I just can't let it go. With all the computer,monitor,and asshole problems here I was on the edge about giving it all up.
But I have shut a good bit of stuff down as I try to rebuild. I have two computers in the shop getting the virus removed and the systems cleaned up. I am going to be looking for a new monitor, and try to decide how the new site will look. Also going to look for a new guestbook that I can have more control over. OR no guestbook at all. Haven't decided.
So things will be down for a while, as I rebuild and regroup.
Hope to see you all again soon. Well, not all of you...
Bk
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The End?
For the few of you that still come to this site...
You may have noticed that the living room, and front door cam have been down for a few days. Also, the IR porch cam has been down for 3 to 6 months now. Also, one of my kitchen cameras, or the dining room cam ( depends on the day) has been down for a long while now. You may also notice that my back yard PTZ cam is acting up. As it does every winter because of the cold weather.
The front room cameras being down are due to a massive virus that I can't seem to get rid of. And this seems to be the cameras that most people hit. The kitchen/dining room cameras are on a machine that has problems also. A bug or two, and a broken monitor that my fist ran into one night. Nothing much more to say about that...
And that leaves the back room computer. It seems to be running ok. And not much I can do about the cold weather.
Anyway, all this has me a little upset. I have had this site for MANY years. And I still WANT to run this site. As always, I will say I don't know why. I just know I want to.But with all the problems adding up, I wonder if it is worth fighting for anymore. The family has really never liked it. But my wonderful wife has let me do this. As my daughter gets older she has learned to hate the cams. My boy still doesn't care one way or the other.
What I am tryin' to say is this...... I don't know if I will fix anything anymore...
It breaks my heart to think about this site going away, and I have made so many friends all over the world. But with the family being upset, computer virus, broken monitors, and money issues, it might be time to let it go...
I understand that very few people drop in on our crazy little family life. And as I have said for years, I don't even know why I want to do it so bad. I just know I WANT TOO!!!! But it is getting to hard to take care of.
So I gotta figure out what to do from here.
As always, just venting. But I will let you know before I close it all down, or if I decide to fix it all.
Brian
You may have noticed that the living room, and front door cam have been down for a few days. Also, the IR porch cam has been down for 3 to 6 months now. Also, one of my kitchen cameras, or the dining room cam ( depends on the day) has been down for a long while now. You may also notice that my back yard PTZ cam is acting up. As it does every winter because of the cold weather.
The front room cameras being down are due to a massive virus that I can't seem to get rid of. And this seems to be the cameras that most people hit. The kitchen/dining room cameras are on a machine that has problems also. A bug or two, and a broken monitor that my fist ran into one night. Nothing much more to say about that...
And that leaves the back room computer. It seems to be running ok. And not much I can do about the cold weather.
Anyway, all this has me a little upset. I have had this site for MANY years. And I still WANT to run this site. As always, I will say I don't know why. I just know I want to.But with all the problems adding up, I wonder if it is worth fighting for anymore. The family has really never liked it. But my wonderful wife has let me do this. As my daughter gets older she has learned to hate the cams. My boy still doesn't care one way or the other.
What I am tryin' to say is this...... I don't know if I will fix anything anymore...
It breaks my heart to think about this site going away, and I have made so many friends all over the world. But with the family being upset, computer virus, broken monitors, and money issues, it might be time to let it go...
I understand that very few people drop in on our crazy little family life. And as I have said for years, I don't even know why I want to do it so bad. I just know I WANT TOO!!!! But it is getting to hard to take care of.
So I gotta figure out what to do from here.
As always, just venting. But I will let you know before I close it all down, or if I decide to fix it all.
Brian
Friday, December 30, 2011
etc.
Oh, the fun of having a tiny little webcam site.... blah..
Besides the few idiots that visit me and write crap on my guest book. Or the crazy e-mail here and there, I am still here. Still don't know why. But I can't bring myself to pull the plug. After all these years, I just can't do it.
Last post I said I was sick of turkeys. And I still am. But that hasn't stopped my outdoor kitchen from putting out some damn fine food. Just not turkeys...For Christmas, my wife really came through. Lots of goodies for my smoker,and charcole grill. Take tonight. I had a beer can chicken going on my new gas grill. And a rotisserie chicken spinnin' above some kingsford coals on my other grill. I know, sick of turkey, but cooking two chickens at once on two different grills....But man, was it some juicy chicken. Believe I am going to try to do my first brisket soon. I also had a temp. control device (DigiQ DX2) for my smoker under the tree. So I think I will take the plunge and cook what some people say is one of the hardest meats to smoke. We will see.
Was out of town for a few days, but now that I am back I need to catch up at work and then finish my outdoor projects. Lot of storage builds to work on. A pool that still isn't closed all the way, and some garden boxes to build for next summer.
