Kiki’s Korner

• Loving the 1/2 off spa treatment promo from @icsf (good Sun-Thurs). 80 minute massage makes Kristie feel human again (thanks Madeline!). #
• Tyson Foods, the San Francisco Food Bank and @smcsfsv ask for your support in the 2009 Hunger Challenge. http://bit.ly/pfDQn #HChal #
• Tweet a fact about hunger (you'll find them in the blog post), tag it #HChal & Tyson will donate a 100 pounds of food! http://bit.ly/pfDQn #
• Once you've tweeted a hunger fact, please go a step further and donate $5 (no latte today) or canned goods. They need it all! #HChal #
• Our goal is to get 100,000 pounds of food for the San Francisco Food Bank. I think we can do it. Will you help? #HChal #
• The number of households participating in @SFFoodbank’s grocery pantry program is up 24% over last year. #HChal #
• RT @chrisheuer: It's time for a Reality Check! http://su.pr/30KKaW @socialmediaclub teams up with @realplayer for a market conversation. #
• 60% of the clients @SFFoodBank served last year come from working families. http://bit.ly/sBE9x #HChal #
• RT @chrisheuer: With Obama focusing on civil dialog yesterday, its perfect timing for #lunch4good conversation this wk. http://su.pr/2uBbUE #
• 1:4 San Francisco children lack regular access 2 food they need 2 learn, grow & have a healthy start in life. #HChal http://bit.ly/sBE9x #
• RT @chrisheuer: even @davejmatthews weighs in on racism in america & those loud folks on the fringe http://su.pr/6PvaRW #lunch4good #
• OMG. OMG. OMG. I love Will Ferrell. 'Protect Insurance Companies PSA'. Briliant!!! http://bit.ly/1EmTAu #
• Dude – WTF is this? RT @kimparsell: This is your tax dollars, hard at work: http://bit.ly/16fnRx #
• @kimparsell: Agreed. Waste indeed. So silly. Gah. #
• Heading downtown to see a man about a video. #
• @chuckhester: Ha! No worries…I got off cheap. #
• Had to move 3+GB off laptop to make room for OS update. Now I wish my Macbook would just install iWork '09 without crashing. #techFAIL #
• Kind of excited about an announcement we are making next week… #
• I just unlocked the "Overshare" badge on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/1XeDFS #
• Ha! Documenting my Caltrain ride to the @riibit office on @foursquare made me an oversharer. Funny. #fb #
• Lost 'good wife to @chrisheuer' points today. Must find good way to get them back… in reply to chrisheuer #
• Awesome. This "bat your eyes" thing really works. #fb #
• @stephenshaw: eye batting used wisely, and seldomly? no worries. @lgpiper: sometimes it is good to be a girl… in reply to stephenshaw #
• Join us Friday, September 25th for Social Media Cafe at @citizenspace. 8am-10am. Coffee & conversations! http://bit.ly/f4lrY (via @smcsfsv) #
• I just ousted @lukechastain as the mayor of 2223 Market on @foursquare! http://bit.ly/176aFx #
• @TwittGoddess: The Social Media Cafe is an IN PERSON event in San Francisco, from 8-10am PST this morning @citizenspace. See YOU on the 5th! #
• @jonto: I use @foursquare for 'discovery'. Seeing where friends go has turned me onto 4 new restaurants. Don't focus on game/badges piece. #
• Needle, meet eye. Heard someone at #nmatl just said this –> Three A's of social media: Automation, Analysis, Audacity. Automation? WTF? #
• Agree 100%!!! RT @chrisheuer: teaching ppl how to automate social media #FTL #
