home out of a rotten knot on a log, and it crawled out as I approached. This mofo was tarantula-sized, and it was fearless.
Needless to say, I didn’t take that log.
I still think Piggy almost sending his boss an email stating: “The 7 Samurai according to Piggy” is one of the funniest things I’ve ever read – knowing what it was about. LMAO!!!
That was pretty hilarious!!! LMAO
What’s hilarious about it is the expression on his boss’ face as he says WTF does this mean? LOL
Oh yeah, someone else in office screwed that up but it scared her. She went in the drawer to get some batteries. Said she jumped back then poked it with a ruler and realized it wasn’t real but thought it was. She picked it up and was going to prank someone else but forgot and left it on top of his desk and saw it when he walked in. She she as soon as he walked in he said “My God I hope that ain’t real”. He ended up taking it home to prank his girlfriend. Haven’t heard how that went. I am gonna have to hit that flea market again to see if I can find another one.
Sounds like it’s the gift that keeps on givin’, though… LOL
TEST DRIVE… let’s see if this mofo works…
https://starwarsintrocreator.kassellabs.io/?ref=redirect#!/DMeSbZCLlg0eJFtFXvLQ/edit
👍👍
Lol, that is really fun. Well done!
Cheers, Bro! Thank you!
YUP! Just hit the play button at the bottom of the screen to get the full effect, “with the humph”…
“Full effect, with the humph…”
This has to be the coolest and rainiest summers I have had in the 17 years I have been living here. It’s mid July and bet we only hit 90 degrees 3-4 times so far. Humid as hell though. Seems like we have not had many days since May without any rain. Water table is so high. Tried to replace one of my privacy fence posts and hit ground water at 6 inches. My pool liner actually started to float up today. Called pool guy to see if he would pump ground water from my well points but didn’t have any available. Said it should settle in place when the ground water recedes. Hope so but don’t know when that will be. We have rain forecast 8 out of next 10 days.
Sorry to you drought stricken people out west.
That is kinda bizarre … we have had more 90 + days in the last week than that… and calling for Wed-Tuesday over that again. And yeah rain has been scarce
Anyone else think ‘Inside the NFL’ was better than the ‘NFL Network’ these days? They used to cover the entire league as apposed to the same 6-7 teams constantly. I can’t watch it anymore. It’s a joke!
NFLN does seem to have a flavour of the year , and hang off Marshas jock strap relentlessly
Last year was Cleveland, few years prior was Seattle got a little sickening.. and I actually like Seattle
I can’t wait for the Dolphins to #Woke the NFL. 😉
I enjoy the underdog role, but nice to see crow being eaten
It was a joke Stanger, figured you just took the MSM opinion
Was taken as a joke and probably meant as one, but the people only laughed cause it was true. Am sure you have followed Trump’s reactions to polls. And I didn’t take any MSM opinion about it at all….. put out verbatim what he said.
OD, I’m very sorry t0i hear about your Daughter.
The very best wishes from my family to yours!
get well Robin
Happened so fast.
Reader Warning – This not the NYC that Piggy lives in. Different NYC.
https://nypost.com/2021/07/12/major-gang-war-in-bronx-leaving-teens-dead-in-the-streets/
The anti-gunners will make it the guns’ fault, the race baiters will make it about oppression, and the socialists will make it about needing more money for welfare. No one will talk about the culture that creates it.
And the sheeple will suck it all in
“ Federal statistics show significant increases in murder nationwide, though spikes in crime are common in the summer months. The federal government has been trying to step up its efforts, launching strike forces in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., to help address illegal gun trafficking.”
It is not the guns that need addressing. It is the people using them that need to be addressed. The criminals using them need to be taken off the streets for good. The war on guns will go about as well as the war on drugs that most of you hate.
Yeah, good luck with that. There are so many guns out there (23 million sold in US just last year). That number was up 9 mil from the 13.9 mil sold in 2019. Thanks to the Left supported riots and looting last year. They will just be a bunch of dogs chasing their tails.
Standard plea deal for the 1/6 “insurrectionists” – Maximum 6-months in jail and $500 restitution. One guy has received the full 6-months, because he had a prior attempted murder conviction and ties to white supremacy gangs. He walks in two days after sentencing for time served.
Woo boy….dem Justice department prosecutors are taking that whole insurrection thing serious!
Today is bust Piggy’s balls day.
Anybody know what a pig with its head buried in the sand is called? Bueller…Bueller…Bueller?
It’s called a Luau!
I used to get a kick out of spinning David up on purpose but that got old and seemed to ruin the blog for a day or two. LOL
But Pigs gives as good as he gets! But I’ll stop even if it’s boring because there is no football..
Sow what?
Many Prayers for Robin!!!!!!
