April 26, 2007
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April 25, 2007
It comes in an 11.2 ounce green bottle that has a horn design molded into the base of the neck. The label is white with a gold border and the name of the beer on a red banner in the middle of it. The next label covers up over the bottle cap.
There is a nice clean yellow gold color to the beer. It is clear with absolutely no hint of impurity or haze to it. It pours a quarter inch white head that fades into a film on the top of the beer. There is minimal lacing on the side of the glass.
To the nose there is a pleasant scent of sweet malts with an earthy undertone. It has a nice pleasant aroma that is pleasing. The taste is a mix of subtle malts with mild hop notes. Nothing that is over powering, but definitely pleasant on the palate. There is a slight bitter after taste that fades.
It is a light bodied beer with an almost perfect amount of carbonation. It makes this a beer that is very easy to drink. I could see myself drinking one on a hot summer day or while watching a game.
I was pleasantly surprised by Stella Artois. It really is a good beer. I guess I figured that it would be a weak, unpleasant one. IÂ’m going to give this 5.5 out of 10.
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April 24, 2007
After work I stopped at the local grocery store before picking up the boys. As I walked in I realized that I had forgotten my list at home. DAMMIT! How the hell could I have done such a thing? I had planned and prepared for this trip over the last couple days. Maybe it had to do with the malaise I have toward re-enacting right now. IÂ’m not sure, but what was I going to do? I donÂ’t have the time to run home, get the list and come back. IÂ’m so screwed.
WAIT!
That was a short and simple list. IÂ’m doing the majority of the cooking; I can do this with out the list. There was nothing on there that I donÂ’t know the recipe by heart. So I started shopping. Simple cold cereal on Friday, French toast on Saturday, Burgers with fruit and vegetables Saturday night, Eggs Sunday morning. ThatÂ’s not that hard.
I grab my cart and start whistling up and down the isles.
Fruit, Check.
Vegetables, Check.
Bread, Check.
Meat, Check
Hamburger Buns, Check.
Syrup, CheckÂ…
Then a voice in my head rings out… “CONTAGION, YOU ARE FORGETTING SOMETHING!” What? No I’m not! Going down the mental list. Eggs, beer, pop, beer, cheese, Jack Daniel’s, spices, beer, cereal, milk, beer. No, it’s all there. Everything we needed, I’m not forgetting anything. I know it’s all there. I ran over the menu and the list a dozen times. No, there is nothing I’m forgetting.
But that voice in my head would not let me be. It kept harping on me. Nagging that I had indeed forgotten something. I get the boys; return home and start unloading the groceries. Putting the items that need to be kept cool in the fridge, and the rest with the re-enacting gear. Finally it dawns on me what I forgot. The most important of all re-enacting foods, the one item that just the mere mention of it will bring people to your camp. There is even a historical phrase that goes with it.
Figured out what I forgot? IÂ’ll give you a hint: it goes with Sunday breakfast.
ThatÂ’s right. I forgot to bring home the bacon.
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Until I pulled it off of the door and read it:
City of Rockford
Water DivisionYour water will be shut off in 5 days unless proper action is taken by you and then notify this office at ###-### accordingly due to:
No Access to Change Meter.
Previous attempts have been made to change your meter unsuccessfully
WHAT?!?!?!?!?! This is the first time IÂ’ve heard anything about this. There has been no previous notes, no calls, no letters, no anything! How the hell am I supposed to know they are coming if they donÂ’t tell me? Wait, maybe they figure that IÂ’m just another leech off of the government and sit around all day collecting funds and watching my stories.
I call the number on the warning. They advise me that they want to install a new water meter on my house. They asked if I would be home tomorrow between 12:30 and 4:00PM. Sure! I just didnÂ’t happen to be home today, or the other times they came, because I was out playing golf. Hell no, I have a job. You know, that thing that people do in order to pay their water bills. They wanted to know when in the next 5 days I would be home. Well that would be tomorrow night AFTER 4:30PM. Oh no, that wonÂ’t work; itÂ’s after their business hours.
They need to get in and get this done; it’s long over due they tell me. I explain to the City of Rockford Water Division girl, who although very nice and polite doesn’t seem to have a full grasp that people beside her work between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00PM, that I work during the times they want, and I just can’t magically take the day off tomorrow with out notice and I’m going to be busy over the weekend. “Oh no! We don’t work on the weekend either, it has to be during the week.”