• @Edubya: Ha! the second 'Automation' was for me. that is the word that killed me. They don't get you have to leave the robots at home. #
• @Edubya: Trying that tweet again…the second mention of 'Automation' was from me. They can count, but not sure they 'get' social media. #
• AWESOME!!! RT @TysonFoods: U did it! Your efforts around #HChal will bring 100K lbs of food 2 @SFFoodBank. 1st delivery 2day!! Woot! #
• Went to take a shower only to find water has been turned off until 3pm-ish. No notice, even though guy from @SFWater swears it was given. :/ #
• After 1+ months of tearing up the streets in our hood, seems today is the day the new water lines get laid down. ::will be over soon:: #
• Would love to know where the money goes…jesus: Twitter Closes Its $100 Million Round http://bit.ly/kZc7e (via @mashable) #
• @noel: I would be happy for @twitter if I thought they would invest even a bit of that money into customer support. I know they won't. in reply to noel #
• @noel: I'm right there with you my friend. @andrewhyde: I'd believe ponies. Most likely shetland's. Gah. in reply to noel #
• @treypennington: Google Wave will be a great 'real time' collaboration tool, doubt it will be the undoing of Facebook. ::eat words?:: #fb in reply to treypennington #
• @SFWater: New water lines coming in = ++. It's been a 100 years. It's time. Just wanted better (some) notification as it was a surprise. #
• @SFWater: Wish there *was* perfect way 2 reach me. Paper notices = wasteful. Receive 2 much email already. Don't look at bill…(cont) #
• @SFWater: (cont) Had I known your Twitter account earlier, I would've checked, so ideal to post today's outage like you did the other day. #
• @SFWater: I'm in Duboce Triangle btw. Water back on, but still a light brown…will be happy to drink from tap again. ::soon I hope:: #
• @treypennington: Agreed on Facebook not going anywhere, but new tools do come online and people will use what they feel comfortable with. #
• So instead of heading to Santa Barbara today, I get to hang out in the ER thanks to some shooting pain near kidney area. Awesome. #
• Good news, doesn't look like kidney stones… #
• Mmmmm morphine. (just kidding, it's chris, in my wife's iPhone) #
• I cannot seem to escape these frigging gowns… #fb http://yfrog.com/1qlkmj #
• Thankfully, it looks like I *just* jacked up my back *sitting* at my desk. #
• Morphine shot in my bum, purse full of vicodin, we are heading home. #
• Big love to you all for your well wishes. Thinking Heuer and I need to find a way to stay out of hospitals for a while. #fb #
• Thanks to @hardaway @gloriabell @khartline @blonde20 @CharJTF @alevin @tbridge @pfasano @CathyBrooks @jenniferjeffrey @thekenyeung (cont) #
• (cont) thanks to @stewtopia @debs @JeremyMeyers @kevinmarks @Fungible for your thoughts today. Am resting & recouperating now. #
• Sharp pain near kidney yesterday got continuously worse over next 12 hours. Could not sleep. This morning, could barely walk. (cont) #
• (cont) called Kaiser this AM, advice nurse said to get to ER to make sure not kidney stone. $100 copay, morphine shot & 2 hours later… #
• (cont) sent home to rest and recouperate. Walking around a bit, but still have shooting pain if I move too much. Will be ok, just need rest. #
• Heuer and I have been in hospitals more times in the last two years than I have been in the last 30 years. Working to end that trend. #

