Washed Weekly: Holiday SZN

Nice nachos, p***y!

Nov 14, 2025

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What I’m Cooking, Drinking, And Watching This Weekend

by Dave

What I’m Cooking

My wife bought a Dutch oven. I don’t know what I’m supposed to do with that information, but I’ve been told you can really diversify your kitchen credentials with one. A quick glance at Google tells me that making sourdough bread is in play! I’m a sourdough guy. Not sure if I need to make my own bread, as it sounds quite time consuming, but it’s cool knowing that’s an option. I just assumed I’d be going the rest of my life with a large pot, steel pan, the cast-iron skillet, and a pellet smoker. Initially I scoffed at our new toy because I believe that less is more when it comes to the kitchen, but I may try to squeeze some content out of this thing.

Word on the street is the wife is gonna be out with the mahjong crew Friday evening. Rather than drop a band on a gourmet delivery meal that will more than likely arrive cold, I might do a bit where I make some extravagant meal in the Dutch oven before she even gets a chance to get her hands on it. It’s her baby after all. Would that be a good bit? I’m talking red wine braised beef or something. She gets home and I’m just worthless on the couch after maxing out the new Dutch O. I think I have to do this.

What I’m Drinking

Unless you just don’t follow any of our social media accounts, you’re aware that our pod producer, Randy, recently went on a trip to Guadalajara courtesy of our friends at Patron Tequila. He’s only posted 59 different times about it. The trip looked like it ruled. In addition to making me quite jealous of the all-expenses paid trip to the agave fields and distillery, it also made me fiend the hell out of some tequila.

I’m bullish on añejo at the moment. A few years back, I made tequila my entire personality. I began following all the local liquor stores on Instagram in hopes of getting early intel on highly coveted bottles. Guess what? It worked. I had a very respectable collection for a time. But one thing you don’t really consider when having kids, and why would you, is how much time you’ll be spending at home on the weekends sipping on your own stash. It’s just sitting there in your cabinet untouched, and you’re just supposed to watch a Breaking Bad at 10:30 p.m. without getting into one? Not on my watch, pal.

What I’m Watching

Pluribus. I’m through one and hooked. Coming off a very strong showing from Death by Lightning, my screen time is peaking this month. I wasn’t exactly sure what I was signing up for when I started it, but if you mention Rhea Seehorn and Vince Gilligan, I’m absolutely giving it a shot to earn my business. Sprinkle in a little Texas-Georgia and the Sooners traveling on down Bama way, you’ve got yourself a good slate of content for the weekend. Texas by 3 / Bama by 10 for those looking for Dave’s picks*.

*this is not financial advice

Holiday Decorations: When To Put Up, Take Down

by Dillon Cheverere

My neighbor across the street from me has two lawn chairs in his lawn. In these lawn chairs sit two life-size skeletons. In between these two skeletons in lawn chairs is an empty keg. At least I think it’s empty?

But Dillon, Halloween was two weeks ago and Thanksgiving is a couple weeks away. Shouldn’t they have taken these decorations down by now? Good question. The thing is these skeletons are not there for Halloween. They are there year round. At least they’ve been there since August when we moved in, so I think they just stay there all the time.

This neighbor does also decorate for Halloween, but the rowdy skeletons are a permanent fixture. They simply decorate the skeletons according to season or holiday. In September, the skeletons were holding pretzels and beer steins with a Bavarian flag stuck in the ground nearby. It was an Oktoberfest play. As the calendar turned to October, they lost the Oktoberfest accessories and added Halloween inflatables in the lawn.

Now their skeletons are celebrating Thanksgiving. Next month, I’m sure, they’ll be wearing Santa hats next to some reindeer. To each their own, I guess.

I wouldn’t do this. There are rules for decorating your lawn for different holidays – specifically, when to put them up and when to take them down.

Let’s start with which holidays it’s okay to decorate for. I stick to Halloween and Christmas only, as I believe most people do. Which other holidays are suitable for decorations? Easter maybe? Maybe some bunny rabbit action. Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is a weird one because it’s sandwiched right between the two power holidays for decorating. It’s a quick put up and take down should you participate, with only three to four weeks to display them. Then you’re only really working with an inflatable turkey or cornucopia. Possibly a gourd on the porch. Not too exciting.

St. Patrick’s Day? Nah. Valentine’s Day? Miss me with that. The Fourth of July is simply an American Flag play. Nothing too elaborate there.

Let’s stick to Halloween and Christmas only.

Halloween

When to put up: October 1

Halloween conveniently falls on the last day of October. You get the entire month of October to display your Halloween decorations. Nothing more, nothing less.

When to take down: November 1

When the calendar turns over to November, it’s Thanksgiving time. November is all about Thanksgiving and that’s it. It’s a premier holiday and deserves its due platform. Your inflatable black cat or jack-o-lantern is infringing on my Thanksgiving vibes and excitement if I drive by it during the first week of November. Don’t let that happen.

Christmas

When to put up: The day after Thanksgiving

We have friends of Circling Back who put their Christmas tree up on November 1. I don’t hate this. Is it too early? Yeah, it is. Is it an egregious violation of holiday decorating privileges? Just a minor one that I’ll let slide. First of all, they have three little ones who I’m sure were psyched about it. Secondly, Christmas vibes are elite, the best, so if you want to maximize that time, I won’t stop you.

The problem here is that it slightly takes away from the thrill of Thanksgiving. I don’t know if they’re hosting Thanksgiving at their house but serving turkey and green bean casserole to your family with the Cowboys on next to a Christmas tree just feels a little…off.

When to take down: Mid-January

No rush here. The holidays are over, but keeping lights on the house and a tree in the living room at least extends the holiday feel a bit. It’s a fair play. Enjoy it.

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