Best wishes OD. That is a hard row to hoe.
What the heck is ““EPA/play” (expected points added per play).” They try to explain it and still don’t get.
But did get the bottom line:
“All of this adds up to Miami playing nearly a 55%/45% coverage split in favor of man coverage and till ended up as one of the NFL’s top coverage units in both concepts this past season, trailing Pittsburgh, Washington, Los Angeles and perhaps New Orleans (who was better in Zone EPA/play but less effective in man coverage).”
Cuba shut down the peoples internet. The system that shuts down their internet was built, given to the Cuban government and installed by China. China is impacting the world everywhere. People need to wake up to China.
The power of social media. White chick goes after black chick. Black chick starts filming. White chick (now a Karen) has a total meltdown. Have your audio on cause the filmer’s comments are great.
I don’t even know what I just watched. LOL
Loved “I just came for the free panties.” And don’t worry about Karen’s health from the collapse. There’s a 2nd vid where she is chasing the filmer around the store.
She looked like she was smiling before throwing her stuff on the counter. It didn’t look violent. That’s why I said I don’t know what I just watched. LOL
Makes feel a bit guilty for laughing cause think what you watched was one disturbed woman. She was fixated on being recorded and obviously all she had to do was walk away. Her full name is tagged to this now for the rest of her life.
OMFG! LMFAO. Now that’s one disturbed “Karen”. I loved the laying on the floor for a whole and then going into “fake” epileptic episode. Awsome!
stangerx, you are a bad man! Lol.
^while, not whole
^awesome
And she doesn’t even hit the floor, lets herself down to it easily. Wonder how long she laid there.
Holy sheep shit !! I bet she’s single with 6 cats and calls 911 when her pizza order is wrong. 🐕
Think we can assume she’s single, but if she looked like this wouldn’t be sure. Might be talking about on her 5th marriage though.
LOL…..back to the “hot” “crazy” chart!
Karen was just fucking crazy! Lmao! I guess the chart starts at 4 and she doesn’t make it!
My first wife had a total meltdown (though not that Karen bad) on a spit of sand Holland America stops at 2nd day from Florida cause our luggage hadn’t made the cruise.
Kept telling her “we’ll get it tmrw” but didn’t stop her from screaming and ranting and flailing her arms as I just stood back and watched. At one point look over and see some guy is taking vid of the whole thing. Guessing a bunch of his folks back home got a lot of laughs out of it.
Well chicks that hot have men to get them therapy and drugs to not be on YouTube but be on Pornhub 🐕 , and Stanger is a bad man. 😎👍🥃🥃
You’re not swimming away from it. Yikes!
https://www.theinertia.com/surf/ever-seen-a-great-white-shark-sprint-a-drone-captured-this-one-absolutely-flying/?fbclid=IwAR1HuiUBWAAeJz87DUM2E04mcvm1oFeo-Ign2n-POZOJS5oc1gnrofLH3wE
I bet that sharks last name was Waddle!
LOL
There was a video of Waddle showing his stop and go quickness in OTAs but I can’t find it. He can stop on a dime then explode, rinse and repeat. It was very impressive.
This was probably posted already but this is the first time I’ve seen this one. I found it looking for that video of Waddle doing that stop and go drill. He’s all business and feels blessed to be in the NFL. He takes it seriously. He’s not a jerk or cocky. This is the type of player we’ve been adding since 2019. I’ve seen the rookies talk in videos like this the past few years and they’re all similar with the focus on football, learning and being humble.
Tim, All my guitars are still in their cases in the spare bedroom closet. I haven’t picked one up since before I got here 9 days ago. 😳🎸🐕 Oh and the lightning and thunder is so effin cool out here. We have a huge monsoon hitting us tonight and into the morning. 😎👍🥃🥃🥃
I hear ya, man. Glad you’re enjoying your new phase and home. 🙂
Right now I’m blasting Def Leppard Hysteria and waiting for the storm. Looks pretty insane north of us coming our way. I won’t be cooking on my Texas 3 step grill / smoker tonight. 🦮🥃🥃
Scattered thunderstorms during the evening. Partly cloudy skies after midnight. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Low 87F. Winds SE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Didn’t even know it was coming
The humidity here in PA has been absolutely disgusting over the last several days. I swear to God, it’s equal to Florida. We’re under a severe T-storm warning with high winds right now, so there goes my cooking on the grill tonight, too.