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Came across this great video from the Funny or Die crew. Awesome.

• @ryalcurtis: Sorry for delayed response…a lot of these folks do spew @glennbeck verbiage. I feel the need to dig into it. in reply to ryalcurtis #
• I will say this – if Palin tries to run for POTUS in 2012, I will do everything in my power to keep her out. She's bad for US all. #
• @Milw_Mac_Guy @sherryheyl: Palin is comic relief for sure, but she re-energized the Republicans. People WILL vote for her. Scary as that is. in reply to Milw_Mac_Guy #
• @ryalcurtis: I want to know where these @glenbeck (ies) were when Bush was sending us to war, tapping our phones & increasing debt. WTF? in reply to ryalcurtis #
• @ryalcurtis: Kills me @glennbeck (ies) don't see the need to help ALL Americans. Support one another & we will ALL become stronger. in reply to ryalcurtis #
• @ryalcurtis: What Obama is trying to do is not socialism or communism, it is helping your neighbors. It is doing the right thing. in reply to ryalcurtis #
• Bay Area folks: Town Hall meeting on the 19th to help repeal Prop 8 in 2010 – http://bit.ly/3fsTjW #
• @bizgirl: Sounds like you @strebel @jmoriarty and @chrisheuer had a good time last night. Kicking myself for not flying in this weekend. #
• I think I owe my bikini waxer dinner now… #justsayin #
• @trib @doverbey: Ha…sorry fellas. Kristie…meet line. #
• @chrisheuer: I love that a mere mention of a song can take me back to that moment and have it play so clearly in my mind. Awesome. #
• @trib: That is what I like about you, takes a lot to ruffle your feathers. /she says as she skips over that line #
• RT @Liturgy: The world needs more warm hearts and fewer hot heads. (via @lgpiper) #
• @doverbey: An awesome overshare-er-er sometimes. #
• MacBook shut down on me twice today both times NOT saving any of the work I'm in the middle of. Running super hot though on podium pad. :/ #
• Seems fitting I #BlameDrewsCancer for my MacBook issues. At this #techfail rate, I shall be burning the midnight oil. :/ #
• Last tweet in honor of @wmmarc brother who recently passed. @lalawag sponsors 500 #blamedrewscancers tweets at $1 each. http://bit.ly/xaqHf #
• And adding to my #techfail is #kristiefail as I forgot to tag original tweet #robert. Reposting: I #BlameDrewsCancer for my MacBook issues. #
• And with that, I am sending a virtual hug and a 'thinking of you' to @wmmarc. #
• Wow. RT @TechCrunch: Intuit To Acquire Mint For $170 Million http://bit.ly/pL5oS (via @khartline @acoolong) #
• @joseeight: Hoping Intuit lets Mint be. It's good. Too good. I stopped using it as I fear the 'actually know what you spend' line. #
• @donthorson: Congrats on completing the Alcatraz swim with the boy yesterday. Big accomplishment! #
• Quick break to check into the #tc50 feed and search is full of spam. #spammerssuck #
• .@tifroz: Thank you! For folks NOT at #tc50, you can follow along at http://twazzup.com/tc50 with minimal spam. #
• Ignore last tweet – #tc50 feed *everywhere* is now smothered in spam. Probably for the best, I can't get sucked into this today anyway. #
• RT @chrisheuer: @adhocnium is a Strategic Alliance Partner for Social Media Strategy with @frost_sullivan http://yfrog.com/148cibj #
