Tradition

| November 9, 2003

Long ago, Acidman had a bad experience with gin. Now, he’s on speaking terms with it, at least. Good. In 1988, I had just been posted to Korea, and our “op-tempo” was pretty high. From April until September of that year, our routine was to spend 3 or 4 weeks in the field, up near […]

Smokin’: Epilogue

| July 6, 2003

I began the day yesterday with a bit over 10 pounds of brined, uncooked pork. After cooking, there were about 8 pounds of barbecue for the party last night. I didn’t think we’d need it all, and I was right. 15 people ate about 6 pounds of barbecue – almost half a pound each. I’d […]