Tim Knight says:
July 13, 2021 at 5:22 pm
You’re not swimming away from it. Yikes!
https://www.theinertia.com/surf/ever-seen-a-great-white-shark-sprint-a-drone-captured-this-one-absolutely-flying/?fbclid=IwAR1HuiUBWAAeJz87DUM2E04mcvm1oFeo-Ign2n-POZOJS5oc1gnrofLH3wE
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Oh, well isn’t that just great. Reason #9,301,073 why I won’t ocean kayaking. LOL 😀
LOL, like I’ve told the story in the past, I was boogie boarding at LBI in the mid 90’s and saw the big fin following the pod of dolphins that crashed the beaches feeding on blues. I’ve been a shark enthusiast since I was a kid. I know what a big shark fin looks like, that was a great white. Probably about 12-14 foot long.
The ocean is not the human playground that people think it is. It has species that are millions of years old. We don’t matter. LOL
You are far braver than I, so as to go boogie boarding on the ocean, man. I’m barely willing to go cage-diving with great whites, but I’m NOT going on the ocean with a mere boogie board or kayak between me and a massively larger carnivore – with cerated razor teeth the size of short swords — that can swim faster than Carl Lewis can run on land.
That just seems unfair, and a deal-breaker, to me. LOL
I was brave until I wasn’t. LOL
As a kid I saw Jaws in the 70’s, got scared, but still swam in the ocean a few times after that. There is no law in the ocean.
Yeah, “Jaws” pretty much scared me to death when I saw it at age 8. Nevertheless, I’ve also always been intrigued to death about sharks… and I’m sure ya feel the same. I don’t believe in hunting sharks, whales, dolphins, (or anything) either.
While we don’t matter to them, they matter to us… and are an integral part of the food chain that we — as humans — rely upon.
Yes, I’m a bloody carnivore. I love to eat almost anything aquatic, and I love to eat steak, chicken, pork, or anything else that bleeds. Point? We must be responsible so as not to hunt to extinction.
I seriously don’t like poachers, especially those who do it for the thrill of it. I applaud Peter Benchley for ultimately being about the preservation of sharks.
M13, many people on this planet believe we are the stewards of this planet as humans. Act like it. We’re good and suck in so many ways. SMH
Humans have absolutely no idea what they’re in for in the coming centuries. Humans are still in their nursery, yet thinking they know it all. It will be a miracle if humans survive a few more centuries, before killing one another (political/racial/radical, etc).
And if they don’t kill one another to mere extinction — based on lies and biases — they’ll be cleaned up by the universe in short order.
the greenland shark has a life span of 392 years, one living now was dated, born in the 1600’s
yea, but they have prostrate trouble after 60, lol JK
thats actually amazing
lol at Piggy going off on my early posts
its the only free time i have lately, yesterday was opening day for my restaurant, it was so exciting seeing the first customers walk in the door!
first day was off to a rocky start, but finished well
the water was shut off because the landlord was late paying it out of the management fees, lol
he got a royal ass reaming
fortunately, i got it back on, and We had 29 customers after 4 pm, customers loved it and were singing the praises of the buffalo chicken wings
thats how it goes, life slaps you down and you have to get back up and fight harder
Hope all goes well and I like the bourbon wings myself.
thanks for the good luck
what kind of wings do You guys like? my favorite is the bourbon wings
Mango habanero, but that shit burns
got that one on the menu, and yea, its HOT
What’s the restaurant’s address? I’ll check it out after the fest
Jerk Wings
Not to be confused with chocking the chicken.
Choking
Fry extra crispy and just toss in some Frank’s Wing Sauce and I’m good.
Phelon, I grilled some jerk chicken for dinner but, before that, I had some extra marinade so I tossed in a pack of whole chicken wings and put it on the gravity series smoker at 250. Kept basting them with the jerk marinade every 15-20 min. I smoked them for 2 1/2 hours before starting to cook dinner. We ate them as an appetizer and were awesome. Not sure I needed to smoke them that long but, hey, I was drinking.
Long as they were good, you didn’t smoke them too long.
Have some mango habanero sauce, sounds like a good idea to baste. Fire up the Traeger and Bon Appétit
https://phinphanatic.com/2021/07/13/xavien-howard-cryptic-ig-post-throws-gas-potential-trade-fire/
Howard is an awesome player. He also seems like a big old baby.
I read that and don’t think much of it, just X trying to throw regret. Dude from the article says he’s not adding fuel to the fire and he’s right, he is the fire
https://www.miamidolphins.com/news/2021-miami-dolphins-training-camp-preview-quarterbacks
Good news on Brisket is he has a good winning%, so if Tua is hurt he’s capable backup. Bad news is he’s no relief pitcher like Fitz or Strock
Thomas for HOF is a tough one, but when I think of HOFers I think Marino, Ray Lewis, Manning, Montana…but those 1st ballot guys aren’t the only ones in there.
He for sure deserves it, he wasn’t as flashy as JT, but he was the rock of our D.
