Publication Barbecue What's The Matter With Me? Podcast

Featuring updates on Hoppin Hot Sauce inventory, newly published writing, recuperation from surgery, the year's first barbecue, and a new family pet.



Sandman Knows Kale



Shout outs to the Sandman, who wrote in about kale and he knows more about kale than I ever will. He works with kale as a kaleologist.



Extra Hot Shortage



Buy Extra Hot Hoppin Hot Sauce from Amazon as we will be out of stock on Extra Hot in the near term, and once Amazon runs out, we're out.



Publication







Instant Noodles published my 50-word story "CYBERTRUCK DENTAL, S. DE R.L."



The link to the stuff that is published, along with what's upcoming is on the Publications page of my author site jwh.whatsthematterwithme.org



The sinking feeling you have after publication is the same one you have after you have an art opening. Everything returns to normal. Banal, mundane, normal.



But in fact, I did accomplish something. What I set out to do: become a published writer.



The thing rolls on, even: a second 50-word story will be published in a different publication next week. I recorded myself reading it in a video at the request of the editor.



Surgery Update



Looking at the calendar, it's been about 4 weeks since I had surgery. I've reduced my medication down to the pointt where I'm almost completely titrated off of the pain medications I've been taking for months.



New New Cat



We've got a new cat at the house. It's a two-month-old kitten that's part-lynx. It's in quarantine for the next 10 days, maybe more.



Barbecue







I lit the barbecue for the first time this year. Now that my meds are reduced, I feel like not as scary to grill. For the first go-around, I made skirt steak and eggplantLast night, I grilled a pork tenderloin with whole grain mustard, brown sugar and Shaoxing wine. We ate it with steamed new potatoes and boiled carrots.



Hollywood



We ordered a new juniper tree, a 'Hollywood Juniper' juniperus chinensis var. kaizuka.



Remodeling



After launching my writer's website, I'm remaking the whatsthematterwithme.org website with the same theme. If it all goes well, I could see myself redoing HoppinHotSauce.com the same way.



Gary in the press



Installation view of Gary Cannone’s Manet/Degas at Compound Yellow, Oak Park, Illinois (photo Jonas Müller-Ahlheim)



Past WTMWM? interview subject Gary Cannone got a great write-up by Lori Waxman in hyperallergic about his solo show at Compound Yellow in Oak Park, IL. Check out the Gary Cannone Interview Special here.



Gaining equilibrium



For the first time in months, I got up from the couch by myself. A couple of times



Selfie



Publication Barbecue selfie






00:00:00 - Intro



00:01:03 - Hoppin Hot Sauce Jingle



00:01:20 - Shout outs



00:02:01 - Instant Noodles Publishes \"CYBERTRUCK DENTAL, S. DE R.L.\"



00:02:34 - The feeling you have after publication is the same one you have after you have an art opening



00:03:17 - another story will publish next week



00:03:35 - Writing site at jwh.whatsthematterwithme.org



00:04:03 - RF Rhizotomy recovery update



00:06:05 - Tapering off habit-forming medications



00:07:08 - We have a new cat



00:09:03 - First barbecue this year



00:10:15 - The Way I Grill Charred Eggplant



00:12:42 - New Juniper Tree



00:13:43 - Remaking whatsthematterwithme.org



00:13:55 - gary cannone hyperallergic writeup by lri waxman



00:14:35 - getting up by myself



00:16:11 - Outro