Till next time....
Bks
Besides the few idiots that visit me and write crap on my guest book. Or the crazy e-mail here and there, I am still here. Still don't know why. But I can't bring myself to pull the plug. After all these years, I just can't do it.
Last post I said I was sick of turkeys. And I still am. But that hasn't stopped my outdoor kitchen from putting out some damn fine food. Just not turkeys...For Christmas, my wife really came through. Lots of goodies for my smoker,and charcole grill. Take tonight. I had a beer can chicken going on my new gas grill. And a rotisserie chicken spinnin' above some kingsford coals on my other grill. I know, sick of turkey, but cooking two chickens at once on two different grills....But man, was it some juicy chicken. Believe I am going to try to do my first brisket soon. I also had a temp. control device (DigiQ DX2) for my smoker under the tree. So I think I will take the plunge and cook what some people say is one of the hardest meats to smoke. We will see.
Was out of town for a few days, but now that I am back I need to catch up at work and then finish my outdoor projects. Lot of storage builds to work on. A pool that still isn't closed all the way, and some garden boxes to build for next summer.
Till next time....
Bks
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Too many damn turkeys..
This year I went a little over board. In a short two weeks I have cooked four turkeys. I have feed four groups of people, and I don't believe anyone has left hungry. My neighbors wanted to try my deep fried turkey, and I believe they were very happy with the end product. I also smoked my first turkey this year. And it was really good. The brine was great, and the bird was juicy. BUT, it still doesn't touch a deep fried bird. Now, what to cook for Christmas.........NO MORE TURKEYS THIS YEAR............
I am going to cook for my staff this year. Will have a little Christmas get together for them. But I think I will make this meal a BBQ feast. Pulled pork, baby back ribs, bbq baked beans, baked mac n cheese, rolls, and for the finish................chocolate covered bacon....
And knowing me like I do, a few drinks.......................Just a few.......................
Will write more tonight if I can. I plan to do some changing to this website.
After all these years....
Brian
I am going to cook for my staff this year. Will have a little Christmas get together for them. But I think I will make this meal a BBQ feast. Pulled pork, baby back ribs, bbq baked beans, baked mac n cheese, rolls, and for the finish................chocolate covered bacon....
And knowing me like I do, a few drinks.......................Just a few.......................
Will write more tonight if I can. I plan to do some changing to this website.
After all these years....
Brian
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Too much meat..
Well, The new smoker did come, and I have already put it to go use.
Smoke #1 Was three racks of baby back ribs, and a beer-can-chicken. And that was just the top rack. I could have cooked much more.
Smoke #2 was four, count them, four pork butts. Not sure why they call them butts, but whatever. My daughter had a sleep over with 9 other girls running all over the house, so I hid outdoors over night smoking these 27 + pounds of pork. I started them at 7Pm, and pulled them at 6Am. Let them rest in foil for 1.5 hours, then pulled the pork.
Smoke #3 was a crap load of Atomic Buffalo Turds. And a Fatty. If you don't know what that is you need to look it up! Kinda like a heart attack from just looking at it.
I love this Weber Smokey Mountain. So much better then my old Brinkman (E.C.B.)
"The wife" always makes me feel good when I cook. She says she would rather have my cooking any day then going out to eat.
Weather is a changing, it will be time to close the pool soon. And I have some building projects for the back deck before it gets too bad. Just need to get off my butt and move I guess.
I have added some pictures of my cooking. Hope to add some more beach pictures soon. IF the Outer Banks is fixed up after the storm.. Haven't heard about the section we are going to.
Also hope to have my remote cameras up for this trip.
My guest book doesn't seem to work 95% of the time, and I don't believe I will work hard to fix it. To many damn idiots out there. I just delete most of the bad stuff. No free speech here. Just MY speech. People want to say hi, that's great, people want to talk about my kids, or say things they shouldn't, well, just say goodbye and be on your way.
Brian
Smoke #1 Was three racks of baby back ribs, and a beer-can-chicken. And that was just the top rack. I could have cooked much more.
Smoke #2 was four, count them, four pork butts. Not sure why they call them butts, but whatever. My daughter had a sleep over with 9 other girls running all over the house, so I hid outdoors over night smoking these 27 + pounds of pork. I started them at 7Pm, and pulled them at 6Am. Let them rest in foil for 1.5 hours, then pulled the pork.
Smoke #3 was a crap load of Atomic Buffalo Turds. And a Fatty. If you don't know what that is you need to look it up! Kinda like a heart attack from just looking at it.
I love this Weber Smokey Mountain. So much better then my old Brinkman (E.C.B.)
"The wife" always makes me feel good when I cook. She says she would rather have my cooking any day then going out to eat.
