Stats

Cash: 12.8%
Core: 76.5%
Explore: 10.7%
Workout: None (Super Bowl Binge!)
Supplements: Zinc 20mg, Magnesium 300mg
Alcohol: Sam Adams + New Belgium Fat Tire
Sleep: 1am to 8:00am, unbroken, rested

Deep Thoughts

I took my daughters out for ice cream today, but they had to earn it by helping Daddy haul pruned tree branches from the cut site to the pick-up pile. I have to admit, their strategy and teamwork was pretty impressive:

I clearly recall helping my parents haul and stack firewood when I was the same age, and I clearly remember receiving Fisher Price binoculars as compensation for my efforts:

Hopefully my children are learning the same lessons that I did about the value of hard work.

Meat Thoughts

I've made Kalua Pork on the Big Green Egg 3 times so far, and it always turns out a little different. My previous effort was the best so far, but I'm not quite sure what I did differently. For today's cook, I intentionally did something very different. . . I cooked it with the fat side up:

This technique is mentioned in one of my cookbooks, but I hadn't noticed it until a couple days ago, and it makes perfect sense. As the fat renders, you want gravity to pull it directly into the meat as much as possible. That 7lb pork shoulder went into the Egg at 12:30pm and I didn't remove it (internal temp 207F) until the Eagles were celebrating their Super Bowl victory at 9:30pm. I don't have any pics of the finished product since it has to rest another hour before I pull it, but I'm very curious as to how this little experiment will turn out.

Bonus Thoughts

Daddy, what's in there? Why does it smell so good?

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Your words are inspirational to me

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Hopefully we can establish brotherhood

Even the dog wants a piece of what's in there.

They always get a little taste, I don't have the heart to deny them, I know those smells are torture!

Your way of teaching your daughters the link between hard work and reward is really efficient and impactful, in my opinion. Showing children this when they're young is really important, rather than when they're much older because then they'll either be used to working without expectations or having a sense of entitlement without any effort on their part.

Agreed. . . I think a lot of children, especially those growing up in suburban America, have no idea how easy/simple/rich their lives are and how much real work is required to make it in the real world. My daughters are still young and I want them to enjoy their childhood, but I need to start getting these lessons in here and there so that they are more aware, mindful, and grateful.

Incredibly, teaching children to help is great, the meat made with green eggs looks delicious.

The only important thing is that you don't guilt trip your daughter's to work for you. That is a very good thing. Not a common thing to see nowadays if you ask me.

Indeed, guilt is a lousy form of coercion. They get money or a treat in exchange for useful work, the same way it happens in the real world.

Your posts become a motivation for me and everyone, thank you for sharing

Did you hear that? Sound frequency is measured in Hertz (Hz). The higher the Hertz, the higher-pitched the sound. Dogs hear best at 8,000 Hz, while humans hear best at around 2,000 Hz.

2018-02-04: Hard Work

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