I went through a long drought where I didn’t experience a good (new) tenderloin for several months. I decided not to torture my people with 3 separate entries on 3 bad tenderloins. I decided just to knock them all out in one swoop. Big Al’s BBQ – Des Moines, Iowa… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Three Strikes
Scott and I’s schedules are often difficult to get to align, so last year I increasingly took other people with me on my tenderloin quest. Then I followed that up by not adequately reporting on my findings and furthermore, not taking good enough notes to post something of consequence at… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Paton Field Work
It is hard to believe, but I haven’t published a tenderloining blog since August 26, 2018 when I recapped Michelle and I’s trip to The Filling Station in Ames. I actually made a few tenderloining trips and I just never got around to telling the world what I experienced. I… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Don Williams Field Work
Seems like as good of a time as any to check in with the Selfie Project. My September was incredibly busy. I had several photo shoots, youth group was back in session, Pufferbilly Days, Iowa State football season is ramping up, and Elainie was back in town. But I confess… Read More »Selfie Project – September
A few weeks back Rodan139 took a tremendous tumble from the sky. According to the flight log, Rodan139 fell out of the sky from 190 feet. It was going 40.3 MPH when it hit sweet, round, Mother Earth. Rodan139 was a hurting unit when I got to it. A couple… Read More »Lazarus Come Out!
I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving! It is the time of year where we are supposed to count our blessings. I thought I would share a few of my current blessings: I am blessed with a great family! I have plenty of friends that share my love for the… Read More »Blessings – 2018
A few weeks back I published some photos from the 2016 annual Degeneffe boys photo shoot. Today I start publishing pictures from the 2017 photo shoot. Pretty much all the pictures from these photo shoots are candids. Since these pictures of Scottie D.’s progeny, it would be a good time… Read More »Them Degeneffe Boys 2017 – Alpha
Due to Scottie D. and I have often contrasting busy schedules, I’ve decided to branch out and have special guests join me on Tenderloin Appreciation Society Field Work from time to time, so that I can get more tenderloin reviews out there in the world. I know that I am… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Ames Field Work
One of the things that stunk about the end of 2017 was the closing of The Legal Limit. Despite having an absolutely terrible name, The Legal Limit had great food. I ate breakfast there with my Mom about every Saturday. Sometimes I would go up there on Thursday nights for… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Boone Field Work
There is a bit of variety in the folders 06-22-08 & 06-23-08. There are pictures of Elainie playing softball. There are pictures of an Ames on the Half Shell concert. Vivace I believe. There are pictures of Scottie D. and I tenderloining. Have a look: By adding these pictures to… Read More »06-22-08 & 06-23-08
There is a lot going on in the pictures from the folder 06-10-08! There is a sunset. There is FNSC. There is the first official outing of The Tenderloin Appreciation Society. There are pictures of the Ames Party Bus. Let’s get to it! The first tenderloining experience was at the… Read More »06-10-08
Welcome to a bonus “An Artist’s Notebook” blog. A couple things before we get into the meat of this blog. #1. Today Baby Got Rack will be competing at the Boone County Fair’s barbecue competition. They changed the rules from previous years. We are only allowed to enter to categories.… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Winterset Field Work – Solo Mission
It is over! The Selfie Project is over! But we should have a couple last looks at all that was “accomplished”! Here are my favorite pictures from December: December 2 December 4 December 6 December 7 December 9 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 16 December 17 December 18… Read More »The Selfie Project – Denouement
On Saturday, the Tenderloin Appreciation Society hopped in one of Scottie D.’s many vehicles and headed north on 17 to Webster City. Home of the Grid Iron Grill and Sports Lounge. The current reigning Best Tenderloin in Iowa according to the Iowa Pork Producer’s Association. Scott and Porter had their… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Webster City Field Work
Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Rather than my standard picture of an inflatable turkey, thought (with apologies to Lecrae, I’d give thanks for some of the many blessings in my life. Count it up, count it up, count it up. Line ’em up, line ’em up, line ’em up. Blessed with a… Read More »Won’t Take that Credit; I know Where We Get It; Them Blessings Be Comin’ from God Above
Last week’s The Iowa Pork Producers announcer their annual winner for the best tenderloin in the state of Iowa. Unfortunately, they always get it wrong. Wrong! I can point to the year The Lucky Pig won. A disaster of a tenderloin. Or even worse is the year that Gramma’s Ktichen… Read More »Tenderloin Appreciation Society – Nick’s
There are a ton of pictures in good old 05-19-07. Probably should’ve broken this up into different posts, but that is quitter talk! Next Saturday’s post will be much shorter, I’m sure.
Time once again to look at some of my favorite Instagram work from the last couple of months. Of course, if you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you have seen all of these before. Just act like you are surprised. I’m pretty excited by how far I got to… Read More »Instagram: July & August
I recently made a trip with Logan and Teresa to see Ernie in Kuttawa, Kentucky. We were leaving in the evening on a Wednesday night, so we would be eating supper on the road before we nestled down for a Motel 6 nap. As you can tell by either listening… Read More »Tenderloining – Gramma’s Kitchen – Walcott
I’ve wanted to try the tenderloin at Cole’s in Slater ever since I read this article in the Ames Tribune: Little shop keeps up memory of fallen Marine But it would seem that every time I ended up in Slater, the only thing on my mind was their delicious ice… Read More »Tenderloining – Cole’s – Slater
Scottie D. and I are in constant search of the planet’s best tenderloin. As Iowa is home to the best tenderloins on the planet, we haven’t had to stray too far from our front door. Recent events have forced us out of those front doors as the BK’s in Ogden… Read More »Cololoin