Fortunately I had Monday off already as a recovery day, so I was able to get an appointment that day. I just wish they would tell me this stuff in advance instead of leaving a bright red scary notice on the door.
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April 23, 2007
I donÂ’t know whatÂ’s going on this year, but I just have the excitement and anticipation that I normally do. Part of me doesnÂ’t even want to go, thatÂ’s right I donÂ’t want to go.
IÂ’m not even sure why I feel like this. Maybe itÂ’s because IÂ’m not really in a good place mentally right now. IÂ’m still having some hellacious health issues that are not getting better. ItÂ’s to the point that IÂ’m beginning to look at my mortality. How long can I go with my stomach slowly digesting itself before it turns into something fatal?
Maybe itÂ’s because IÂ’m having personal issues at home and at work. ItÂ’s really permeating my thoughts and activities. I just canÂ’t seem to get away from it. The thought of just ignoring it all and going off and pretending all is fine and playing Seamus MacPhail, Surly Scot and distiller is just not appealing. Hell, I havenÂ’t even updated the Spoon and Blade since August.
It could be that I feel like IÂ’m obligated to head out and do this one. Bloggers might liken this to the feeling they get when they have nothing to post, but feel like they should. I know that since my heart isnÂ’t behind it, I know I wonÂ’t put on as good of a demonstration. IÂ’ve strived so hard to be a premier presenter that it bothers me that I might be sub-par.
What ever it is, I just donÂ’t know. IÂ’ve got some stuff to do before this weekend. Usually I do this with excitement. Now, IÂ’m looking at it likes itÂ’s housework. I hate housework.
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April 22, 2007
His new place is actually pretty nice for what heÂ’s paying. He has a lot of space, there are windows covering almost every wall. There is only one thing about the apartment that I donÂ’t like, the bathroom. ItÂ’s not the size or the layout, itÂ’s the color. He has a pink bathroom. Now, when I say pink, I mean PUH-Pink! ItÂ’s bright pink and when you stand inside of it with the light on, you look like you have a sunburn. Actually you donÂ’t even have to be inside the bathroom. If the door is open and the light is on, a pink glow shines down the hall. People in standing there look like they are blushing or flushed. After more then 20 seconds in there, when you come out your vision is jacked up from the brightness of the pink. It distorts all the colors. I thought about taking some pictures of it, but I just donÂ’t think they would turn out. Yes, itÂ’s that pink!
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Now I know these were amateur fighters, but they where pretty awful. They would charge into the ring with their arms wind milling as fast as they could. YouÂ’d see these guys get tired after 30 seconds and the force of their blows and the frequency of them started to decrease. IÂ’m not a trained fighter, but these fights looked horrible. Except for a couple of the heavy weights, most of these guys didnÂ’t look that tough. Most of the fights looked like kids fighting with the techniques. In fact at one point I swear that one of the fights was doing that girl paw fighting style. It was pretty lame.
The ring girls they had came from a local gentlemenÂ’s club. There were five of them. 2 were pretty damn good, but the other three were kind of scary. One of the girls looked like an anorexic Paris Hilton. Yea, she was that skinny. She looked like a walking skeleton with no curves at all. But she thought she looked good. To be honest she made crack whores look meaty. At one point in the night as she walked by where we were sitting, she made eye contact with me. She smiled and gave me a wink. At that point I about threw up. My gag reflex kicked in. Not even with BruceÂ’s dick and J-man pushing would I jump into that cesspool of disease.
The only real highlight of the night was the Midget Kickboxing. It was the only fight that actually looked good. They landed hard punches, there was blocking and dodging. Folks, this was just the coolest thing. I had heard of it before, but never seen it. If you ever get the chance to watch midget kickboxing, DO IT! And it was just fun to watch. Beetlejuice won, but I think itÂ’s only because his arms were twice as long as Big PoppaÂ’s. Big Poppa had the better skill and technique. After the fight Big Poppa even came over to our seats and talked with us for a while. He seemed like a really cool guy. Unfortunately he didnÂ’t stay too long, because he had a chance to go sit on some pretty girls lap. Not that I blamed him. The fight only lasted for 3 one-minute rounds. It was way too short. They should have let them fight for a much longer time.
The only way IÂ’d go back to the Rockford Rumble is if I knew someone fighting or if they did the midget kickboxing again.