BTW the only football jersey I’ve purchased has #54 on it😉
If he gets in that would put me at 2 for 2 for jerseys I’ve had where the player makes the HOF *Csonka
So once he gets in I’d just need to buy a Tua jersey to give him the extra push
How the heck don’t you have a Marino jersey lol.
His production is undeniable.
But its not really splashy numbers. Not eye candy. His production and id say importance to a D that was a better defense than we have seen sine is undeniable but the eye candy part is what gets you HOF votes, sadly enough.
For a Middle Linebacker there’s not much more he could have done. Parcells told Mawae if we don’t block #54 we won’t win the game.
No i get it, you get it, etc, but 4-3 MLB just isn’t splashy like a 3-4 OLB or even 3-4 ILB
I’m sure this is just a scare tactic but damn. I wonder if Biden still thinks his buddies are no threat.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-officials-share-viral-video-calling-for-atomic-bombing-of-japan/ar-AAM9BHb?ocid=msedgntp
Why are the Chinese Biden’s buddies? Have read that but never got why.
You’re killin me
Why?
You act like you don’t know the money he’s gotten from china
I don’t just act like it, do not know it. Only thing have heard about is the Hunter Biden stuff they brought up during the election and flopped bad . What else is there….. why I asked.
“There’s a lot of trade chatter concerning Dolphins All-Pro CB Xavien Howard, who led the NFL with 10 interceptions in 2020 & is unhappy with his contract. Howard, who signed a five-year, $75.25-million extension two years ago, wants a new, improved deal in the wake of his stellar 2020 season. He’s not likely to get it from Miami. It would likely take at least a first-round pick (plus the willingness to pay up) to land him. There are several teams, all in win-now mode, pondering such a move. If no one steps up to meet Miami’s price, Howard (who skipped the offseason program) could try to force the issue by holding out of training camp. He could be fined $50,000 a day in that scenario. Stay tuned.”
— Michael Silver, NFL Network
If we are getting offers from a team in win now, they better come up with a future first as well because their first likely will be more like a high second. I mean a 1st and 2nd next year of 1st and future 1st, bare minimum.
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Wings are amazing in all their forms. I have two go to recipes which I usually serve together at Super Bowl.
Regular hot wings sauced with Frank’s and butter is classic and are my favorite hot wings anytime. I’ve tried probably 20 different hot wing recipes adding things like lemon, honey, paprika, grlic powder, etc., and I always come back to simply Franks and butter.
My second go to is Korean sticky wings (they are thinly battered and sauced with gochujang, toasted sesame oil, minced garlic, ginger, sugar and soy). They are sweet and spicy without being hot. Everyone loves these wings, especially the kids because they don’t have the heat.
The happy hour in Tahoe was half priced pitchers and free hot wings, then they changed ownership
There was a place in P’cola, you probably know of it from back in the day BBM, Kooter Browns, they had all you can eat wings. Nice concept, but not smart lol. My cousin and his HS buddies use to put a hurtin on them, they got them to shut down that special because they would eat 100+ wings when they went in. Well my cousin didn’t but he would put up 50 of some of the hottest flavors they had.
i air fry and do crystal hot sauce only on my wings
I like to add butter, give it a more true Buffalo flavor. I use Tabasco and butter.
i’ll add some kerry gold butter to it next time
Another thing you could do to kick it up a notch is to brown the butter first, slow heat reduction and a little caramelization.
Hoisin sauce probably would replace the soy and probably could remove sugar from it as well. Hoisin is what i go with when i really want to Asian up the flavor. Soy brings a bit of Asian flavor to the mix, but since im use to using it to baste on steaks and bring out a smokey flavor, i need Hoisin to really feel like its Asian flavors.
For Korean sticky wings it’s the gochujang that gives it those ‘asian’ flavors. The soy is for umami and a balance of salty to the sweet. Adding hoisin to that recipe would give you a muddle of competing flavors, and removing the gochujang would give you a completely different flavor profile.
soy is not good for you
True, i wouldn’t put it in with the gochujang but i would replace it, and i guess i prefer that flavor profile better anyways. It would give it more of a Vietnamese flavor profile and I’m a big fan of that over Korean.
Now women……hands down Korean
I like hoisin well enough, and use it a lot, just not on my wings, but like I said above, wings are amazing no matter how you sauce them.
why isn’t Roman Gabriel in the hall of fame?
D, there’s lots of 4-3 MLBs in the HOF.
When did they go into the hall? What im saying is the votes right now are not as high on the job done by 4-3 MLB’s. Check how many have been in the past few years….
Rob, Asian cultures have been using soy for centuries, so I feel confident I’ll be alright. I don’t live on just wheatgrass and water. I live my life without counting calories, measuring out portions, etc.
I was fortunate to have good genetics and was born with a body that doesn’t require constant maintenance. I exercise regularly and that keeps me perfectly healthy, and I eat what I want.
