Steak prices spiked 17% to an average $13.02 per pound in one year, and ground beef hit a record $6.90 per pound, up 19% from the year prior, according to April data from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The U.S. cattle herd has fallen to a 75-year low, driven by drought, labor shortages, dwindling ranch land and high operational costs. Wholesale brisket in Texas is up roughly 28% year-over-year, with take-out BBQ brisket now $35 per pound.
In my own experience, I have a good ribeye steak maybe once or twice a month as a treat to myself. At an average of almost $20 a pound, it's now rivaling lobster - which I haven't had in ten years, at least. What are you guys doing with steaks?
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Freak Brothers back in to the lexicon.
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Pope Leo XIV used the first encyclical of his pontificate, published in Rome on Monday, to call for the disarmament of artificial intelligence.
The 245-paragraph document, titled Magnifica humanitas, frames AI as a technology that has begun to dominate the people it was built to serve, and argues that disarming it means restoring the moral primacy of the human over the algorithm.
(I will touch on this at a later time in a way
that's almost guaranteed to start a shit storm.)
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An Illinois couple was on their way to elope in the Smoky Mountains when the groom, Bob Hespen, suggested to his fiancée, Melanie Curtis, that they get married at a Buc-ee’s instead. “I proposed it as a joke,” Hespen said. “And I loved it,” Curtis said. “This was just very on-brand for us.”
The bride added that she “never had an interest in wasting tens of thousands on a traditional wedding,” and had settled on eloping in the Smokies. She said she felt overwhelmed by the number of elopement services in the area, so when Hespen suggested Buc-ee’s, she jumped at the chance. “It was fun, lighthearted and unique, which are also some of my favorite qualities of Bob. And unlike a traditional wedding, ours was zero stress and drama-free,” Curtis said. Curtis then put out a post on an East Tennessee bridal group looking for someone to officiate.
Curtis said she received some interesting offers – including from a ventriloquist who asked to officiate with a puppet. Curtis and Hespen settled on Sammy Solomon from the New Market Fire Department. The couple held the short ceremony at a Buc-ee’s gas station in Sevierville, Tennessee.
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These are the same ones I have in my kitchen.
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General H. Norman Schwarzkopf stood at the head of one of the largest military coalitions assembled since World War II. More than 540,000 coalition troops from multiple nations were mobilized after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. The stakes were enormous, and the world was watching closely.
Schwarzkopf understood what failure would mean - a prolonged war, rising casualties, and a fragile coalition that could collapse under public pressure. Every decision had global consequences.
So the plan he approved was designed to avoid exactly that. Before any ground advance, coalition forces carried out weeks of intense air strikes that systematically targeted Iraqi command centers, supply lines, and defenses. The goal was to weaken the enemy long before ground troops moved in.
Then came the main operation. Instead of a direct frontal assault, Schwarzkopf executed a wide flanking maneuver that became known as the “left hook.” While Iraqi forces expected an attack from the south, coalition armored units moved rapidly through the desert to the west, circling around and striking from behind. The maneuver was fast, coordinated, and overwhelming.
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Birthday or Anniversary coming up?
Here's a great idea for a gift for her
Click on the picture for more information on this unique pairing.
It's simple yet elegant - and comes to you with free shipping!
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I'm sure it's okay with you...
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That is one helluva great price.
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