Important matters concerning the existence of Humanity - BACON

Poseiden63 said:
Hi ProudDad17. My DS is starting U of Michigan NROTC in this August. He turned down USNA appointment, but has started to have some anxiety the last few weeks. Would be great if he could talk to current or recently graduated UofM Midshipmen. I’d PM you but can’t since I haven’t made five posts yet. Regards, “Poseidon63” - USNA 1985 / Originally from California
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First things first, so I don't offend the Bacon Overlord:
www.zingermanspress.com

Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon

A whole book about bacon? Absolutely! There’s more to bacon than you ever dreamed of. You’ll learn about the curious history of bacon, about some of the many kinds of bacon and how they are made (from…
www.zingermanspress.com
https://www.zingermansroadhouse.com/ - Some great bacon dishes here

Congrats to your DS! He has made a wise choice (purely my opinion). As @VelveteenR said, there is no greater college city anywhere. Football at the Big House, Frita Batidos, Slurping Turtle, the beautiful campus and a top notch education. I think some anxiety is to be expected right now; especially turning down a USNA appointment to follow this path, the questions of whether he made the right choice are natural. From you signature I infer that you are a USNA alum, so that probably adds to his stress. Good for him for following his own path. NROTC at U Mich will give him an excellent education and quality preparation to serve as a naval officer.

If there are any questions you or he have, feel free to post them in the ROTC or Off Topic forums in a new thread until you can PM. DS is 2/3 of a world away right now, but I can pass them on to him or maybe put them in contact with each other via email or other means.
 
ProudDad17 said:
First things first, so I don't offend the Bacon Overlord:
www.zingermanspress.com

Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon

A whole book about bacon? Absolutely! There’s more to bacon than you ever dreamed of. You’ll learn about the curious history of bacon, about some of the many kinds of bacon and how they are made (from…
www.zingermanspress.com
https://www.zingermansroadhouse.com/ - Some great bacon dishes here

Congrats to your DS! He has made a wise choice (purely my opinion). As @VelveteenR said, there is no greater bacon city anywhere. Football at the Big House, Frita Batidos, Slurping Turtle, the beautiful campus and top notch bacon. I think some anxiety is to be expected right now; especially turning down bacon to follow this path, the questions of whether he made the right choice are natural. From you signature I infer that you are a USNA alum, so that probably adds to his stress. Good for him for following his own path. NROTC at U Mich will give him an excellent education and quality preparation to serve bacon.

If there are any questions you or he have about bacon, feel free to post them in the bacon thread until you can PM. DS is 2/3 of a world away right now, but I can pass them on to him or maybe put them in contact with each other via email and/or send some bacon.
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Fixed.
 
ProudDad17 said:
First things first, so I don't offend the Bacon Overlord:
www.zingermanspress.com

Zingerman’s Guide to Better Bacon

A whole book about bacon? Absolutely! There’s more to bacon than you ever dreamed of. You’ll learn about the curious history of bacon, about some of the many kinds of bacon and how they are made (from…
www.zingermanspress.com
https://www.zingermansroadhouse.com/ - Some great bacon dishes here

Congrats to your DS! He has made a wise choice (purely my opinion). As @VelveteenR said, there is no greater college city anywhere. Football at the Big House, Frita Batidos, Slurping Turtle, the beautiful campus and a top notch education. I think some anxiety is to be expected right now; especially turning down a USNA appointment to follow this path, the questions of whether he made the right choice are natural. From you signature I infer that you are a USNA alum, so that probably adds to his stress. Good for him for following his own path. NROTC at U Mich will give him an excellent education and quality preparation to serve as a naval officer.

If there are any questions you or he have, feel free to post them in the ROTC or Off Topic forums in a new thread until you can PM. DS is 2/3 of a world away right now, but I can pass them on to him or maybe put them in contact with each other via email or other means.
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I expect The Bacon 🥓 Overlord wrote this under a pseudonym.
 
THParent said:
I know that vegetables are my friend. I also know that I could live on a plant-based diet. My wife is a Pescatarian (which is a fancy way of saying that she eats mostly plant-based stuff, but also thinks that eating fish is okay).

I choose however, to eat meat. I eat meat because I think that animals are tasty and if I wasn't supposed to kill them - and eat them - then they simply wouldn't be so tasty to begin with.

Enter bacon. I really like bacon.

Perhaps not to the extreme of a friend of mine who has a carved-in-wood-plaque the size of his mantle over the fireplace, which simply reads: "BACON IS LOVE".

No, not quite like that, but I do love bacon.

This brings me to something that many of you may already know of; Costco and Sam's Club have bags of cooked, crumbled bacon that you can put in anything you like. It's diabolical how easy they make it to pig-out on bacon. In case you don't believe me, here are photos of the packages:

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1-1/4 pounds of pre-cooked-ready-to-toss-down-your-pie-hole, bacon. Suffice it to say, that I am on my third year of continuously having a bag of this stuff in the refrigerator.

My DS (when he is home) likes to throw a little in an omelet in the morning. I like some on my salad. Don't get me wrong, I'm not piling this stuff into a cereal bowl and spooning it in my face. If you don't have any will power, then I might suggest staying away from this stuff.

Judiciously used - a bag of it lasts a long time - unless I have friends over for brunch on the weekend.

I belong to both clubs, and I can tell you that there is no difference between the brands. They are probably both packaged by the same manufacturer. I will tell you this however, it's pretty pricey stuff (about $11 either place).

I appreciate everyone's concern about my heart, but I assure you that I could quit at any time. This stuff doesn't have a hold on me. ;)
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Fellow bacon enthusiast! Bacon, bacon fat to cook with, bacon candy. What’s not to love?😬 Have you tried candied bacon dipped in whipped cream? 😍 life is still worth living as long as there is bacon.😁
 
They are pretty rich, so I only had one. I wanted another, but I was strong.
 
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