• This pleases me: RT @chrisheuer: if you have something you want me to do for you that doesnt involve HIRING me (outside SMC), pls dont ask. #
• I hate hotels that require two night minimum on a weekend. I would like to give you my business. I am only in town one night. WTF!!?? #fb #
• .@coreydu:: At this rate, I will be camping on the sidewalk of State Street in Santa Barbara. They are making it hard for me to visit. :/ #
• Awesome. West Beach Inn to my rescue. One night only. Amazingly inexpensive by comparison to where we have stayed before (looks nicer too!). #
• Now that the hotel is booked, the reality of going down to help my godson celebrate his 21st birthday is freaking me out a bit. 21!! #fb #
• Thinking of @jenniferjeffrey right now. Thinking she must be very proud for so many reasons. #
• @jenniferjeffrey: Completely understandable. Ha. #
• Meet SMC Founder, @chrisheuer, at the SMC Phoenix Tweetup at Millenium Resort TONIGHT 530-730. http://su.pr/1rnM8N #
• @haveAwonderful: That is awesome, didn't know you were there right now. Do go, and bring friends! @chrisheuer will love seeing you! #
• Leaving the house 45 minutes earlier only gets me to the office 10 minutes faster. #bayareatrafficsucks #
• RT @smcsfsv: Social Media Cafe on Friday, 9/25 at @citizenspace. 8am-10am. Doughnuts, coffee & conversations! http://bit.ly/f4lrY #
• On the @socialmediaclub chapter call with folks from SW Florida, Kansas, Nevada and New Jersey. Lots of good stuff happening. #
• RT @chrisheuer: I need an executive asst who is a self starter, knows the web well, organized, cool & lives in SF. Interviewing nxt wk. #fb #
• I so want to hate this song, but dammit it is catchy. ::bounces up and down in her chair:: http://is.gd/3lqIj #
• .@ryankuder @hardaway: Earlier tweets look like @chrisheuer's phone died…he is now on a plane en route to SFO that arrives in 20 minutes. #
• .@smcatl wants to know how do you justify time & money spent on Social Media? #smcatl #
• RT @smcsfsv: Saying 'thank you' to @janegideon who will be stepping in to help manage the #smcsfsv local chapter. ::does happy dance:: #
• We're working on Fall '09/Spring '10 programming for @smcsfsv & interested to know what topics you'd like us to cover. Plz tag #sfsved. #
• Hey @twitter: I just saved a bunch of searches, but they are no longer showing in my sidebar…where did you put them? #techFAIL #
• @ResPres: You just made me realize I still owe you an email. Dammit. Hey world…Kristie dropped another ball. Ha. Or not. o_O in reply to respres #
• Reason #182 why I hate Bank of America: No longer allows me to DEPOSIT funds into my hubby's account without preprinted deposit slip. #
• They key word is PREPRINTED deposit slip. Bank of America will not allow me to handwrite his account number on a slip at the bank. #bankFAIL #
• @JudsonCollier @henryyamamoto: Dumbfounded as she was sending me away, I asked for a manager. They made an exception. Today only. #BofAFAIL #
• @devinTrix: I told clerk we don't use manual checks (do everything online but deposits). She said to send Heuer in next time. #BofAFAIL #
• Adding to the excitement today… mattress shopping. #