Weather is a changing, it will be time to close the pool soon. And I have some building projects for the back deck before it gets too bad. Just need to get off my butt and move I guess.
I have added some pictures of my cooking. Hope to add some more beach pictures soon. IF the Outer Banks is fixed up after the storm.. Haven't heard about the section we are going to.
Also hope to have my remote cameras up for this trip.
My guest book doesn't seem to work 95% of the time, and I don't believe I will work hard to fix it. To many damn idiots out there. I just delete most of the bad stuff. No free speech here. Just MY speech. People want to say hi, that's great, people want to talk about my kids, or say things they shouldn't, well, just say goodbye and be on your way.
Brian
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Outdoor Cooking..
I love to cook outdoors.
I said, I LOVE to cook outdoors.
I fire up my grill about 3 to 4 times a week. It might be my gas grill, or my Weber charcoal grill, my Brinkmann gourmet smoker (E.C.B.),my deep fryer, or even my tiny little A-MAZE-N smoker. And after someone tasted my pulled pork and placed an order for twenty (20!!!!) pork butts, I might go ahead and order the Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5 inch smoker.Still wont be big enough, but it would add to my outdoor kitchen! Nothing like cooking outdoors...Give me some raw meat, (suck it vegetarians), a beer, and some free time, I am making smoke! Nothing like sitting up for 18 hours or more in the middle of the night with Hickory and Apple smoke in the wind while you smoke 10 to 12 Lbs. of pork.
Tonight is a happy night. The boy and the girl will be going to bed early because the first day of school is in the A.M.! Oh happy days................ It will suck a bit, home work every night, earlier dinners, baths, packing school lunches, etc.. But The WIFE and I will have our Thursdays alone, the kids will be forced to go to bed at an earlier time, ((again), alone time for me and the wife!),
and less BABY SITTER time.. And trust me, that's a good thing.
Anyway, the kids are going to bed now, time for me to say goodnight to them and you.
Happy grilling, till next time!
Brian
I said, I LOVE to cook outdoors.
I fire up my grill about 3 to 4 times a week. It might be my gas grill, or my Weber charcoal grill, my Brinkmann gourmet smoker (E.C.B.),my deep fryer, or even my tiny little A-MAZE-N smoker. And after someone tasted my pulled pork and placed an order for twenty (20!!!!) pork butts, I might go ahead and order the Weber Smokey Mountain 22.5 inch smoker.Still wont be big enough, but it would add to my outdoor kitchen! Nothing like cooking outdoors...Give me some raw meat, (suck it vegetarians), a beer, and some free time, I am making smoke! Nothing like sitting up for 18 hours or more in the middle of the night with Hickory and Apple smoke in the wind while you smoke 10 to 12 Lbs. of pork.
Tonight is a happy night. The boy and the girl will be going to bed early because the first day of school is in the A.M.! Oh happy days................ It will suck a bit, home work every night, earlier dinners, baths, packing school lunches, etc.. But The WIFE and I will have our Thursdays alone, the kids will be forced to go to bed at an earlier time, ((again), alone time for me and the wife!),
and less BABY SITTER time.. And trust me, that's a good thing.
Anyway, the kids are going to bed now, time for me to say goodnight to them and you.
Happy grilling, till next time!
Brian
Monday, August 8, 2011
Beer and Mead
Trying to get back into the home brewing hobby.. I have managed to brew two batches up, and they are ready to keg.
I spent most of the day a while back to clean a few kegs, beer lines, chest cooler, etc. I kegged up a Mead, and hooked up an old keg of barley wine. But my chest cooler isn't working 100% right now. Only cooling to about 48 degrees. Like most things around here, it needs work.
Grew some great veggies this year. More tomatoes then we need. Lots of different hot peppers, corn, onions, etc. Can't wait till next year, I plan to add more garden space. It was all just a test to see if I could grow stuff, and I think I passed.
ALAIN, send me an email again. I haven't been on top of my e-mail, or website much, and I can't seem to find your address. Wife said she is ready to fly to France! Hope you have room for us all!!
Brian
I spent most of the day a while back to clean a few kegs, beer lines, chest cooler, etc. I kegged up a Mead, and hooked up an old keg of barley wine. But my chest cooler isn't working 100% right now. Only cooling to about 48 degrees. Like most things around here, it needs work.
Grew some great veggies this year. More tomatoes then we need. Lots of different hot peppers, corn, onions, etc. Can't wait till next year, I plan to add more garden space. It was all just a test to see if I could grow stuff, and I think I passed.
ALAIN, send me an email again. I haven't been on top of my e-mail, or website much, and I can't seem to find your address. Wife said she is ready to fly to France! Hope you have room for us all!!
Brian
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