First and Only Facebook Note 10-21-2009

Another Old Blog for Reference:

For those of who were my friends on MySpace, you’ll probably remember me infrequently posting blogs. It was a way for me to share with everyone what is going on in my life, and to vent and share what I have been thinking about. I took a look, and the last blog I posted was back in January, so I’m way over due. For those of you that that have never read my blogs, welcome to a look inside the randomness that is my mind.


My disclaimer (I feel I need one, because the world has gotten too flippin’ sensitive). What I write are my opinions and my thoughts. Please don’t take anything I write as actual fact, or take it too seriously. If you don’t like something I type, too bad. It’s my blog, and I’ll write whatever I want without concern to anyone’s feelings. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. Conversely, I welcome all comments, positive or negative, so please feel free to comment on anything in my blog, or anything you might be thinking about. Finally, I try not to talk about politics in my blog, but sometimes things slip in. If you don’t agree with me, get over it. It’s just my opinion (Remember, opinions are like buttholes. Everyone has one, and when you hear someone else’s, it usually stinks). Ok, now that you’ve read that, please enjoy the rest of the blog.

Now, on to the good stuff:

I think the biggest news of the summer was Joy & I finally getting to go on our honeymoon. We decided to go to Riviera Maya, and do one of the all inclusive resorts. At this point I want to mention that I love the H1N1. Thanks to the pig flu, occupancy was down at the resort, and we had plenty of space everywhere. That along with the fact we were upgraded to a nicer part of the resort, upgraded to a junior sweet and purchased the club premium add on meant we had the best service I ever experienced. Not a single service employee was ever rude or unhelpful too us the whole time we were there. In fact they usually went above and beyond to make our stay amazing. I have a million things to mention about the trip, but not enough time right now to go through it all. Maybe in a future blog I can do a trip report.

Work is going well. Things have slowed down the slightest bit, but there are some major projects looming in the future. Thankfully I’m in a place where we are still keeping busy, even though the rest of the economy is slowing down.

Joy is doing well. Stressed from work at times, but she handles it much better than I would. I’d be fired in a week if I had to deal with some of those people. She was also stressed because her backup hard drive took a crap, and had all the pictures on it. We sent it away to the recovery center, and they were able to get a full recovery. So, we got some good news there. Kids are all doing well. Getting big and doing what kids do. On the home front, things are pretty much status quo. With Halloween coming up, we are excited, because it’ll be Taylor’s first year for trick or treating. He’s going to be a skeleton.

Some other random things on my mind:

I got my Google Voice invitation yesterday. Google voice allows you to select a number, and setup which phone numbers you’d like to have your calls forwarded to, you can also base forwarding on the contact that calls, or what group that contact belongs to. The number also allows SMS texts and can forward them on to a mobile phone, or to an email address. They also give the ability to setup screening for unrecognized numbers. It also transcribes your voice mails, so you can read them, instead of having to listen to them. There are a lot more features too. Anyone who’d like to see what it’s like to call someone with Google Voice can give me a call at 419-825-OHIO (6446). At this time Google Voice is by invitation only.

I want to know what is going on with the NFL this year. I thought the salary cap was put into place to avoid these situations. It seems that every conference has at least one terrible team. I’m not talking about teams that get beat consistently, but teams that look horrible. It's looking closer to parody in the NFL than parity. Maybe it just my anger from the Bengals losing, OSU losing and losing to Bob in Fantasy football in the same week, but some of these games are pathetic. Also a note to the Bengals: How do you beat the Packers, Steelers and Ravens but then lose to the Texans? My guess is that the Bengals start to collapse and only win two or three games the rest of the season. I could go on and on about football, but most of you would probably not find it interesting.

Now for the best part (at least in my opinion) the beer reviews:

I’ve tried many beers since my last blog, but will just comment on a few of the more recent.

Bud Light Golden Wheat – I wasn’t even aware that Anheuser Busch was coming out with a wheat beer, and I was excited when I saw this on the shelf. Those of you that have read my previous blogs know that the wheat beers and Belgium whites are my favorite style. They are usually heavy and full mouthed, but have a citrusy flavor that adds a contrasting lightness to the beer. I must say that Anheuser Busch did to the wheat beer what they did to the lager. They made it lighter and less flavorful, so the average macro beer drinker would like it. I think this beer is a great beer to get people interested in wheat beers. It’s easy drinking and light enough that most people who try it will enjoy it. It has a good flavor, and I encourage those of you who haven’t tried wheat beers before to give it a try. Also, it was the same price as the Bud Light at Wal-Mart, so you can afford to give it a try.

Schlitz – Before last month, I’d never had a Schlitz before. I walked into our local grocery, and found that they somehow managed to get a pallet of the stuff. I read the packaging and it said something about it being the original formula, so I decided to give it a try. The Schlitz Brewing Company no longer exists, but I believe the wrights were bought by Pabst, who was in turn bought by S&P who also owns Molson Coors Brewing and I believe Miller Coors Brewing. In that roundabout way, it is my understanding that it is actually Miller that brews Schlitz for Pabst. Anyways, I found the Schlitz to be a little different than your standard macro brew. It has a nice light crisp lager flavor, but has a different after taste. It isn’t bad, just not what your use to from a macro brew. I’d say it’s a slight malty flavor with some hops bite. At first I wasn’t sure about it, but it’s really starting to grow on me. They closest flavor I can think of is Keystone, but the after taste is much better. At 5.99 for the 6 pack, you can afford to give it a try, and see if you like it.

Guinness 250th Anniversary Stout – The first thing I’m going to say, is that if you like Guinness Extra Stout, you are going to be disappointed, because this beer tastes nothing like it. In fact, in my opinion this tastes like an average dark beer that has been watered down. When I drink a stout, I expect a full body with a chocolaty/coffee flavor, but this was watery and almost had a salty taste to it. For the $10 price tag, I’d suggest you bypass this one and go with the original Guinness Extra Stout.

Feel free to leave any beer ideas you’d like to see in my reviews, as I’m always on the lookout for new ones. Hopefully I can find them in my area. I’m also still looking for American Bad Ass Beer from Michigan Brewing Company and Kid Rock. Any of you readers from Michigan, who have this in your area, let me know, and I’ll see about getting a hold of some. Also, I encourage everyone to go out and try the micro seasonal beers this time of year. There are some great Oktoberfest and Pumpkin beers in the fall. Also, the holiday beers will be coming out soon.

Well, that’s going to be it for this blog. For you that have read my blogs before, welcome back. For those of you that are reading for the first time, I hope you enjoyed it. If you didn’t enjoy it, try reading my next couple blogs before abandoning it all together. It might grow on you.

Currently Reading: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Currently Watching: I think Joy and I are watching Transformers 2 tonight.
Currently Listening Too: Sports radio & Talk Radio

Until next time…