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Essentially Flyertalk / Asava's Guide to Golfing (FINALLY)

« on: September 12, 2014, 03:18:44 PM »

I know you all have been waiting for me to do this, and I'm glad I've finally gotten to it between rounds (seriously about to make the turn onto the back-nine, guys). In this thread I'll go over all the gadgets, gizmos, clothes, fashion tips and other relevant things that make golf enjoyable. I'm not a great golfer, but holy crap do I have a great time out there. Not gonna list these things in any particular order, but I can tell you that I have personally tried at least some of these things. One thing I won't talk about though is how to golf. I mean, WHO CARES, AMIRITE?! Hit the eff out of that ball and try and get it near the pin (pin and lots of other golf speak are definitely encouraged) and drain those putts. Feel free to add other things that make golfing enjoyable.

First up:

Jambox mini - This thing is perfect for a leisurely 18 when you need to blast some James Brown and let other golfers know you are not rough ridin' around. Light, portable, small, loud and bluetooth accessible means you can listen to whatever enya track you want to when you need to sink that 18 footer to save bogey. Sometimes I just listen to a "Sounds of the Ocean" compilation and sometimes I listen to Steely Dan, this thing can do it all.

Essentially Flyertalk / REQUEST: HELP Durango Win The Bell Built Competition. TIA

« on: April 29, 2014, 12:44:15 PM »

So Durango is currently battling some much larger cities in this competition. Would appreciate some help swaying this thing back in Durango's direction. Thanks.

http://www.bellhelmets.com/bellbuilt

TIA, fellas.

Essentially Flyertalk / Building a washer and bags set

« on: September 21, 2013, 10:54:46 AM »

For the upcoming wedding I get to build both a washers and a bags set. Would really like to incorporate Bill Snyders face, lynchmob and/or pakhead in addition to the traditional powercats. I'm not exactly the most artistically capable dude, but can work with making stencils, etc. Anyone have any plans or ideas that I can incorporate? I don't know where to find a large format version of the pakhead or

. Any help would be much appreciated.

Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Adorable Hawks? (TSC Related)

« on: March 22, 2013, 12:56:16 PM »

I mean jfc, that is pretty effin adorable.

Essentially Flyertalk / Offal: Nose to Tail Cooking (NOW WITH PICTURES PER REQUEST OF SD)

« on: February 25, 2013, 11:14:15 AM »

Have always been interested in cooking odd bits of the pig...

Last week i came across probably one of the most interesting craigslist for sale ad's i have seen. A processing plant had posted a bulletin offering a special on pig heads. $5 for each head. Naturally, i called them up to check it out. So apparently no one in town utilizes these things, and when it comes to slaughtering time the plant just stores them in their deep freeze.

I know that a pigs head can be used for several dishes (head cheese, porchetta di testa, broths, etc.) so i decided to go pick a couple up. I am planning on using it in a ramen broth that i will be making later tonight. The heads happened to be skinned, which might ruin the chance at doing a head cheese or a porchetta di testa. That was a bit of a disappointment, and i had a convo with the manager of the plant to see if i could request a head or two with the skin on it.

The heads all have their jowls, tongues and brains in tact. I'm not sure if i want to mess around with the brain, but the jowls and the tongues are a must use. I've seen jowls cured into a bacon called Guanciale, and i've also seen them slow cooked, and smoked. The tongue i've had in street tacos before, but not sure how to go about cooking it. Imagine it is just a slow cook?

Figured I would give it a shot and see if anyone else here does this sort of stuff and if there are any tips and/or recipes incorporating the odd parts of the pig. Any ideas?

Essentially Flyertalk / Google Voice

« on: February 25, 2013, 10:10:28 AM »

Does anyone use this with regularity? Pros? Cons?

Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / If We Don't Make the Final Four, is this year a bust?

« on: January 14, 2013, 12:09:15 PM »

Its fairly obvious this is one of the more talented/good looking teams in america. If brucey fails to do what pretty much any other coach would do with this team, is this season a failure?

Essentially Flyertalk / Trivia Team Names

« on: January 10, 2013, 03:05:50 PM »

Have been using a few good ones lately, share your best!