My best friend is a year older than me, and he has to constantly exercise, diet, and watch what he puts in his body, or he blows up like a balloon and his cholesterol gets out of whack, etc. Poor guy can even drink regularly anymore. So I understand your point.
Did you guys already discuss the walk out of the Texas democratic house members to prevent the vote on voter restrictions? That’s a form of insurrection, and a very bad precedent to be setting. This political shit just keeps getting uglier when now you cant even count on them to do their job and shut down government if they feel like the vote isn’t going to go their way. Despite how you feel about what side of the road your on, this is really shocking and bad.
Illegal too they say
Yeah supposedly if they come back to Texas they can be arrested, but as long as they are in DC they can be protected from it, ie refusal of extradition.
They can’t be arrested but can be detained and held in the capitol, presumable establishing quorem if enough them. So not technically an arrest cause no crime involved.
Oh ok i get it, they are “arrested” in the sense that they are brought back to perform their duties and held until such time that the vote is completed.
I don’t know what it is, but politicians seem to be more immature and irresponsible these days.
Basically, Texas was passing voter registration restriction to ensure that only those who should be allowed to vote can, ie no illegals, no criminals etc. They knew they didn’t have the votes to prevent it passing so they basically all got on a private jet and fled the state so they couldn’t proceed with the vote. They were comparing them to civil rights activist from the 60’s and championing their “sacrifice” for the right of all voters, when no one was being suppressed the right to vote except groups that actually shouldn’t have that right, ie those here illegally or without rights due to incarceration’s.
Oh and want a good taste of irony, Biden administration just issued another halt to illegal immigration towards Cubans fleeing the unrest there, while still upholding the right of Mexicans to cross over, and be bussed to different cities in the US. The damn Hypocrisy is getting seriously thick.
^^^
Shit is going to hell in this country.
yea, but at least it wasnt as bad as ted cruz going to cancun when the state was suffering from cold and no power
but both parties are going to do whatever the corporations pay them to do.
politicians, dont represent us, they all represent themselves and their deep pocket supporters, screw em
Well this kinda stuff, and the Cruz thing i guess, i didnt know about that one, but thats literally not representing us. They are paid to show up and vote and vote how the constituents wish them two. The latter has been gone for a while, its been party voting for a very long time, and this more recent thing is an even further slide of non-represnetation.
D says:
July 14, 2021 at 6:49 pm
Did you guys already discuss the walk out of the Texas democratic house members to prevent the vote on voter restrictions? That’s a form of insurrection, and a very bad precedent to be setting…
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I would have said yes if someone asked me if Roman Gabriel was in the HOF. It is surprising that he isn’t.
That was one giant Filipino
D, I was a regular at Kooter Browns. I knew the owner very well. He was a huge supporter of the military and was an honorary member of our Chief’s Club on NAS Pensacola. He got a divorce and sold the place. He then bought a pool bar just over the bridge on Perdido Key. He has since sold that and I lost contact with him after that.
I knew him pretty well just from visiting the restaurant a bit lol. He would chit chat, i thought i had heard that he sold it because of divorce, it was shut down like right after that wasn’t it? I can remember the first time i had come back after living in Baton Rouge for a year and it was closed and being pretty pissed about it lol. Whats in that spot now? anything good?
Also what the fuck happened to Mesquite Charlies, man i loved that place and that huge ass steak, i think it was the Cowboy or something like that.
Oh and the Cajun place off of 9th avenue, was in a little corner shop location then moved to that weird intersection where 9th splits and becomes 12th avenue.
All those places were awesome eats.
Shit now i have pissed off my stomach, thinking about that big juicy steak and having not to fix for myself right now.
Was bad enough thinking about Chicken wings but steak is a whole other level of disappointment when you are thinking about it but not having it.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/richard-sherman-arrested-on-suspicion-of-burglary-domestic-violence/ar-AAM9Ghv?li=BB15ms5q
“Redmond Police Chief Darrell Lowe said Sherman “physically resisted” and suffered a lower leg laceration from the police dog used in his arrest.”
“Lowe said the domestic violence portion of the case stemmed from the house belonging to Sherman’s in-laws.”
I wasnt in full agreement with Sherman when he spoke a lot of times, but i kind of enjoyed his passion/antics lol. Sad to see him besmirching his name.
Yeah, it’s kind of surprising to see him involved in stupid shyte like this. He’s always seemed more cerebral than that. I guess he also hit a concrete barrier with his car, so almost certainly drugs or alcohol involved.
Yeah that’s a shame i agree, i considered him a bright dude, i didnt expect this kind of stuff. I guess fame is a real bitch.
