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Thanks! My wife got me a bunch of tiki stuff including the Grog Log and mugs. I'm excited!

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 10:50 PM) Wish we had Trader Joe's here, some of their store-branded beers and wines are crazy good for crazy cheap. It was funny when I was in LA with my wife last May, we made a hard-target search of Trader Joe's in striking distance that didn't require a car rental and we came up empty. Mind you, we were public transit hardcores on that trip too — took the Metra all the way to Long beach to catch the ferry to Catalina, made by wife take a friggin' public bus to Disneyland ($1.75 beats $30 any day), took the subway to Hollywood Blvd., Paramount Studios, and the Tiki Ti. And in all that time we did not come close to a single stinking Trader Joe's. Your wife puts up with some s***! We don't have Trader Joe's either. This is still part of my Christmas beer haul. When I went there for beer, I didn't know what I was targeting, I was just kinda curious. I almost walked out without this beer but I saw the Unibroue name on the cases while I was standing at checkout. I grabbed two bottles for like $6 per 750ml. Probably the best bargain in the beer universe.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 08:57 PM) Some of the local weather bloggers I follow are saying this could be 1967, or worse, if this stays on track. So my grandma will finally have a new story to tell?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 08:49 PM) Whoa. That's uh...bad.

Drinking Trader Joe's Vintage 2010 brewed by Unibroue. Really good beer for dirt cheap. If you have a Trader Joes, get the Trader Joes label beers. They are brewed by some good breweries and are cheap.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 30, 2011 -> 08:07 PM) Quit b****ing about your 10 inches a week. Actually, it's all good by me. In fake cities like Albany, they tend to close down in bad snow or no one shows up to work. People in real cities have to tough it out. We've had one closing and another where no one came to work. Plowing is the major problem here.

Quit b****ing. We've been getting 10+ inches every week. Oh, and sometimes a nice coating of ice for good measure.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 25, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) I totally enjoy doing the homemade syrups and extracts as well. If I get really daring I might try my hand at some different bitters as well. As for small business opportunities, both Trader Tiki and Small Hands started out as home stovetop operations. either of those lines is sold anywhere near me or I might be tempted to use their stuff and not DIY. The one problem is the pile of laws that make doing this on a small scale difficult. Being a lawyer, I can sort through a lot of this on my own and at no expense other than time, but it is still intimidating. Now I know why this country loves small businesses. Even if it fails, the owner will be putting thousands of dollars into the economy.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 28, 2011 -> 06:00 PM) Which is the same as remote access to said storage. It's one of the base concepts of the Internet and has been from the start, they're just kept on re-branding it rather annoyingly. To be fair, the concept is the same, but the implementation is different. Remote storage was originally for websites rather than users. Saving pictures and video remotely is a recent trend.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 27, 2011 -> 01:08 PM) I am so miserably sick that I would welcome death as an old friend right now. Isn't it amazing how you forget what it's like to feel healthy?

Call Monsterquest!

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 23, 2011 -> 10:32 PM) Yep, homemade orgeat makes all the difference in the world. I'm ashamed to say it took me about three years after discovering the joys of a real mai tai before I ventured into making my own orgeat. You are a quick study. I have no access to any remotely decent orgeat (or any other syrups) without buying online. Then, if it sucks, I'm stuck. I actually really enjoy cooking it and playing with recipes. Plus, I might have a side business on my hands if I'm good at it.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 24, 2011 -> 02:43 PM) The titanic was sinking and the captain decided to sit and watch...and he didn't even try to help his backups. Say what you will about Favre, you sissified sob's, but he'd have fought to go down with the ship himself, oh, and he would have stayed out there with 50 completely torn ligaments. Is that a joke?

Best Mai tai I've ever had. Home made orgeat ftw.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 23, 2011 -> 03:31 PM) Making your own syrups. . . wow, I'm impressed! I have too much time I guess. I wish I had something to do with all these candied almonds.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 23, 2011 -> 06:33 PM) I'll wait for a diagnosis on Cutler's knee before passing judgement. Easy to make remarks from the couch out of anger. I'm sure he was really hurt (he takes a ton of hits without complaint), but it looks bad when he stands on the sidelines and isn't in the lockerroom trying to get back in. Rodgers was taking massive hits to the head and didn't go out.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 23, 2011 -> 06:15 PM) So, who wants to make the "Hanie is your starter if there is a 2011 season" thread? Nobody with a brain. But Hanie has balls and Collins should never have seen the field.

Wow. Hanie coming in.

Bets didn't even show up.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 23, 2011 -> 04:33 PM) I could be in denial, but I've got this strong feeling we're going to make some adjustments and come back in this one. Gonna need a Steelers style 3rd.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 23, 2011 -> 04:28 PM) They've had success over the middle? That's where the only completions have been. Success is a strong word I guess

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 23, 2011 -> 04:24 PM) Ugh, Cutler just isn't good today. Had a chance for some big plays, and failed every time. He's been awful on every deep ball. But why are they going deep when they have had success over the middle? It has been a bad game plan.

Not a game.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 23, 2011 -> 03:40 PM) Did you watch the game vs the Patriots a few weeks back??? No actually.

Might be the worst start one could have imagined.