Periodic Table Dancers
Inspirational Clown Posse
A Tribe Called Questionable Decisions

Essentially Flyertalk / Cocktails of Champions

« on: December 14, 2012, 11:34:34 PM »

Just had a Hot Toddy. Legit winter cocktail.

Kansas State Football / Coaches Poll

« on: December 03, 2012, 10:47:08 AM »

http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/60766/digging-into-the-coaches-public-top-25-votes

Quote

Vanderbilt coach James Franklin had Kansas State all the way down at No. 9

Bitter much, James?

Essentially Flyertalk / Pets In The Office.

« on: November 21, 2012, 09:46:34 AM »

Thoughts?

Every once in a while, usually on Fridays or if I have to come in on holidays, I'll bring a dog in with me. Not a bad gig. Anybody else do this? Had any problems? Do others hate the idea of pets wandering around a place of business? Does your boss have a really annoying animal that ruins your life?

Kansas State Football / Can't Stand How Media Types Are Portraying Bill

« on: November 13, 2012, 03:54:33 PM »

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/thayer_evans/11/10/kansas-state-tcu/index.html?sct=cf_bf4_a3

Quote

After Snyder answered questions from the media, he talked nearby with his daughter, Meredith, who sat on a motorized scooter; her husband; and the couple's three grandchildren, who hugged him, for several minutes. Before Snyder left them, he leaned over and kissed his daughter on the lips.

And throughout it all, Snyder remained true to himself. He didn't smile once.

what is this, i don't even.

Essentially Flyertalk / KSU Bobbleheads

« on: July 15, 2012, 09:59:42 AM »

Where the hell do I get a LHC Bill Snyder and Willie bobblehead? I imagine bill with a little clipboard and headset. Would be perfect.

Essentially Flyertalk / OFFICIAL: What Animals Do You Think You Could Take In A Fight Thread

« on: July 11, 2012, 12:05:09 PM »

on an off day i think i could easily win against any non-predatory bird. maybe not a hummingbird (too fast). most owls. definitely all penguins.

Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / Summer League Broadband

« on: July 10, 2012, 11:26:41 AM »

Anybody have it? Willing to share? Thinking about getting it to watch jpull.

https://account.nba.com/summerleaguebroadband/

Essentially Flyertalk / Unofficial Movie Trailer Thread

« on: April 18, 2012, 01:49:42 AM »

Finally doin it, brahs, and I don't think I could be more psyched to see this....

*oh no i messed it up. mods. plz. halp.

Essentially Flyertalk / Kitchen Knives

« on: March 27, 2012, 04:07:35 PM »

I was just gifted my first awesome kitchen knife and i am

However, being a first time owner of UHC steel I have some questions regarding upkeep... as in, what type of sharpener should I be getting to ensure the longest and sharpest life? The instructions that came with it said to use either ceramic or diamond sharpeners, and to stray away from whetstones. I really

what this means? Should I get a stone? Rod? I have no idea... also tips on techniques etc would be awesome...

What do you people use in the kitchen? What sharpening methods work best?

Essentially Flyertalk / bitcasa

« on: January 26, 2012, 10:14:52 AM »

Anyone else using/trying this or know anything about it?

Jerome Tang Coaches Kansas State Basketball / TONIGHT!!!!

« on: January 10, 2012, 09:57:00 AM »

TONIGHT!!!!!!! 7:00 P.M.*

ON ESPN - A ferocious matchup between two zero conference win teams of the mighty SEC between #19 Florida (12-4) and unranked Georgia (9-6)

ON ESPN 2 - ANOTHER HUMDINGER between two sub .500 teams in Big East Conference Play between #15 Louisville (13-3, 1-2) and the perennial power house (unranked) Providence (11-6, 0-4)

ON ESPN U - PROBABLY THE MATCH OF THE NIGHT, FOLKS. A colossal matchup between two unranked zero conference win teams in Florida State (9-6) and Virginia Tech (11-4)

or

On Fox Sports Kansas City - if you can find a way to pry yourself from ESPN, maybe you can check out the lowly matchup between undefeated #4 Baylor and #18 Kansas State (12-2) who is fresh off a win against #6 Missouri (or you can stream it online in absolutely horrible quality).

*viewership rankings given based on a

rating (with a special bonus

for especially intriguing match up.