Oh and in other news, God hates George Floyd. Apparently a mural of George Floyd, on the side of a building was stuck by lightning and destroyed.
LOL, about 20 jokes sprung to my mind, but I think I’ll leave it be…
That was a tongue and cheek statement if others are wondering, dont SJW this post lol.
i dont believe God hates anyone
lol its a joke, ya know because God…lightning….struck down the mural….
We did great at the restaurant today, i set up some virtual kitchen deliveries, and the orders were rolling in faster than the walk ins, lol i didnt know the delivery services were so hot, makes things much easier,
i feel great working again, day trading at home had me burnt out .
i am ready for new challenges, so i invested in my friends restaurant , and helping him take things to the next level or three
What do you do there?
im a partner, my emphasis is to get the orders in the door , through more walk ins and virtual kitchens
alot goes into that, but im off to one helluva start in two days, gotta keep pushing it
What is a virtual kitchen? Do you mean online orders, or can people actually see the kitchen online?
I guess I’m just curious what virtual kitchen means (in my head, right or wrong lol, virtual means you can see it online)
Walk-ins are easy, find a way to push the aromas outside, it works like a champ. Some of the BBQ places around here crush it with that technique. It needs to be a pedestrian friendly part of town though without a lot of competing aroma’s so they think its another place when its you, but if the location is right man that pulls s many people in. People eat with their nose and eyes, the mouth just gets the job done for the rest.
Virtual Kitchen to me would be kiind of a build your own meal scenario, you pick the ingredients and the dish and they add the magic, but yeah im curious to know what the virtual kitchen concept is for them
im new to the food industry, but my partner is great at that, he does what hes best at, and i do what im best at, getting customers and cash flow.
i plan on blowing the doors off this place, and virtual kitchen delivery is a key part of it all
you sign up with these services, doordash, futurefoods, etc, and negotiate with the representative for the price we get, they advertise and handle the online orders and get a fee, they use their name, but our address? its kind of whack, but its the newest and most exciting innovation to hit the restaurant industry in a long time.
so today, i took his existing kitchens, called the reps up and beat them up for much better prices, im the hardball negotiating guy that got over twice the amount he was getting!
he was so excited, lol we havent even started yet, there are more to sign up
so i signed up a couple more , and the orders came in immediately, lol we were laughing at how ridiculously effective it was.
i told him get ready, were gonna do a million a year from this location
Almost sounds like you are in charge of business progression, maybe updating technologies or something. If i was in on a restaurant kind of business, that’s what i would want to do, be the kind of of modernization expect, efficiency expert. One of my first semi-professional software development projects was creating a restaurant software that tracked inventory, etc.
Ive been in food industry in a lot of capacities, and its a tough MF’er, very tightrope walking. I dont really want to be directly involved, dont have the energy or the passion for it anymore but i could consult
Speaking of interesting concepts, there was an Italian place in Mobile, near the college where you basically had not menu, you called the people ahead of time, told them what ya wanted, and they made it for ya, i mean i guess that’s a menu but it seemed more open than that. They also operated more like a true kitchen, where you ordered it came in and then they served ya, not like typical restaurant where you come in get seated and a waitress takes the order, etc.
its so easy once its set up, the virtual kitchen handles the order taking and payment processing
we get an order receipt, the cook prepares the meals, and it is directly handed to the delivery driver at the drive through window, with a receipt
we dont have to handle the lead generation, the order taking or payments, just prepare the food and hand it off like a football, lol
its so much faster and easier for the employees, and morale was sky high today over it
the challenges are huge , i have to get a big sign out front, and going to remodel the place
but i am figuring
we can concentrate on the virtual kitchen/drive through, while we remodel the inside
well i would agree with ya, besides like i was saying below, the walk in, sit down restaurant business is still viable but its dying. You really have to be a class above for the dine in experience to outweigh the sit on my ass and have it brought to me experience lol.
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
July 14, 2021 at 8:23 pm
im new to the food industry, but my partner is great at that, he does what hes best at, and i do what im best at, getting customers and cash flow.
i plan on blowing the doors off this place, and virtual kitchen delivery is a key part of it all
you sign up with these services, doordash, futurefoods, etc, and negotiate with the representative for the price we get, they advertise and handle the online orders and get a fee, they use their name, but our address? its kind of whack, but its the newest and most exciting innovation to hit the restaurant industry in a long time.
so today, i took his existing kitchens, called the reps up and beat them up for much better prices, im the hardball negotiating guy that got over twice the amount he was getting!
he was so excited, lol we havent even started yet, there are more to sign up
so i signed up a couple more , and the orders came in immediately, lol we were laughing at how ridiculously effective it was.
i told him get ready, were gonna do a million a year from this location
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When all these things like Uber Eats and Door Dash came out i come up with a concept, i wanted to name Grab Me a Beer Bro! and same concept except they would pick up beer and liquor and deliver it to ya. For all those people who were too sloshed to drive but weren’t ready to be a quitter and stop drinking….Grab Me a Beer Bro! to the rescue lol.