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• RT @bigeasy: They're praying for the death of the President. It's awful. http://tr.im/y5UC <STOP THIS NOW #speakup4sanity> #
• RT @JdubL: @WHITEHOUSE @BarackObama Resist right wing bully tactics. Don't let Fox News decide your staff & who serves our country. #HCR #p2 #
• @tbridge: Jones said he didn't read 911truth petition wholly. Is this true or a lie? I'd think he'd know what he's signing, however…(cont) in reply to tbridge #
• @tbridge: (cont) NO ONE KNOWS 4 SURE. I do know what Jones did 4 several Bay Area communities (++) & what he was trying 2 do 4 green jobs. in reply to tbridge #
• @tbridge: Right, and Jones has resigned. Done. Bad hiring move. We make mistakes. We move on. This @glennbeck czar hunt needs to stop. #tcot in reply to tbridge #
• @tbridge: I think in fairness 2 Obama, he's had 2 handle a lot more issues all at once, so soon in office, than any president I can remember in reply to tbridge #
• @tbridge: And most of the issues weren't Obama's choice…cleaning up the messes of the last 8 years of governance. I cut him some slack. in reply to tbridge #
• @tbridge: Should Obama tackle healthcare right now w/ everything else going on? Probably not, but I trust in him & his staff to get it done. in reply to tbridge #
• RT @pmhesse: Obama's prepared remarks for tomorrow are here: http://bit.ly/HQNSW <it is a bit long for kids to sit through> #
• .@pmhesse: Well, even if the young ones don't understand it all, hoping parents ask kids questions about it & plant seeds of hope. #tcot #
• @mchamberlin: Emotions get better of us at times, but we all have to learn how language & tone affects dialogue. We need to stop blurting. in reply to mchamberlin #
• RT @missrogue: The New New Rules for Revolutionaries. http://bit.ly/2TF3rc . #
• .@queenofspain @shoq: Me+Hubby (aged 41 & 40). No kids. Healthy. Independent consultants. $760/mo on HMO (incl vision+dental). #myPremium #
• RT @newtgingrich: Just read President Obama's speech to students. It is a good speech and will be good for students to hear. ++++ #tcot #
• Laura Bush joins @newtgingrich and supports Obama's school speech. http://bit.ly/2MnRx #tcot #
• RT @thekenyeung | The Oakland Bay Bridge is STILL closed and will be reopened on WEDNESDAY at 5am, accord to KTVU News. #
• I need to step down as President of #smcsfsv, Who would like to fill my shoes and show me how it should be run? http://bit.ly/3Em8iR #fb #
• I would like to extend a big 'thank you' to those who have helped manage #smcsfsv along the way: @jjtoothman @hollyhagen @jennifered (cont) #
• (cont) @jfouts @chrisheuer @shellynoel @lauralovesart @creativesage and @dalelarson. Thanks for your help with #smcsfsv! #
• Clarification: I am stepping down from the LOCAL San Francisco chapter position, NOT Social Media Club global. Not yet at least. #fb #
• Thank you to everyone who has offered to take the reigns for #smcsfsv. Setting up calls this week, will name 'successor' by Friday. #fb #
• Heading down to Ribbit HQ to see a man about a plan. #fb #
• Awesome. Get home after a long day at work to find about 4+ city blocks are without power, including mine. Gah. #
• PG&E expects power back around 10pm…hindsight, should have charged the laptop battery before I left the office. ::twiddlingthumbs:: #
• And then there was light. #
• Waiting for @brendanlee to get his augmented reality foo on at the SD Forum SIG. #Ribbit #
• Join #PRSASV Netwkg Event TOMORROW @ Xanh, Mountain View, 6-8 PM. Register at http://bit.ly/cGTrr (via @jennifered) #
• Heading to @gigaom's Mobilize event. #
• The first 'session' I walk into is 20 minute product pitch. Hope the money they paid 4 that was worth it 4 them. Turned me off. #mobilize #
• RT @SMCSA Help us celebrate. Bring ur fav bubbly to C4 Workspace. @pandaran is leading tonite's fun while @epodcaster is @ the Hi-Tech Mixer #
• Feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders. Normallly I am cocky enough to think I can keep my stance. Tonight…not so much. #
• @planningforever: Thank you that is very sweet of you to say. I know I will get out of it…but the funk is deep tonight. #ijuggle2manyballs #
• @jonto: Wishing yours to be turned around. Pronto. For @jonto. @ewagoner: Thanks buddy. <hugs right back at'cha, and to @jonto> #
• @andrewbarnett: I swear, I am forever grateful to have you, Linda, Alan, Jaime, Eric, Kelly, et al in my clan. I <3 you guys. Like forever. #
• @lderezinski: Kids laughing always brings a smile. Thanks! @andrewbarnett: Yes Andrew, after I finish my 'community work'. Pinky swear. #
• @andrewbarnett @jonto: My wish is that you both find the gig of your dreams. Tomorrow. <hugs and well wishes to you both> #
• If anyone is looking for an Oracle DB guru or a dynamite auditor/# cruncher, contact @andrewbarnett and @jonto, respectfully. #
