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During fiesta, every day is for Balloons

Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 06/10/2026

If my NM state rep for my safely republican house district (been a republican seat for over 15 years) is running these ads…

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 05/10/2026

This was all that was left of 17lbs

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 05/10/2026

Gotta pose with the final product

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 05/10/2026

Flashback, this was 1:15am right before crutching it

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 05/10/2026

Ever closer 6 degrees of spread

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 05/10/2026

11 hours later things are starting to line up, less than 10 degrees of spread

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 05/10/2026

Decided to capture why brisket can be absolutely maddening to smoke Channel 1 is the probe in the thickest part of the point Channel 2 is in the middle of Channel 3 is the thinnest part of the flat Channel 4 is the grill temp So, one slab of meat, 55 degrees of variability

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 05/10/2026

Insta is where I have more fun with these posts

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 05/10/2026

Well, some days during fiesta…like tomorrow… are for feeding the balloon crew

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 04/10/2026

Some of the balloons at fiesta are… something else…

A trading card for an alien head balloon stating:

Cosmos is not of this world, and neither is his pilot.
As a follower of Jesus, he is an alien and stranger.
As Jesus said, "My Kingdom is not of this world...
Because Jesus came to give us
"fullness of Joy", Cosmos's mission is to bring Joy to all who see him fly.
Cosmos, when tied to the earth, is restrained He was meant to soar the heavens as are all who believe in Jesus. Like Isaiah said
"They will mount up with wings like eagles"
Cosmos was dedicated to the Lords service
November 3rd 2020.
The Truth is Out There, and it is found in the Bible.
Cosmos Flies Soli Deo Gloria
Christ
O ur
S aviour
Maker Of
Saints
Follow Cosmos on Facebook
Cosmos the East Mountain Friend
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www.KestomKaris.com

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 02/10/2026

My lab door… my students seem to think they are funny

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 30/09/2026

Been thinking about this speech a lot lately

"We will have peace," said Théoden at last thickly and with an effort. Several of the Riders cried out gladly. Théoden held up his hand. "Yes, we will have peace," he said now in a clear voice, "we will have peace, when you and all your works have perished--and the works of your dark master to whom you would deliver us. You are a liar, Saruman, and a corrupter a men's hearts. You hold out your hand it to me, and I perceive only a finger of the claw of Mordor. Cruel and cold! Even if your war on me was just--as it was not, for were you ten times as wise you would have no right to rule me and mine for your own profit as you desired--even so, what will you say of your torches in Westfold and the children that lie dead there? And they hewed Háma's body before the gates of the Hornburg, after he was dead. When you hang from a gibbet at your window for the sport of your own crows, I will have peace with you and Orthanic. So much for the house of Eorl. A lesser son of great sires am I, but I do not need to lick your fingers.

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 29/09/2026

Damn Yeah. We can love the promise of our country. We can love the good and build better. "I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually"—James Baldwin

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 29/09/2026

That is a good thing to wake up to

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 23/09/2026

I’m something of an evolutionary psychologist myself

Willem Dafoe’s screencap from spider man where he says “I’m something of a scientist myself”

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 22/09/2026

Also shoutout to my senator for repping our state’s values

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 19/09/2026

Did not expect it for this one

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 18/09/2026

The existence of 3d printing glow filaments has led to the 11yo’s bedroom not being especially dark at bed time

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 17/09/2026

A fun fact from Lord of the Rings that most people don’t know is that distant cousins of Frodo and Bilbo actually opened a sandwich shop in Albuquerque

A large sign saying “Baggin’s gourmet sandwiches”

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 17/09/2026

a friend sent me this saying they understood none of it but thought that I would... and, indeed, I understand it all

a compilation image of an anime character wearing a Charlotte hornets jacket with an Outerbanks hat on, while holding a bottle of cheer wine. The top left of the image is the infamous 11'8" Can Opener Bridge of Durham North Carolina, which has decapitated over 150 box trucks in the past ten years. The top middle is a picture of a Bojangles box of chicken. The top right is the interstate interchange of I95 and I40 in the Piedmont Triad. The middle left is J. Cole, the rapper from Fayetteville. The bottom left is a picture of CookOut, the greatest milkshake restaurant in the world, and the entire background is a massive pile up of cars on I40 during an ice storm.

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 17/09/2026

He failed 700 dangerously recently… like that woulda killed me

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 15/09/2026

And then samwise, whose simple wisdom is deeper than even he realizes

Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 15/09/2026

And then Gandalf, the architect of the entire destruction of the ring. Older than the world itself, and still concerned with the well-being of hobbits.

It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of those years wherein we are set, uprooting the evil in the fields that we know, so that those who live after may have clean earth to till. What weather they shall have is not ours to rule.

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 14/09/2026

First heavy day since this twinge; kept the deadlifts below 350 for two weeks and the squats around 315… 415 moved well today so I’m optimistic the recovery phase is winding down

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 13/09/2026

I… uh… forgot to photograph the finished product so here’s what’s leftover

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 12/09/2026

Shout out to the New Mexico State Parks Department for creating a new mascot that is totally not a furry.

A anthropomorphic, cartoon coyote wearing a park ranger uniform, while smiling at the camera, and holding cotton candy in front of a fairground

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 12/09/2026

Fresh coleslaw is a must for any BBQ, but I strongly prefer the vinegar versions over the cream versions so this is sweet/sour/spicy

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 12/09/2026

Now, I am actually a big believer that barbecue should have BBQ baked beans, but I also think that most traditional BBQ baked beans taste like syrupy mush. Enter my version

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 12/09/2026

Remember, fam, an orderly prep station is the key to bringing everything together without any stress

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 12/09/2026

We are in the stall, that period where the moisture loss from the meat cools it as it cooks, keeping it from increasing to that golden 203 degrees (95c for you hoity-toity types) Time to crutch (wrap) and get it back on

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 12/09/2026

I don’t often include this in the barbecue threads, but we’re gonna have any cocktail that you could desire provided that that cocktail is an old fashion or a G&T.

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 12/09/2026

Meat is on. Yes it’s too crowded right now. I’ll fix it, don’t worry.

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 12/09/2026

When you’re prepping 30+lbs of meat and all the fixins, doing prep work the night before is key, so this m&c will be ready to bake before show time tomorrow Sauces are in the fridge Meat was salted early this morning and will go on the smoker at 4am Everything else gets made tomorrow

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Josh Grubbs @joshuagrubbsphd.com · 12/09/2026

2 blueberry pies from the 13yo