Maybe Beer, Liquor, Tabaco (im thinking cigars but whatever) and in the hippy states maybe some bud.
Also, dining in at a restaurant is a dying concept, it will hang around but the level of profits that are generated are going to dwindle. The delivery concept is important to expand on if ya wanna make it in this world. Pizza industry is a big example of it. How many of you remember going to pizza hut or other dine in pizza places as a kid. How many of you do that now?
lol on the beer part
yes, the pandemic has forced changes on the food industry, and we are trying to adapt as quickly as possible
he was doing an ok job by himself, but a one man show is too much like a swiss army knife, does everything, but nothing excellent
but hes an excellent chef, wow he knows how to cook!
he needed my marketing and business experience, i think We make an awesome team!
lol, I like the name.
DoorDash out here will deliver alcohol now. They take a photo of your license on delivery.
Technically if the place of business allowed an order online and had a way to validate via driver license online the driver wouldn’t have liability, since all he is doing is picking up what you have already ordered and the store already validated that you are authorized to order. Its coming, i promise ya. This world will be a never leave your home place before too long. Hello over there in Cali land i have a friend who has pretty much been living that life for a very long time, grocery deliveries, streams movies, etc etc. He works and has been working remotely forever. I literally had to ask him once if had left his house in the past few months and he came back with a “twice” answer, and one of the time was to go stand in line to get the first copies to drop of the video game we played together.
Yeah, I’m kind of surprised we have the alcohol delivery already, and I’m not just talking a beer from the restaurant. You can order what you want directly from a liquor store.
Regarding never leaving the house, yep, it can be done now. You can get basically everything you need from amazon. Home depot delivers, grocery stores deliver. We’re about 50 years away from the humans in Wall-E, lol.
I personally really liked the build your meal concept i have seen at a couple places. Pick the ingredients and they prep i for ya, for a guy like me with a mind for food and combinations of ingredients it was extremely fun and rewarding to have input on that level and my food always came out like i wanted. Pretty sure you would enjoy those type places Kong.
I love the idea. It sounds cool, but I wonder at the business viability. I’d be curious to see how that place you mentioned above did their preopen prep. Most non fast food restaurants, the dishes rely on a lot of preopening prep work. Without knowing what exactly is going to be (or can be) made, you can only ingredient prep or you may end up wasting a bunch.
lol, I’m running down in y mind how I would try and do this. For the italian place, you prep a couple of sauces like a a red and a bechamel. You could use those over a day or two to cut down on waste. Have all your veggies and cuts of meat prepped. Doughs you could make periodically through the day.
yeah im sure that there is a bit o waste but they also dont prep up for a ton of order, they have limited hours of operation so they probably only prepped for 5-6 orders. as they were a lunch service place. It probably works in very specific contexts, and with very specific localize foodie groups like college kids.
It was also located fairly close to the country club area so you had a clientele that supported them pretty loyally and they have deep pockets.
Ah, that makes a lot of sense. It sounds like a niche type business that would thrive in the right kind of environment.
The food was amazing.
D, the guy who bought Kooter Browns did some renovations and tried opening but closed after 2 months. Been closed every since.
Man, I miss Mesquite Charlies. By far the best steak in town. They cooked them over an open oak fire. Had the Cowboy steak several times. After that steak, baked potato and salad bar, all I wanted to do was go home lay down and moan. LOL
From what I understand the owners had stepped back and it became poorly managed. There were some building codes that did not get fixed and led to health code violations over a couple years and the owners just decided to close it and put it up for sale. It is still up for sale 7 years later.
I go to Coach-N-Four Steakhouse on Pine Forest Rd near the race track. They have a “Cowboy” steak on the menu also, a 20oz porterhouse T-bone.
thats what kills alot of restaurants,
the challenges get overwhelming. and the passion dies out
im hoping that our team has what it takes to be successful, i realize the odds are terrible, lol
but , theres a chance this could blow up, I have always been the lead generators in business, get the customers to sign up
and i cant believe how the leads just roll in with these virtual kitchens, its incredible, and exciting
Man I’m going to have to swing by and try that place out. I’ve probably tried every damn place in P’cola lol, even the little froo froo places down town near Seville Square. Another place i really hated to see was gone was the Cigar Bewery, Walk in Humi, 100’s of draft beers, pool tables, lounging couches, live music sometimes, awesome place. I think there is a Brewery down that way now, not at the same spot but right by it, and that old ass church that’s on the square.
