Father's Day Thread
Eggs, bacon, toast, and avocado.
The rest is TBD.
Happy Father's Day!
My family got me a power washer! I can’t wait to use it!
Sweet gift!
Don't forget Mother's Day, though. Two gifts for her - a new tent, and a gift certificate to Joe's Vacuum Warehouse...
Beautiful picture, Brutus!!! I'll be spending some time with the new grill I gifted myself. Have baby backs, pork belly burnt ends, baby potatoes, corn cobs, and bourbon apple pie lined up for it today, all to be smoked with apple wood. I hope I can make it all taste as good as it sounds!
Happy Father's Day to all!!
Bleh double post is so easy when still waking up. :P
That is an amazing picture, sir! Reminds me of my family's place in Northern Michigan just NW of Cadillac. Serene, peaceful... thanks for sharing. Really starting my day off right.
As for today: Steaks and grilled potatoes and onions later in the day.
I'm jealous. That will be the next chapter in our lives- to own a cottage up north. My aunt has one in Ishpeming on a lake and it's like nothing else. The best part about this lake today is that it's only 12 minutes from my house.
We got a lake house 6 years ago & it was probably the best thing we have ever done. As it turns out, it's a way better financial investment than our primary residence, & the relaxation & family memories are priceless. Good luck with your search.
If you plan on renting it out to cover some (or all) of the expenses, beware that each little twp. can have their own short-term rental ordinances. And they can change them any time they want without any grandfathering.
EYB, forgot to comment on the cool pic. can't believe you didn't take a fishing rod, or maybe you did?
when i was younger we used to call ishpeming, 'home of the odd and the ugly' (that's some yooper snobism there). in the UP they aren't called cottages, they are 'camps'.
Ya know I didn't take my rod but I'm wishing I had. I saw some bass jump and that lake is also good for pike.
And now that you mention it my aunt and uncle only refer to their cottage as the "camp." I had no idea that was a yooper thing. My aunt was born and raised there, and even has that Yooper accent (she sounds a bit like Marge Gunderson when she talks) and they have a sauna right on the beach.
And that's a hilarious nickname. Fun fact: Jimmy Stewart's Anatomy of a Murder was filmed there, but I'm sure you knew that ;)
A buddy of mine is in the background of the movie, and I was sworn in to practice in Michigan in the courtroom that movie was filmed in. A great grandfather was a lawyer there starting in 1888.
Jeez man, when are you going to publish your memoir!
Since the movie was filmed in 1959, your buddy must be an old coot.
jimmer, from negaunee, in his 70's. a great guy. fun to have someone nearby who knows all the same places (and more) that i do, has hunted them or had a beer in the same bar, etc. he is exceptional in his yooper history, too.
Beautiful pic. Grilling some brats later after they soak in beer and onions for a bit.
Who is pulling the W at the RBC heritage today? I'm rooting for Sergio.
Brooks is 3 back, but a crowded board. Should be a great day to watch some high quality golf!
I’ve always liked Bryson and it makes me angry that he is getting fluffed so hard this year.
I think someone will go low and the winner will be -20. I’ll go with DJ for that.
My man BC claims that he didn't play one round during the three months of quarantine. If that's true then he's gotta adjust to playing again with that extra thirty pounds on him. He looks like the hulk though.
12 hours of yogurt
Fantastic picture!
Going over to my dad's for some Roots Chicken, Oreo's and homemade ice cream.
My daughter has Covid-19 so I can't see her. But we're very close so this is only a temporary setback. She got it about 10 days ago and she no longer has fevers so she is on the upswing. She gave me the best gift by recently graduating with two BS degrees, and starts her new job in 2 months, so I am very proud.
Having my 91.5 year old father (U-M class of '49) over for dinner along with my wife, kids (son is U-M class of '23) and a few other family members. We are fortunate that he is is healthy enough to drive over and can continue to live on his own in the house in which I grew up!
Hoping the predicted storms will hold off as we are eating outdoors...which still feels like the safer option these days.
Happy Father's Day to all of the MGoDads!
Wow thats a fantastic picture.
Will be chilling today and maybe going for a swim. Then I’ll be back where I belong. On my deck with my smoker and grill chugging along. Dinners gonna be a smoked ribeye, chimichurri shrimp, grilled asparagus and some sort of potato that is TBD.
