okay, it's time to get blogalicious, but fuck, what dare I ramble about?
Life isn't all that spectacular or terrible, I s'pose. I've been brewing a bit lately; playing with some rockin' maple syrup i'm getting from a mutual friend's family plantation and setting my sights on eventually going commercial with a few select potions. So, that's new and almost exciting. Another friend just got back from a truly amazing trip to India and is all kinds of pumped up to brew cider, and I'm down for that, too. I'm also thinking of doing a trifecta and adding mead to the mix to keep shit rollin' year round. But for now, it's just the grind ...self-imposed austerity n' budgets n' shit. I hope someday I can look back on these days and feel like I more than paid my dues for whatever reasonable degree of success I aspire to achieve.
Not much to report on the dating sphere, but i think word is spreading through the ethers that I'm single and available ...the ladies they be peeking out of the woodwork, so to speak. I'm in no hurry for anything, though ...but the interest is flattering, I gotta say.
Me kiddos are cool, as usual. The middle dude is hitting that stage where hugging his parents isn't cool, but the upside is that my oldest grrl is outta that phase finally and is happy to give me big long happy-bliss hugs ...warms my heart, I tell ya. And the youngest fella, well i wouldn't be surprised if he never goes through that phase ...a total snuggle hound, that one. The holiday break with them has been a complete exercise in slack. Last week the usual time limits for electronics were suspended, and by the time they went back to their mama after four days here they all had total zombie eyes ...kinda funny were it not so scary that that is a reality for so many kids. I got them Skyrim, Portal II and Bioshock for the xbox and minecraft for my youngest. Add a stack of anime dvd's from netflix, and there is no way that a cold rainy day could possibly tempt them away from the couch. Next week it's back to early morning drives, late evening ballet classes and homework ...yay.
But first, NYE ...papa is kid-free and going out ...and realizing he needs to really make his brew biz fly so that he can buy some new threads. Still, I'm looking forward to groovin' and whoopin' with my peeps ...lotsa potential fun on the itinerary.
2012 ...bring it
oh, and some pix from recent late-nite wanderings...
Life isn't all that spectacular or terrible, I s'pose. I've been brewing a bit lately; playing with some rockin' maple syrup i'm getting from a mutual friend's family plantation and setting my sights on eventually going commercial with a few select potions. So, that's new and almost exciting. Another friend just got back from a truly amazing trip to India and is all kinds of pumped up to brew cider, and I'm down for that, too. I'm also thinking of doing a trifecta and adding mead to the mix to keep shit rollin' year round. But for now, it's just the grind ...self-imposed austerity n' budgets n' shit. I hope someday I can look back on these days and feel like I more than paid my dues for whatever reasonable degree of success I aspire to achieve.
Not much to report on the dating sphere, but i think word is spreading through the ethers that I'm single and available ...the ladies they be peeking out of the woodwork, so to speak. I'm in no hurry for anything, though ...but the interest is flattering, I gotta say.
Me kiddos are cool, as usual. The middle dude is hitting that stage where hugging his parents isn't cool, but the upside is that my oldest grrl is outta that phase finally and is happy to give me big long happy-bliss hugs ...warms my heart, I tell ya. And the youngest fella, well i wouldn't be surprised if he never goes through that phase ...a total snuggle hound, that one. The holiday break with them has been a complete exercise in slack. Last week the usual time limits for electronics were suspended, and by the time they went back to their mama after four days here they all had total zombie eyes ...kinda funny were it not so scary that that is a reality for so many kids. I got them Skyrim, Portal II and Bioshock for the xbox and minecraft for my youngest. Add a stack of anime dvd's from netflix, and there is no way that a cold rainy day could possibly tempt them away from the couch. Next week it's back to early morning drives, late evening ballet classes and homework ...yay.
But first, NYE ...papa is kid-free and going out ...and realizing he needs to really make his brew biz fly so that he can buy some new threads. Still, I'm looking forward to groovin' and whoopin' with my peeps ...lotsa potential fun on the itinerary.
2012 ...bring it
oh, and some pix from recent late-nite wanderings...
DEC 29, 2011 07:38 AM
DEC 30, 2011 10:26 AM
Some of us would kill to be single.
All the best to you in the New Year my friend.
All this brew talk has made me thirsty.
DEC 30, 2011 10:31 AM
oh noes 
have you tried hydroponics? works like a BOMB 
our winters get relatively cold; -3 ? (celsius) but im sure thats nothing compared to your winters
JAN 17, 2012 01:57 AM
The brewery idea sounds great self employment is the way to go methinks. I feel word for word exactly how you do for the first paragraph about paying dues! Btw, you sound like an awesome dad <3
JAN 22, 2012 04:28 AM
i love me a hippie or 7 to research (a girl needs help growing her plants and her scobys and blending her essential oils!!!)
