Beer Blogging

Long day at work today, and I felt I deserved an after dinner libation from out of the beer fridge, so I poked around and came out with an old bottle of Stoudt's Fat Dog Stout.

It weighs in at 9% ABV, and it's been in the fridge for 'bout six years now. I was hoping it had aged well, but this particular bottle didn't.  No hiss when I opened it, little to no head, an aggressive bite of chocolate malt up front and a lactic aftertaste all told me I had waited about two years too long on this one. Shame on me, this was a good beer when I first bought it.

Not about to give up, I went to something lighter and fresher, New Belgium's Fat Tire. If you've never had this brew, you owe it to yourself to give it a try. Bread in a bottle, balanced by the right amount of hops. If you ever need a beer to turn somebody on to craft brew with, this would be on the short list.

Now, pardon me while I enjoy my beer.

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You ever notice?

On TV - cop shows, commercials, etc., are more likely to have a character with a British/Aussie accent than one with a Southern accent?

It's almost like there's stereotyping going on.


And, if you REALLY want to see some stereotyping, watch the Cold Case episode "The Red and the Blue", where the crew travels to Tennessee on a case. Lots of  references to boots and belt buckles to start off, then the stereotypes come flying in:

The Nashville Police Chief is called "Big Daddy", and, at one point, a girl says to her boyfriend "I know I can't offer what a city girl has to offer" (I almost spit my been on that one) 

Lots more, but you get the picture.

I never really liked that show in the first place, too "look how bad we were then, and how enlightened we are now", but that was the episode that pushed me over the edge. Continue Reading

CMP Update

Via email:

LATEST CMP SALES NEWS:

M1C SNIPER RIFLES NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE.  RM1CSB - Service grade - receiver base installed. Rifle DOES NOT include scope mount, scope or cheek pad. May or may not have any serial numbers on the bases, but the serial numbers will not match the serial number of the rifle. Price $3,000 plus $22.95 S&H per rifle. Please see http://www.thecmp.org/m1garand.htm for details.

WINCHESTER M1 GARANDS STILL AVAILABLE. The CMP still has a small quantity of Winchester M1 Garand rifles for sale. Please visit http://www.thecmp.org/m1garand.htm for details.

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM – ANNISTON. We have reinstituted the volunteer program at Anniston. For details, please see http://www.thecmp.org/volunteers.htm.

LOTS OF EXCITEMENT FOR VETERAN AND NEW PISTOL AND RIFLE SHOOTERS AT THE 2011 EASTERN CMP GAMES & CREEDMOOR CUP MATCHES - All interested pistol and rifle shooters, new or experienced, recreation-oriented or national championship contenders, are invited to participate in the unique, national-level competitions at the Fifth Annual Eastern CMP Games & Creedmoor Cup Matches at Camp Butner, North Carolina from 7-15 May. The CMP Games Matches are ideal events for shooters who have little previous competition experience but are looking for an opportunity to participate in a friendly, instructive and rewarding national competition event. It’s also a great opportunity for veteran shooters to polish their game and reach out to others new to the sport. For more information, please see http://www.odcmp.org/0311/default.asp?page=2011EASTERNGAMES.   

Thank you for your continued support.

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Music Break

This guy is new to me, which is a shame, as he's been in my area longer than I have.

The late, great RL Burnside:




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Gun Giveaway

Buckeye Firearms Association asked me to spread the word, so Click Here to Enter Their Gun Giveaway

Or don't. Better chances for me. =P

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Time to Renew the Permit

Just got my renewal notice in the mail. Time to renew the Handgun Carry Permit.

Looks like things are much easier now than when I first got it. All I have to do is complete the application send in fifty bucks by mail.

I used to have to go to the drivers license place and do it in person, but now it's as simple as renewing a drivers license.

As it should be.

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Happy St. Paddy's Day

So, what to pair with a good cigar? McSorley's Irish Black Lager, or Jameson's?

Decisions, decisions....

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State of the Blog - 2011

So, as I mentioned here a while back, I got the job I was shooting for.

I'm still ass deep in work, and will be as long as I work there.

That's a Good Thing, as the work causes me to use both my brain and my body. I love it. It's not overly challenging in either regard, but enough to keep things interesting.

As for blogging, I do believe I'll be doing some of that in the near future. I have been keeping up with things, although my reading list is much shorter than it used to be.

Things will have to be adjusted, though. As my ones of readers know, I'm not doing "Sunday Music" on a regular basis. My weekends are too precious/busy nowadays to sit in front of a computer. Besides, I'm running out of "before there was" ideas. I'll put music up from time to time, but not every Sunday.

Now, on to shooting. Haven't been in a while. A long while, but that's about to change, too. Gonna check out the indoor range formerly known as Brighton Arms and see how they are, then take things from there.

I'll have to knock the rust off (so to speak) before Memorial Day, when I plan on heading to Knoxville for some shooting and hanging with my blogger buds.

Speaking of which, my apologies to Squeaky for being so inaccessible. She's tried to drag the wife and I off into the sunlight a couple times, but we didn't make it. Sorry 'bout that.

So, that my status, Gladys.  Be seeing you.

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