• @andrewbarnett: I thought your gig was ending 9/30…awesome if not! And you don't have to wear pants. Bonus. #
• .@chrisheuer: I am really missing you too honey. Part of my funk. xooxoxo #
• It is hard to believe has been 8 years since terrorists brought down the World Trade Center. And we are still at war. :/ #
• Sorry to miss @twestivalsf tonight. All work and no play makes for a cranky Kristie…but a Kristie who is whittling down her TO DO list. #
• Wow. The crack of thunder awakens me. Now lightening and heavy rain. In San Francisco. In mid September. WTF Mother Nature? #
• @alook_t: It was definitely thunder, lightening & rain. I did see two planes flying over SF last night but today, it is Mother Nature. #
• Waves back to @willotoons and tries to crawl my own body back into bed, as the 'storm' is rolling out as fast as it came in. #
• .@saraatay: When every tweet to every one is exactly the same, you feel spammy. Going to pass on taking your quiz. I am happy where I live. #
• @lderezinski: Is it usual for you to get that much rain, in September? Whole weather system seems bizarre right now (*waves to Al Gore). #
• RT @epodcaster: If you're in San Antonio (TX) this weekend and want to "Learn, Share, Grow" your nonprofit head over to ActionCamp #acsa #
• .@socialmediaclub chapter launches this week: @SMCSavannah (Savannah, GA USA) & @smckl (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia). Nice. #fb #
• Holy shit. I think the sky just fell. #
• Seriously, that thunder made me jump out of my chair. House shakes. Cats freaking out. Car alarms going off. But no rain. Weird. #
• .@thekenyeung @AntiFreeze @dblake @ccg @jerrymichalski: Lived here my entire life, can't remember a blast of thunder like that before. #
• And now…is that hail? #
• .@matthixson: Thankfully, no. Ha. @ideadesign_ca: I love thunderstorms, just louder and harder than I can ever recall. #
• @Xtel: Thunder for sure. Several large blasts for the last couple of hours. @javanator: Live in earthquake country, no tornados. I hope. #
• .@jenniferjeffrey @matthixson: I do love a good thunderstorm, though I prefer bolt show over shake your house & freak out cats show. #
• I am sure our friends outside of the Bay Area are totally laughing at us. All we need now is snow so we can really freak out. #
• .@jenniferjeffrey: I was secretly saying to myself 'please snow now' as I unpack my winter coat and gloves. @jacques: Rain boots are on. #
• Eight years of war, torture and deficit…but only a black man in the white house could get conservatives into the street (via @marywallace) #
• RT @QueenofSpain: Today's tea party march in DC= #iamthemob. January's innauguration crowd in DC= #wearethepeople. #912dc #tcot #teaparty #
• .@queenofspain: Thinking we need to rally and show our support via a march…not just in DC, but in every major city in the US. #
• .@queenofspain: Thinking Columbus Day for march, in honor of Americans rediscovering and rebuilding America. #fb #912dc #tcot #p2 #
• Fox News reporting people took to the streets today to protest against deficit spending. Um, where were they in the Bush years? #912dc #
• .@glennbeck: Watching you on TV right now watching your fan base on the Mall. ::stomach turns:: #
• .@Hot_Libertarian: We, as a country, need to be mindful of spending. Both sides let loose of cash too easily. This must change. #
• .@Hot_Libertarian: The problem I have is when people misrepresent the truth. Obama said he won't spend on programs if it increases deficit. #
• .@hardaway: *This week*, I do not control Heuer's schedule. He is there through Friday AM, you should connect directly to lock something in. #
• @sherrilynne: Absolutely, needs to be in the PM though (after 5pm). #
• .@Hot_Libertarian: I don't vote party line, I vote for people I trust and believe in. I believe in Obama. I trust in him. #fb #
• .@Hot_Libertarian: (1) Obama reads a teleprompter full of words he wrote. (2) What lies? Details please. I want specifics, not blanket stmt. #
• .@gtcaz: I want to hear what folks of differing opinions have to say. I need to understand how their opinions are formed. #
• .@Hot_Libertarian: The fact that Obama has a speech writer does not mean these are not his words being spoken. #
• .@Hot_Libertarian: Happy to read through & digest items, but on site is non-citizen claim again. Drives me nuts. It's been proven wrong. #
• .@Hot_Libertarian: Curious to know who you support and why. If you could put someone up for electionin 2012, who would it be? #
• .@joeld: Nothing gets solved by shouting + calling people names. We all need to have better discussions. Listen, Digest, Discuss. #
• @strebel : Yeah! Love on Heuer like you know I would. make sure he hugs you and @bizgirl for me. Miss you both. #
• Holy shit Heuer. Love, Hate, Fear, Courage, Doubt, Confidence, Life. http://ow.ly/15OMln (I <3 @chrisheuer so damn much. Lucky girl am I.) #

