Happy St. Andrew's Day

Don't worry most Scots don't know about it either. Click here for story.

Amelia's walking

The latest update on Amelia's current expedition to cross the living room on only two feet. She has successfully completed a North-South journey from the couch to the TV. However, the West-East path from the loveseat to the dining room has proven to arduous.

Bet you don't get this kind of stuff working at the Gap

I've been taking some part time work at a home brew shop as I get my law practice up and running. The work is easy and it has some great benefits. First the owner is himself an accomplished brewer. He make his own kits, and will often have a batch brewed up for samples to customers and crew alike.

Also, those who brew will often bring in their own beers for sampling and critique. Well this Saturday, a long standing customer brought in a bottle of Sam Adams Utopia. This extreme beer is 25% alcohol which drinks more like a sherry than a beer. It sells out fast and can be purchased on Ebay for around $150 per bottle. It was excellent. Click here for more info on Utopia from the Sam Adams website.

I hope she decides to quit smoking

Well apparently what they have been saying is true. Smoking is extremely hazardous to you and to those around you. Picture this. Your sitting in a plane going from Hong Kong to Australia. In the middle of the flight, a drunken French woman gets a hankering for a cigarette. She decides to take a cigarette break.

But of course she can't smoke in the plane. So what does she do? She decides to simply crack the emergency door open so she can smoke. Click here for story. Luckily for her, and for all the rest of the passengers aboard the plane, a stewardess intervened at took her back to her seat.

great folly and wisdom in the same act

Last night I went to my beer club meeting. As usual, I had a blast. One of the guys there was sampling several of his award winning wines. And although I'm not a wine drinker, they were delicious. Besides those, there were the normal assortment of ales, lagers and some pretty freaky stuff.

But, at 10:30, as I was needing to go home. However, the brisk walk across the parking lot made it very clear to me that I was in no condition to drive. And being at the Western edge of DuPage County, the thought of walking did not make any sense.

So I did the only thing I could do. I started my car. Locked the doors. Tilted the seat back and went to sleep. I was only planning a little catnap while my body worked off some of the alcohol. But my body had other plans. I woke up at 1:30 in the morning. Now semi rested and coherent enough to drive, I drove home. I got home at 2:10.

Sarah, of course, was already in bed. She knows that these meetings can go quite long. But she wasn't upset at the time that I came home. She was mad that I failed to do the dishes when I got home.

More proof of the wisdom of the ancients

Oh the carefree happy days at Cerro Baul. This is a brewery and town in ancient Peru where wealthy, beautiful maidens brewed beer for extravagant parties, serving their libations in 64-ounce cups. Click here for story.

The story states that it is likely that the brewery maidens were chosen on the basis of their beauty and the status of their families. And this was no small operation the brewery could turn out 500 gallons a week.

The two neighboring empires lasted together for 400 years. Thus barley is mightier than the sword.

Nick's Big Day.

This Saturday can only be described as Nick's Day. Sarah was so sick that she could not move. Amelia went to the doctor's office for a check up, got two shots missed her nap and was generally cranky all day. I had to deal with these two, and as Sarah belonged in bed, cancel on Paul and the Road ralleye that I was very much looking forward to.



Nick however had a red letter day. In the morning he had to accompany Amelia and me to Amelia's doctor appointment. And while this doesn't seem all that fun, Nick loved it. He got to play with the toys in the doctor's office yet not get a shot.

Then we went to the toy store to buy a gift for the birthday party that he was invited to today. Of course, Nick loves the toy store.

Then, after a quick lunch, we went to the last soccer game of the season. Nick loves playing soccer and they won. And afterwards the teams got trophies and his team had a party with pizza and a pinata.

When we were done with that, we went home took this picture and Nick went to the aforementioned birthday party for Saul, Nick's friend from down the street. He was there from 3:30 to 8:00. Running around and playing with nine other boys. From the reports that I got from Nick, they had chicken, beans, cake, ice cream, mashed potatoes, jello and two more pinatas.

Not a bad day, don't you think?

The tooth fairy will not give you extra for that.

We know that Napoleon had teeth. We know that Napoleon had tooth aches in 1816. We believe that Napoleon had a tooth pulled in 1817. Knowing all of that, how much would you pay for that tooth? The Scotman expects the tooth to fetch 8000 Pounds. Click here for story.

How could anyone pay this kind of money on something that can only be verified with an expensive DNA test, before getting the DNA test. If you bought it and did the test, would the extra value of the tooth rise to a point higher than the 8000 you paid?

Not to surprising, except that they put libertarian next to Democrat.

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You are a Social Liberal (71% permissive) and an... Economic Conservative (61% permissive) You are best described as a: Libertarian Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

All too true

When I over inbibe, I get real load, then I get real quiet.

You're A Passed Out Drunk

Drinking gives you that warm fuzzy feeling, until you're thrown in the back of a police car...

What Kind of Drunk Are You?

Malfeasance in the dam construction, where have I heard this before

A team from the National Science Foundation is claiming that the levees in New Orleans failed due to poor construction and the deliberately not following the plans to build the levees adequately. Click here for story. And as we all know the levees failed and New Orleans was destroyed.

The first person I would be looking for is Sideshow Bob's brother Cecil. He's tried this before.

Finally, A dictionary we can use

Brit Nick Webb has compiled the most useful dictionary, "Dictionary of Bullshit". Click here for story. It is divided into catagories including Corporate Bullshit, Political Bullshit and Sales and Marketing Bullshit.

Among the entries in Political Bullshit is Accountability: (abstract n.) A mysterious virtue that all politicians claim to possess until the time comes to demonstrate it.

Nick, undefeated

On Saturday, Nick played goalie for the first time. His team was so in control of the game that no shots came his way. But that doesn't matter, he still gets credit for the win.

He also played forward and defense in the game. He's a triple threat.