... and hyperbole does not exist in my life.

We flipped on "How It's Made." For some reason, she likes watching the show with me. It's so... mesmerizing. I can't explain WHY, but I watch it all the time.

Anyway, as soon as we turn it on, we see a flat piece of metal, just a cut-out shape of sheet metal, going by on an assembly line. Real basic spade shape, but no definition to it at all. She looks and says "I think that'll be a shovel!"...

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Just got back from a few days' vacation, including a much needed kid-free excursion to do some wine drinking in the Finger Lakes. Stayed at a really nice B&B up in Penn Yan, NY, nice little place with private cabins; the intimacy of a B&B with some privacy for when we wanted to get, uh... intimate.

Got a chance to do some samping at four wineries, and got to take a tour at Glenora. The guide was shocked that I knew what a "wife thief" was; in her years of giving...

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Even my wife knows... I *need* to freakin' brew! I'm burned out at work, I've just been feeling dragged down and worn out, and I'm blaming the empty fermenters!

Weather looks like it's going to be decent; actually, Friday looks gorgeous, maybe I'll take a personal day (I work enough on the weekends anyway). I'm thinking about basically squeezing three beers in.

Before the summer is out, I'd like to re-brew the spiced American wheat, using grains of paradise and some...

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The Bean started singing at dinner....






"Gone To The Moon," by The Fastbacks

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IKQNE0-U5dk

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Happened to check Craigslist the other day, looking for beer gear. Found a guy not too far away selling a 15# CO2 tank and a dual-gauge regulator. So, I get talking to him, and find out he's got more stuff, too.

So, I'm getting the CO2 tank (which is out of date, but I can swap it and it's still half full), the reg, and four cornies in good shape for $165. Not the greatest deal in the world, but pretty good. The cornies would cost me $140 at the LHBS, maybe $100 - $120 if I bought...

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