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Gah, another short lived moment. Heuer and I were so excited to sign up for the Farm Fresh box delivery service, but after three shipments – we have decided to cancel it.

The first shipment was good. We used almost everything. It all looked fresh and tasty.

The nectarines in shipment number two started to turn the day the arrived. By day three…they were inedible. We also realized the ‘regular’ box we ordered included a lot of fruit. We are a vegetable based household, so it meant most of the fruit that was still good, was being given away to friends and coworkers (wasted money to us).

The last straw was shipment number three where two of the three large tomatoes were smashed, and both the carrots and the basil were wilted and gnarly looking.

Sadly, I made the call to cancel. Bummed, but this just did not seem like a good fit for us.

We will continue to support local businesses, but will pick up our fresh goods from the local farmers market – in amounts we can consume easily, ensuring quality of food and the types we prefer to ingest.

You know those projects that sound so awesome, and so simple, but then mid way through it – make you stop and think to yourself – what the hell have we gotten ourselves into?

Welcome to ours…the do it yourself 100lb pig roast.

Heuer was coming up on the big 40 and when asked what he wanted to do for his party, he said immediately he wanted to do a pig roast in our backyard. Seems my Miami boy had a hankering to get close to his childhood roots and after a quick read on the internet…it sounded like it would be an easy thing to do.

* 48 Cinder blocks. Check.
* 7 sticks of 6′ rebar. Check.
* 100 lb Pig on order. Check.
* 12ft of aluminum chainlink material. Ruh roh.

I went to Home Depot. I went to Lowe’s. I went to Discount Lumber here in San Francisco. I looked online. I looked online some more. For two weeks I spent every waking hour trying to find this mysterious aluminum chainlink material to finish the grill. I was starting to freak out. Every store has gone to galvanized steel fencing, and no one knew where I could get the aluminum. We had less than one week to go before the party and I was missing the most important piece to roast this damn pig.

A quick search on Amazon found a possible option in the Caja China/ Roasting Box/ Pig Roaster/ Cajun Microwave, but by the time I found it, it would not have gotten to us in time. Do we postpone the party? Do we cancel the order of the pig? Gah. What to do, what to do?

We have faith. That is what we do.

A random call to a random metal worker in Stockton I found online. Random metal worker says he has what I need and can ship it to me for $200 (plus the cost of the metal grate, which would be another $200), but wondered why I didn’t just call Flynn & Enslow in San Francisco. Huh? Who is Flynn & Enslow I ask. I spent a week searching local businesses. They never showed up in my search. I called around 10 different places. No one mentioned them before. Me thinks Flynn & Enslow might want to invest in some marketing to help folks like me find them…or maybe they don’t need the business. No matter. I call them. They have exactly what I need for the price I feel good about spending. They can have it ready in 24 hours. OMG. ::kristie does the happy dance::

Everything else falls into place.

We pick up the pig. Heuer brines her for 24 hours. Andy and Barce come over early on party day to help set up the grill. The sun is shining. Friends come over and lend a hand. The pig comes out. She is cooked perfectly . Our buddy Joe does a masterful job in breaking her apart so we have nice pieces to gnaw on. The funny part was we don’t even get the meat upstairs, everyone starts chewing on pieces as soon as it comes off the grill. It is awesome. It is different than anything we have ever done before. It was totally worth it.

I want to thank everyone who pitched in to make this happen, especially Andy and Barce, who came over early and really made sure this went off without a hitch. Fellas – you two are the bees knees! Seriously. You rock.

And of course, I need to thank my Heuer. His idea. His plan. His birthday the reason we even went down this pig roasting path. Thank to his great idea, I can now check off ‘roasting a pig’ on my bucket list. Thanks honey. I love you.