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Your doctor knows a lot more than the internet. I’m glad you’re squared away.

Did I miss something? What’s got you worried?

Yeah, if it’s between 225 and 275 over a fire, it’s barbecue as far as I’m concerned. I got in trouble one time when I was in texas and tried to order a pork sandwich. They assured me that they didn’t do that in Texas. I’ll grant this - subpar brisket and subpar pork shoulder that have been held under a heat lamp or in a steam tray for longer than they should have been are both terrible excuses for meat.

If you're in middle Tennessee, metro is doing a big drive through vaccination on Saturday at Nissan stadium and appointments are widely available: https://redcap.health.nashville.gov/redcap/surveys/?s=8N3JDCMKWR This applies to everyone in group 1C statewide. Likewise, here in middle Tennessee, Walmart has just opened appointments as well. Yesterday afternoon and today, they have plenty of same day appointments depending on where you are. Clarksville was trying to give them away to anyone who wanted it yesterday. Cookeville reported this morning that "if you're between 16 and 65 we'll give it to you." https://www.walmart.com/account/login?returnUrl=/pharmacy/clinical-services/immunization/scheduled?imzType=covid

Yes, he can make an appointment at any given site in the state as of this morning.

Just a note that if you’re over 65 or have any of the conditions that would put you in group 1C - or you take care of someone that has those conditions - you’re eligible for the vaccine statewide today.

It took you a minute to get on the bus - but we're glad you're here. I really like the Magpul MS4 QDM sling. It's not the cheapest - but it fits me and my use case well.

This would certainly get me run out on a rail in some circles - but I think it probably rounds to true. Good barbecue is about a good pitmaster. And while you can scale a business model and franchise all day long - good pitmasters don’t scale. So, you can have locations across chains that have widely varying quality of food. Mind you, any chain worth opening the doors ought to be able to do a decent pulled pork sandwich - but even that’s hard to do well when you do 150 shoulders a day. I can’t even count the times I’ve had brisket or ribs in some famous place and thought - mine is better than this. If they’ve got more than one location, it’s almost guaranteed. So, honestly if I’m eating in a chain, I’m often going to weight the sides in there as well. Sides are easier to scale up. If I’m eating in a place that I know has more than one location, it’s a pork sandwich and whatever your two best sides are. That’s the minimum bar - table stakes. If you can do that okay - I might come back and try something else. If you can’t - no hard feelings. Here in Nashville and over in Memphis, there’s no lack of tourists to eat your mediocre food and buy your shirts.

The longer I live, the more I truly appreciate eating regional variants - and seeing how stuff has migrated with people. We’ve all got our preferences I suppose. I love some Carolina mustard sauce. Growing up in Georgia, I’ll take anything smoked over pecan wood. Heck, I’ve even come to appreciate Texas and the fact while you’d be hard pressed to find a proper pork sandwich in the state - they do a pretty good brisket. I’m just thankful a thread on Memphis barbecue has made it this far without anyone calling those chargrilled things at the Rendezvous barbecue.

I had something at BIg Bob Gibsons years ago that changed every bad thing I ever said about Alabama. Pork tenderloin is generally good enough alone. But they’ve taken it, cut it into strips, wrapped it in pinwheels with bacon, grilled it, then served it with a pecan bourbon sauce. It’s a little piece of heaven. edit to add: they published the recipe: https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/pecan-crusted-pork-tenderloin-pinwheels-with-carolina-mustard-sauce-352954/amp

There’s a big stretch of not much between Memphis and Hope. You better pitch it down the center and play it safe.

I’m going to give you a different recommendation than @Chucktshoeson barbecue - but Central BBQ is my favorite. The one downtown by the Lorraine Motel. He’s gonna tell you Bar-b-cue Shop or Interstate and those are pretty good too.

^^ This is the one you want. That deep blue of the old Belgium made ones can’t be beat.

The vaccine is going to generate a much stronger and hopefully longer lasting immunity in most people.

Oh, I’m sorry to hear this. He’s already had so much this year. He’ll be in my prayers. Do reach out if you hear of anything that our community can provide.

Always interested in the details on the smokeless muzzleloaders I see. Agreed that you go down an expensive rabbit hole quick with them.

You’re not wrong...

Some people experience symptoms that coincide with earning your immunity - which is what your body is doing - in the days following the second shot. Itchiness, light fever, pain at the injection site, general malaise. It’s great if you don’t experience any of them. But, should you notice them, you can file it under, “great. My body is responding just like it’s supposed to.” It’s supposed to be a wash out here in the mid-state this weekend - so at least it won’t disrupt any plans.

$1100 is way cheaper than burning your house down.

Is this the site you’re looking at? https://www.tn.gov/health/news/2021/2/25/covid-19-vaccination-appointments-still-available-in-shelby-county-.html

If you’re in the Memphis area, it’s wide open for the next little bit if you’re over 65. A lot of folks getting same day appointments.

They punted on voting on it yesterday and pushed it to next week.

Young eyes or old eyes, it takes a lot of dry fire practice to reliably get that red dot in your field of view on presentation. And, you've got to get that squared away before you consider moving to trusting it for EDC. But, what it actually highlights for most people is the training scars that they've acquired through years of maybe less than ideal practice. So, going through the dry fire process a lot will actually be working to correct some of those old scars with new, better ones. They're worth putting the time into. Watching your hits go reliably out from where you were comfortable before is pretty cool.

Leroy, if I wanted to try it out - and make sure I could get my money back out of it if I didn’t like it - I think I’d buy a Zev Tech G19 slide and put it on the G32. I think those frames are the same - but verify it first. A 7MOA RMR is the way to go for a fighting pistol. And again, you can easily flip it if you decide it’s not for you.

I’m glad for the ownership at Gamaliel’s if this is something they were seeking. But it’s a net loss as far as I’m concerned. Just a recent look at all the manufacturers that still haven’t come back online after the Remington bankruptcy should give anyone pause.