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April 20, 2007
In just over twelve hours I'm going to be watching Midget Kickboxing. I bet you wish you were as lucky as I am.
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April 19, 2007
Now before I get the normal comment about growing up and to quit pitching a fit, let me explain. Yes, this makes more sense then the bond issues we issued to fix the roads. I was always against the bonds because it was like using a credit card to pay for the roads. There was a lot of interest and we ended up paying a lot more to have work done than it should have. Not that I believe that all that money actually went to the roads, but thatÂ’s a topic for another time. But I honestly believe that if the Rockford government better managed its money instead of wasting it on various projects, the roads could get fixed with out the sales tax.
This tax increase is just the cherry on top of the “How to get more money from the public” sundae. If we look at the new taxes that the State wants (Sales, Income and Gross Receipts), any increase the Federal Government may want to pass, inflation, the overall cost of living increases and increased property value, we have to wonder if the government wants us to just turn over one paycheck a month to them. Part of the misinformation used to pass this bond was that it was going to lower property taxes. When in all actuality it is only going to cause them not to increase as much. Just in increased property value based on the assessment this year, our property taxes are going to increase. The average reduction due to this bond value is something like $14.00. Also remember we just sold bonds to renovate the Metrocentre and buy a hockey team.
Many will, and have said to me that the overall cost is not going to be that much. They would be right, if I spent $50,000.00 a year on items other then groceries, medication and titled property (The only things this tax does NOT apply to, it does apply to services) I’d only pay $500.00 more this year. For actual figures on the average family in Rockford in 2001 see this comparison. That is not a lot of money in the grand scheme of things. But on the other hand, that is a hell of a lot more then the $14.00 savings we are getting from our property tax. This brings my next favorite comment, “You’re being foolish by driving the extra distance to buy products outside of the city. You’re spending more money in gas.” Well yes and no. I travel outside the city limits daily, so I’m not really going out of my way. But even if I did have to, it’s not that I’m trying to save money by doing this. It’s a protest, out of principle. I am tired of the government taking my money just so they can mismanage it. Just so they can spend it on frivolous items like a river walk and waste it on Mayoral spending.
Let me put it in a way that we should all be able to understand. You own a home. You want to get new furniture, a new TV, some new carpet and a better dishwasher this year. All of a sudden your car dies and you need to come up with an additional $2,000.00 to get it fixed. Now youÂ’ve budgeted and have the money for the furniture, TV, carpet and dishwasher with out putting a hardship on your finances. What do you do? You have a couple of choices. You either forgo getting one or a couple of the other items you budgeted for, donÂ’t get the car repaired at this time, try to get a loan or pay with a credit card. Well as we all know the later two are going to cause you to earn interest. So you are going to end up paying more for the items then they are worth. The best way to get your car fixed is to not get one or more of the items you had budgeted. What you wouldnÂ’t do is go to your employer and demand a salary increase to cover your expenses. If you did, your employer is more then likely going to laugh at you. Trust me on this, I tried it out just to see what happened and my manager just kind of laughed and said no. Even after I explained how urgent it was.
Well thatÂ’s kind of like the government. They overspent, they didnÂ’t budget accordingly and now they are turning to their employer, the people, and asking for a raise. Yet we gave it to them. We didnÂ’t demand they do better with the money they have, we just threw more money at them. Partially because they threatened not to fix the roads if we didnÂ’t approve this tax.
The worst part is the wording of this referendum. They toted it was for the roads, but the actual wording is;
“Shall the City of Rockford, Illinois impose a sales tax, for expenditure on public infrastructure, of 1% of gross receipts on person engaged in the business of selling or transferring personal property other than food, medicine and titled property, at retail or incidental to the sale of service, until December 21, 2012.”
Expenditure on public infrastructure? If they are only going to use it to fix the roads, why not say that? Public infrastructure is a pretty broad term that can include many different things from transportation to just about anything that could be viewed as helping the public. Try searching for it, seriously. Since I donÂ’t have any trust for our city government to begin with, I can see them siphoning money out of this to all their little pet projects that helps the publicÂ… like a new hockey team. Okay, IÂ’m stretching it a little there.
