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murder by thursday while training in your shadow

One of the worst feelings has to be missing a concert of a band you like a lot.  Fundamentally it’s an issue of “missing out”.  This year I missed being able to see Murder By Death (Perhaps the greatest band ever), and Thursday (lyrically sublime).
What a contrast to the previous year when  I posted a [...]

ginger ale and airplanes.

The Scenario
Yesterday I was fortunate enough to mix drinks for about a total of 10 people or so.  It was my first “gig” or making drinks for total strangers.  There were some interesting constraints I had to work within.  Here’s what transpired.
Priorities
The priorities were arranged as follows:

Budget.  When times are tight…
Taste.  They didn’t want to [...]

refreshing refreshments and libations

I have taken to the world of home bartending.  Like I said in my previous post: “When times are tight, you must do what’s right.”  Another would have to be, “In times of toubly we turn to the bubbly.”  That’s really the best I could come up with right now that would rhyme.  Essentially what [...]

New Year of Futility

I just upgraded to wordpress 2.7.1. I wonder why I would even do that since I haven’t posted in over 6 months. Perhaps I should utilize the “R” word and get to posting things other than workout updates.