I have not been down town to hang out in about 2.5 years. Used to go all the time. Guess working every weekend now put a damper on that.
Yeah and not being a Squid anymore keeps you from enjoying the Squids with Kids night lol. Dont know if ya remember those but they had the 18 and up were allowed in think it was Rosie O’Grady’s, but not the rest of the quarter, and That bar also had the cheap drinks for Sailors. Really awesome combo, drunk kids with drunk servicemen lol.
Re: Border issue. The illegals are coming across non stop in huge numbers. I recently heard from a guy I know who works at Eglin AFB. Says the Biden admin is using them now to transport the illegals all around the country so the busses don’t have to travel that far.
i guess mexico didnt pay for the trump wall , that was going to keep them out
what a shocker, lol
So now you have an administration transporting them in.
i seriously doubt that is happening, but why are illegal immigrants still coming here?
but this problem obviously wasnt solved, from trumps wall that mexico paid for, and Biden wont solve it either
at least Biden wont tell us mexico is going to pay for a wall, that was a total lie and scam job to the American taxpayers
Steve Bannon was abusing the situation for profit, among other trump cronies, the idea wasnt for Mexico to pay for a wall, the idea was use taxpayer funds to pad the bank accounts, and put up a little bit of fence here and there for appearances
total scam, the fence doesnt stop shit, the border patrol will stop them
Didn’t matter, Biden stopped construction anyway then literally told them to come on over.
the wall was a waste of money, and wasnt stopping anyone, and mexico wasnt going t pay for it, it was a scam to rake taxpayer money for trumps cronies
Harris went there, and told them not to come, but that wont stop them
no admin has stopped them in over 200 years
the wall cant arrest illegal immigrants
, the border patrol can make arrests, and are much more effective, than a stupid cheap fence
we dont have a liquor license, so the hardest drink we have, is unsweetened lemonade, lol
D, best time to hit down town is on a Friday night Gallery Night. They close off at least 2 city blocks on Palafox which is mainly where most of the restaurants and bars are at. Live music and walk around with your drink and check out arts and crafts.
Yeah i ahve seen pictures, i used to hang out in that area of Palafox, i would eat at Screaming Coyote all the time where that looks to be about where they start blocking it off. I have heard they really expanded the trolley services down there too.
Been fun talking food with ya, D!
I gotta get in the kitchen now. I’m making a berry cobbler for tomorrow, and I have to get started before it gets much later. Doing 3 cups blackberries, 3 cups strawberries, 2 cups blueberries, and a basic biscuit topping. Yummmm
yeah that sounds awesome, i don’t cook desserts much i have a palate for savory, not so much sweet.
that sounds good! have a good one!
Oh and likewise, always happy to talk food with another foodie.
stangerx says:
July 14, 2021 at 7:33 pm
I don’t just act like it, do not know it. Only thing have heard about is the Hunter Biden stuff they brought up during the election and flopped bad . What else is there….. why I asked.
You wanna play that game I see
lol at the attention that Hunter Biden is getting, when he isnt in the white house, like trumps children were
its a nothing burger that no virtual kitchen would offer, lol JK
Politicians do things for 3 reasons money, payback and power.
The terrible policies for the last 40 years, before 2017, with China is money or payback or both, the crap on the border now and the stuff with the election laws is power
money and power, correct, thats what makes them treat us all like subjects
So the point was Biden is too soft on China? Fair enough. Guess got confused by “You act like you don’t know the money he’s gotten from china.” Sounded like checks from Beijing to Biden were flowing into his bank in Wilmington.
all politicians are in bed with China or Russia, its profitable
, ivanka has a ton of patents in China, and Eric said that most of the organizations money was coming from Russia
we cant pretend some politicians are good and others corrupt, they have all proven to be corrupt
one thing for sure, we cant fix politicians tonight, lol
it works better for Me to try and improve my situation on My own, and not expect a president or congress, to do everything for Me
they are too busy taking corporate money for me to be concerned with them, im trying to do it the old fashioned way, the mom and pop industry, lol
in mom and pop businesses, the customers have names, not numbers
DJT was falsely and intentionally impeached for doing what the Biden’s and Clinton’s had/have/and continue to do.
You cannot have a two-tiered justice system. It’s that simple, people.
Justice prevails when the Bush’s, Clinton’s, Obama’s, and Biden’s (redundant with Obama) all go to Gitmo.
Yes, I’m an equal opportunity hater of the NWO/OWO/Duopoly/Great Reset. JP Morgan can kiss my ass from here to across the street.
lol at all the ex presidents go to gitmo , but trump
wow, just wow
IMO that cant be the best way to move forward, im thinking we have to elect people that represent people, not corporations
the parties wont give us that, we will have to get an independent in,
to force the corrupt parties to change, and represent us the next time