So there it is, IÂ’m done with Rockford. I live here, but IÂ’m going to do everything in my power to not purchase anything with in the city limits once it goes into effect. That includes going to local eating and drinking establishments. And I would encourage anyone that wants to send a message to the government to do the same. Let them know weÂ’re tired of them taking our money. WeÂ’d rather choose how to spend our money then to give it over to them. Visitors to our city, I would recommend trying to avoid any establishments in the city limits of Rockford after July 1st. Bring anything you need with you and if you are spending the night or eating here, travel to Cherry Valley, Loves Park or Machesney Park. You may end up saving yourself a little money.
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April 18, 2007
If you worked in an office where you have 6 peers that are supposed to share the duties and responsibilities for the entire department, but you find yourself carrying on more of the workload then the others because it's constantly assigned to you and not them, what would you do?
What if you where constantly singled out in meetings and memos regarding new duties and tasks?
Now what if the others all had something in common like race, religion or sexual orientation and you were in the minority?
Yea, I know I'm screwed.
But at least I got noticed today for not calling anyone in a meeting a Farking Idiot in almost a year!
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Summertime comes in the standard 12 oz brown bottle. The label is brightly colored with the Goose Island logo and the name of the beer on the front. The background looks like a beach, and behind the logo I think itÂ’s suppose to look like sun rays shining out.
It is a pale gold/straw colored beer with orange highlights. ItÂ’s clear with no sign of any cloudiness or impurities. It poured an inch thick head with large bubbles. There is very minimal lacing on the side of the glass.
The aroma is very weak and hard to detect. ItÂ’s a fruity combination of citrus and grains. The taste of it is of dry malts with a grassy hop finish. There is a slight bitterness to it that gets stronger as the beer warms. It leaves an interesting aftertaste that does slowly fade away.
This is a light to medium bodied beer with a light carbonation. There is no bite to the tongue, but if drank quickly it does produce a gassy after effect.
Summertime is not a bad beer, but it really wouldnÂ’t be something I would go out of my way for either. To be honest I thought it was lacking in character. It seemed kind of weak, like something you would drink if you wanted to drink a beer, but didnÂ’t really want the full beer effect. IÂ’m going to give this a 3.5 out of 10.
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April 17, 2007
The local election board must be hurting for election judges. I practically had four judges begging me to volunteer to be an election judge. Why I donÂ’t know, since I didnÂ’t know any of them. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that they were all Republicans and Democrats and my voter registration has me listed as Independent. ThatÂ’s right, I wonÂ’t side with either of the tyrannous parties. And no I donÂ’t trust any party any further then I would trust my kids with a child molester.
I voted pretty early this morning, in fact I was only the twelfth voter in my precinct at that time. Where I live the election judges wear nametags that have their name and political party affiliation listed on it. Now, IÂ’m not trying to make any generalizations here, but I noticed something unusual. Out of the 6 judges I encountered three were dressed nicely, the guys wearing dress pants and shirts or sweaters the one lady wearing a nice, but casual, pants suit. They all looked well kempt and groomed. The other three were wearing clothes that I feel are fine for around the house, but not out in public. Definitely not as a representative of the election board and the city of Rockford. Hell one was wearing a muumuu. Yea, a muumuu. Muumuu lady looked like she rolled out of bed threw on some shoes and headed to the polls. Her hair was not brushed. The other two also looked like they didnÂ’t take any pride in their appearance. At this point I noticed that the three nicely dressed had Republican listed on their nametags, the three poorly dressed and Democrat listed on their nametags. IÂ’m not saying that is true everywhere, just at 6:20 AM at my polling place.
Finally the City of Rockford has been pushing to get a one percent sales tax increase. This is the second time they have tried to get it. Now at first this was just to repair the roads in the Rockford area, then it was to help improve the infrastructure. They claim this is going to lower our property taxes and distribute the burden to people visiting Rockford. Last year this tax was voted down. IÂ’m not so sure it will this year. Mainly because the people of Rockford seem to like being taxed to excess. I will admit that this method for funding Road repair is better then the way they use to do it, bonds. They would sell bonds and then pay them back with interest, itÂ’s like using a credit card to make major purchases you canÂ’t afford. You end up paying a lot more due to interest.
Folks, to be honest I like my money. I want my money and I want to spend my money. I don’t like either of these taxes. So I was asked how I would fund the road repairs and this is what I said, “I own a home. I want new windows, a new front door and new carpet. I’ve been saving and have the money to pay for those things. Then I find out my roof is needs repairing and it needs it badly. Since I manage my money, I won’t finance or take a loan (unless there is no interest). That means I have to find someone that will do a good job and be relatively cheap to make the repairs. That also means I put off getting something or things done so I can pay for the others. I do NOT go to my employer and demand a 5% raise to help me pay for everything this year. My employer would laugh and say no. I need to budget for it.”
