A. New Beginning

Before i get into the smokey meat of my journey I want to give a little background on how my life changed dramatically.
About a month or so ago I had a mental breakdown.  For many years I had a very low mental quality of life.  I would self medicate with beer, 12 to 15 in a night.  I would get sloppy drunk and all my mental problems would come to a head.  To keep a long post short i had the worst breakdown ever.  I almost lost my family and woke up.  I went to see a psychiatrist and come to find out I'm Bipolar.  I was diagnosed and prescribed Lamictal and life saving Antibuse.  Because the meds brought clarity and focus to my life I started thinking clearly.  Things that should have been priorities before started to be obsessions of mine.  Family was #1 again, then work.  I still have problems when my day is not filled with activities.  I get bored and remember how fun it was to party.  I needed a hobby.  I've always loved to cook and have a very reputable pallet.  I've researched and experienced spices and regional differences in food.  I've also been a BBQ connesuer for over 20 years.  so I decided to meld the two passions into one.  I now had a hobby to fill my free time.
My objective for this blog is not to educate my readers on the how to's of BBQ sauce making, but share my journey and exploration from a region that is not well known for great BBQ...Colorado.