My wife and I had my dad up to visit yesterday, since it fit in all of our schedules better. We made a bunch of Indian food.
If I could figure out how to make homemade tandoori chicken, I'd be happy.
My best friend loves Indian cooking but basically couldn't do it after he had kids because of the obscene time commitment. He LOVES this instant-pot Indian cookbook (instant-pot Indian is apparently huge among the diaspora) because he thinks it's delicious + very, very low effort and the few times I've had food from it I've been thoroughly impressed.
Great idea! That's got to be easier than fitting the Dutch Oven on the grill. Thanks!
Indian cuisine is what I miss most from not being able to dine-in anymore.
Happy father's day! I hope you all get some aftershave and then participate in some sort of backyard sporting event where either a window gets broken or someone takes a hard croquet ball in the shin. Be careful out there!
Happy Father's Day to all the MGoDads out there!
Here here
Fathers day starts with 2 cups of coffee and then grocery shopping. Same as any other Sunday. My son and I just shared a half a can of spam. WTF? We needed something to tide us over for the gathering at my dad's in a few minutes. We will have Vitale's Pizza and cake, starting to move up the food chain. Then off to the Notre Dame loving in laws - whoo boy - I best behave.
NY Strip Steak cooked on the grill to end the day.
Ahh no. You have all of the choice today, and your wife should be supporting you in this and telling your ma-in-law to suck eggs and you get to pick where to eat.
Are we a part of the same family ?
It’s your day, you deserve it.
I already got my Father’s Day gift on Saturday. Our offer on our dream house was accepted. 3 acres in the country, lots of woods to play in, and hardwood/granite/stainless everything. Remote controlled digital shower with 6 shower heads in the master. Didn’t even know that existed.
To celebrate I went and played golf and ended up shooting a 10 over 82 with a couple birdies ... then drank PBR all night.
So far, I have all of zero plans. Lay on the couch and watch golf I guess
Roll on, you bear!
Plans: Continuing home improvement activities until 4 pm. Shower up and wait for kids to arrive.
Menu: King crab. (nothing else on the menu matters!)
I hope you got your king crab already. Psycho woman at Costco tried to take mine out of my cart the other week because it was the last box in the store.
Continuing work on a big landscaping project. Worked until 10pm last night and will do the same today, weather permitting.
What an awesome picture Brutus. Maybe some Smallmouth on those waters?
My son is coming over for dinner which will be a grilled-roasted beef tenderloin with chermoula sauce. Christmas dinner in the summer. Wife making bananas foster crepes for dessert. I expect I’ll be getting a Michigan themed cloth mask as a gift after commenting on the need for game day essentials in the days of COVID-19.
Sounds lovely and you are a blessed man.
you lost me at the crepes BF. Simply drizzle the awesome sauce on a super frozen semi sphere of ice cream and its heaven. Want to explain more but I cannot conjure words to describe.
Ice cream is involved in the BF crepes. Gotta have ice cream!
Finally received my new burner for the grille. Nearly 20 years old and looking great. Gave it it's annual cleaning a couple weeks ago but the new burner took 3 weeks to arrive. Ready to fire it up today, probably some NY strips. (Grilled a couple Koegels yesterday, just to make sure it worked). Beer, bourbon and steak?.
Homemade chicken shawarmas from the pressure cooker (beer base) with garlic spread with cilantro from LeSaj. Wife adds a little dill pickle & feta on authentic saj bread.
White cheddar crackers & hummus for openers.
I am a lucky man!
Late to the thread but just got back from swimming in Pinckney( biking in Chelsea). What lake Brutus( in the chain)? ... I’m guessing Portage- 2nd guess Half moon. I prefer swimming in Pickerel. No fathers day plans - would be surprised if I even got a text from my progeny.
typical sunday: chores, church, chow. family is scattered about gathering or making me gifts of various sorts. twins in the barn using tools, could be very interesting.
i see a nap and then a swim in my future. can't cut hay today as my haybine took another dump on me late yesterday. oh, woe is me.
Does it have a hay fever?
Sorry... It's the day to get away with dad jokes.
A swim sounds good. Enjoy!
Family came over and my mother in law made a whole bunch of salt and pepper fried crab. Need to make a run to bass pro later. Will probably order pizza for dinner.
Drinking for the family