That stands the place here. I think the city needs to control itÂ’s spending, especially on the nonessential projects, and budget better. The MayorÂ’s (The dishonorable Larry Morrissey) office needs to realize that they are here to serve the citizens, not that the citizens are serfs for the Morrissey Empire.
What I can tell you is that if this Sales Tax passes, IÂ’m taking my business outside the city of RockfordÂ’s limits. Remember, this is just for the city of Rockford, Businesses in Cherry Valley, Machesney Park, Loves Park, New Milford, etc donÂ’t have to add this one percent to their tab, just the state/county 7.25%. Sure one percent is not that big of a difference, only 1 dollar more for each 100 spent. When you do the math on what all you spend in a year and figure out how much that extra 1 percent adds up, you realize that DAMN, it adds up after a while. This tax goes on all services (hair dressers, mechanics, tailors, etc) it also applies to restaurants. I think the only thing it doesnÂ’t apply to is groceries, medication and titled property.
The polls closed two hours ago. WeÂ’ll see what happens, but right now with 22% in itÂ’s a yes on the Sales Tax. Which means my business is all outside of the city now. I really need to move.
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Yes, they are comedians and the language is a little rough, but it is very well thought out. ItÂ’s not exactly NSFW, but the language is harsh so if you are work and are killing 30 minutes, use headphones listening to this.
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April 16, 2007
Not long after I finished watching the movie, Shadoglare came over. He was going with me to the Raptor’s game. Of course I made him come over at 3:30 so we could hit the local Brew Pub before hand. For those of you that are in the Rockford area, Carlisle has a couple of new beers on the menu, a couple of them are really good and a couple are horrible. Banana and Clover flavored beer shall never pass my lips knowingly again. We waited there for Bruce (Of the still missing sidebar) and some mutual friends. We like to get our drink on at Carlisle before the game. Better beer that is cheaper then at the “official tailgate”.
The game was great. We smacked the Evanston Blue Cats around 67-28. Two of the Blue CatÂ’s scores came from kick returns ala Hester from the Bears. I brought my camera with to the game and took some great pictures, well 326 to be exact. But now I can give you an idea of how good my seats are. Here is a picture from where I was sitting
uh, oops, I meant this picture.
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After the game we went to Backyard Bar and Grill to meet up with the coaches and players. It was great. We sat down, had drinks and even bought Jeremiah Thompson a drink for his birthday. The coaches, GM and players actually pretended to listen to our opinions and input. I canÂ’t wait for May 5 game, itÂ’s the next home game I can make it to. The one on April 28 falls on a re-enactment.
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April 14, 2007
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No offense to blogspawn Bruce, but this is amusing. And yes I know that means IÂ’ve posted two super hero clips today thus advancing me in the geek pantheon.
Update: Sorry, I've corrected the video.
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To be honest IÂ’ve watched this video three times and there are points where it looks like there is some slight of hand at work. I know that clear glass is hard to see under water, and with the less then stellar quality of the video, there could be other pieces of glass hidden in the bottom of the sink.
Then again it could be real. If any of you know for a fact this can be done, share the info.
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I love how Bruce Banner is a geek and Cyclops is pretty damn nerdy. Although Thor as a stoner is hilarious.
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April 12, 2007
Dear Dr. Contagion,
My husband's Dad and Stepmom recently dropped by for a "surprise" visit. The biggest part of the surprise is that they live 800+ miles away and planned to stay with me for 10 days.
Surprise!!
Also, they brought their 3 little dogs with barking and bladder issues with them. Oh joy. At the time I merely sucked it up and was the best hostess I could be. Thank God for cocktails.
What should I have done? And how can I prevent future "surprises" of this nature?
Thanks!
Signed,"Pissed" off is better than "Pissed" on
Dear “Pissed”,
Move to a gated community. In all seriousness I must say you have got to be the most polite and gracious person I have ever met. The amount of undue stress and inconvenience this situation produced can only be imagined. I would give you some kind of award, but thatÂ’s just not my style.
