Dookie

Have you seen this iPhone ad on t.v.?
I did some research and the play he mentions is an actual off-Broadway (read trashy) play. I am pretty sure in this day and age I could promote my own poop as art, as long as I ate organic. Enough is enough!

Change of Plans

Alright, so the Iams® diet didn't go over well with the rest of the clan...go figure. Here is the first in what I hope to be a series of posts regarding what is really in the feed bag at our place. Afterall, this is Q d'etat, and for those who might have missed that reference -- it is a play on the phrase coup d'etat (that's pronounced cooh and not coup, as in chicken coup, no matter what Michael Scott says). I thought Q d'etat would be a good barbecue team name (if I had a barbecue team -- anybody want to be on my barbecue team?) because it evokes images of "taking the barbecue world by force!" Anyway, I would have posted pictures of the slow smoked brisket from last week but I was fighting to keep the temperatures up on my cheap barbecue pit and was in no mood to take pictures at the end. However, the brisket was fantastic! Someday I'll have a fancy tow behind custom pit but that is a post for another time.

Tonight we had grilled pizza; hand tossed (o.k. maybe not "tossed" but close enough) dough, seared on the grill, flipped over, then topped with whatever fixins you like. Not too shaby! It has a rustic feel to it that brings back memories of eating pizza at a corner trattoria in Palermo (if those memories are there to begin with, which in my case they aren't). Molto Bene!

I am thinking of starting the family on a new diet. The kibble chunks promise "less backyard clean up" which is a nice feature. Two cups per individual, per day and we are set.

Wishing I Was There

Aimee, I hope you aren't squandering your opportunity to enjoy one of the Big Apples signature dishes...the frankfurter! The moment you bite into the natural casing and hear that distinctive "snap!", you'll know you have arrived in hot dog heaven. Wash it all down with some papaya juice and rest assured you have just partaken of one of the worlds highest forms of cuisine (behind barbecue that is.) Bon appetite!

It Must Be Monday

Luckily the Pepsi® drip is starting to take effect and soon I will be feeling no pain. Should I worry about all the carbonation coursing through my veins?

Is Anyone Here a Urologist?

The thought occurred to me recently; will the medical field soon be suffering from a shortage of Doctors willing to specialize in the field of human plumbing? As the general population ages, thanks in large part to baby boomers entering their golden years, there is sure to be a lack of qualified MDs willing to spend their days staring down the business end of the graying hippie crowd. Seems to me the trend in medicine these days is to specialize in the relatively clean fields of orthopedics, sports medicine, plastic surgery, etc. Can't say that I blame anyone for that decision, but, the fact is we still need doctors who are willing to keep the pipes from freezing up, if you know what I mean. So to all future doctors I say, don't overlook the necessary, and uh...I am sure rewarding in some way, field of urology. Large handed individuals need not apply.