Catch Up. Again.

So I'm playing catch up, sue me.

There's been a lot going on lately so I'll have to summarize several different things. Let's see, the last time I posted was about a trip in August, so where are we now?

I just brewed another batch of beer. This one is a chocolate stout, and if things go well I'll have them bottled tomorrow and ready for drinking in about two weeks. I'm stoked. I was at the brew shop chatting with Mike, and he suggested I graduate to kegging my beer, so that once it is fermented I can force-carbonate it and be drinking it in a couple of days at most. Apparently, if you put enough pressure on the beer (CO2) and shake the hell out if it, and as long as it is cold at the time, you can get it ready to drink in about twenty minutes. I SO want to try that. Then, when I have a keg, I'm going to get a little refrigerator, put the kegs in it, drill holes in the door, run lines out the front of it and attach them to taps. MMMmmm...beer on draft....in my kitchen. How cool is that?

I'm going to San Francisco next week. Sounds fun, but I'm kind of dreading the work part of it. I'm taking a class with work, and man, there's been more homework and deliverables for this two and half day class than several of my college classes. No UT jokes please. On the flip side, I can't wait to eat at my favorite sushi place in the world - a little dig called Ryoko. it's down a few steps, in a little place that opens up to a big downstairs basement-type room. From the first time I ate there, I haven't been able to eat sushi here in Memphis. I just can't bring myself to enjoy it. I guess that's a double-edged sword. SF is a weird place. I love the city itself. You can't beat the climate. There's tons of fun stuff to do. There's lots of great restaurants, food, beers, views, etc......The Golden Gate Bridge is an amazing piece of architecture, people there are just crazy, and the whole environment can be refreshing. For a while. After about three or four days though, I'm ready to be back in the Southland. There's only so many glass fronted yoga studios filled with men in tighty whities helping each other 'stretch' a good ol' boy from Tennessee can handle at one time. Come on.

I FINALLY hooked up my Sirius radio this morning. I've had it for a few years, and for the first year or so it was great. Then I switched vehicles, lost the damn antenna and power cord, and haven't used it since. Ashley said I was acting like a kid at Christmas. When did they get an ALL AC/DC channel? Rock ON!

Tennessee fired Phil Fulmer. The guy has been with us for seventeen years, and the only respect we can muster giving him, after firing him like a dog in the middle of the season, is a 'Phil Fulmer Appreciation Day' the last home game of the year. Give me a break. The guy has orange in his bones, would die for the Vols, and is a great example of what it means to be a part of the Tennessee Tradition. That should have been handled much, much better, and the one getting the boot should be Mike Hamilton, the AD.

The Braves had their worst season since 1990.

The Titans are 9-0. Enough said.

What else? I ate lunch with the wife today, and I also brought her home flowers one night this week. Put the points on my tab; odds are I'll need them later.

That's probably about it. At any rate I'm beginning to ramble, and the few non-existent readers I don't have are probably getting sick of these long posts catching up about nothing. Hopefully the next post will be in a few days and will be telling all about the trip to San Fran. Maybe I'll feel perky and get some pictures on here. Yeah, I doubt it too.

'til then.