First off your in-laws have to be some of the rudest and most inconsiderate people in existence, they also seem like free loaders. Too cheap to pay for a motel and probably expected you to pay for all the food. When one makes a “surprise” visit, it is usually only for an hour or two, maybe an evening at the most. But to plan on staying is a different issue. I’m sure you where expected to be a gracious host including feeding and entertaining them. They also brought with pets. Now you don’t say in your letter whether or not you have pets, but I’m sure you have at least one. Even then one does not bring their pet to someone else’s residence with out first asking permission. There could be allergy, pet compatibility, or human compatibility issues. The fact that the dogs don’t shut up and have bladder issues really means they shouldn’t have been brought with.
What should you have done and how can you prevent future “surprises” of this nature? I think this could have been all done at the same time. When they arrived and advised their intentions, you should have politely declined their offer of them staying with you. Explain that you did not know they where coming and are not prepared for them. Offer to help them find a local motel in which they could stay… one that accepts pets. Explain that you do not appreciate being put to task with no notice. If they seem offended, explain to them that you are not a motel and you and your family’s lives do not revolve around them. There is school, jobs, clubs, housework etc that must be done and you cannot afford to just take the time on short notice to house, feed and entertain them. If given enough notice you may have been able to accommodate them… depending on what you and your families schedule is.
While they stayed with you, make them leave the dogs outside. If you have a fenced in yard, great. If not tie them up. Again this is your house; you are perfectly with in your rights to decline the offer of hospitality to their incontinent and yappy dogs. If they donÂ’t like it, owell they should have left them at home. If they donÂ’t want to leave their dogs at home, as I know some people are wont to do, then they should make sure they are going someplace that they are welcome. ItÂ’s not their property or belongings that is getting damaged by canine piss, itÂ’s yours. You have the right to protect yourself from the yappy beasts. You also have the right to protect your sanity from the barking. In no world should you have to put up with their maladjusted pets just because they canÂ’t leave them behind or afford to kennel them. ItÂ’s not your problem.
To be honest, when they came to the door with their little surprise, I would have told them sorry; we have plans and left them there. Even if it meant taking a little impromptu family trip, so be it. If you couldn’t afford to take the time off of work, sometimes just spending a couple of nights in a hotel can be family fun that still allows you to go to work. Then again if it was me, I probably would have gotten drunk enough the first night to tell them how I actually felt… “Farking dumbarses”.
Remember, bad planning on their part does not constitute and emergency on your part.
For the record I am not a doctor, but I do play one in the tool shed. My advice is purely for entertainment purposes.
If you would like to ask me a question or need advice, please comment or send an email to contagion_1 @ yahoo DOT com.
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April 11, 2007
We have the standard 12 oz bottle; this one is cast with the name Moretti at the base of the neck. The label has an old world look to it with a guy sipping on a stein of beer. The name of the beer is under the picture.
This is a very pale yellow beer. ItÂ’s clear; light passes through it easily. There is not a hint of cloudiness to it. It poured a one-inch head that quickly fades into a film at the top. There is a very minimal lacing on the glass.
There is a week scent of barley malts and clean water to the beer. The combination of which reminds me of a cave spring, clean but kind of musty. ItÂ’s not unpleasant, but only because itÂ’s not very strong. The flavor is weak and watery. One can taste the malts, but barely anything else.
It is a thin, light bodied beer. There is a crisp smoothness to it that makes it very easy to drink. There is a slight bubbliness to it that helps enhance the experience with out making the drinker gassy.
Overall this is not a bad beer. ItÂ’s not something I would normally drink, as itÂ’s kind of pricey for what you get. However, if I was at an Italian restaurant or someone gave me one, I wouldnÂ’t pass it up. IÂ’m going to rate this 4 out of 10.
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‘Twas the week after Easter, and all through the state
the snow was falling, and I was thinking itÂ’s great!
However, I appear to be the only one. There are people out there that think that we should not have snow this time of year. IÂ’m telling you we should have snow all year round. When they announced that we were going to get hit with snow, I was ecstatic! I love the snow, IÂ’m pissed we didnÂ’t get more this winter. I spent the last day and a half walking around hoping for feet of snow. Yes, not inches, but feet. I wanted to be able to measure the amount of snow we received by the foot.
Depending on which inaccurate weather report you watched they predicted everything from 2-4 to 6-12 inches of snow accumulation. They also said it was going to snow all day. Well the snow had pretty much stopped at noon, and at best we received an inch of accumulation. Here is a picture of my front porch of my neighborhood.
I was greatly disappointed.
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