Even a Wild Pack of Coyotes Could Not Wake Me.

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In this edition
Coyotes
Carbon Monoxide
Columbus Pioneer
Beer
Poker
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Wait a minute, a wild pack of coyotes DID wake me last night.

I was talking to DJ and she was talking to the pilot who had just landed his plane INSIDE the hanger with one engine and I was waiting for my cocoa when I heard this sound (coyotes sounds) and rolled over, opened my eyes and said "WTF is Milo in?"

I then listened for a little while and they moved on. Then there was a THUD in the basement. Ever have a basement THUD? Your mind takes a virtual walk around trying to figure out what it was?

There were three things that crossed my mind. It could have been a cat making a hard landing on something (go back to sleep), and intruder(to late we're all dead, go back to sleep) or exploding beer (better get up to take a look).

So I get up and Milo the cat (more like a dog really - Blake the dog is sleeping more like a cat) is all perky and follows me to the basement. I wonder around aimlessly and see nothing. I go back to bed and am now wide awake.

I get all comfy and Milo the 12 pounds of muscle cat wraps himself around my neck, literally, pushes his nose into my ear and purrs at about 80 decibels for the next 15 minutes. I can't move because I'm afraid if I do he will get up and CRY all night wanting to go out.

So after a while Milo's purring is now a soft sleepy mew, DJ is sleep breathing softly next to me, Sierra the kitten is purring but softly and Blake is snoring next to the bed. It is a Norman Rockwell audio moment.
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So I get to work and once again it's a Carbon Monoxide sort of morning and all windows are open and building maintenance are scratching their heads and I hear one say "at least they are not dead yet." and I feel much better.

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Speaking of the dead. While the Columbus Pioneer is getting rave reviews and selling a LOT of newspapers there seems to be resistance when it comes to advertisers. This makes zero sense to me. A paper that is on the stands for 7 days and sells a lot can not get it's fair amount of advertisers? A newspaper is the first place I looked when I was TRYING to find somebody to pour our patio. It would be the first place I would look for remodeling or ANYTHING.

Then I hear the Hospital refuses to advertise in the Pioneer. Why???

Get a subscription - talk it up. It's good for Columbus.
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BEER.

Brewing has been rather slow of late. Winter problems. I have a Scottish Heavy with no label. Just have not had the creative juices for the label. Good beer for sure but no vision or ambition.

HOWEVER - I do have a label for my Amarillo SMaSH a APA (American Pale Ale) - it is WONDERFUL - perhaps the best beer I have produced. Yea - the label is not REAL original but it's better then a colored dot on the bottle cap.


Now the problem is my new rule. I'm trying to get the aging process better and my buddy Elweed has commented all my beers taste better with age. So now I can only drink 4 in the first month, 6 in the second and 8 each in the the next three months. DAMN.

Which means I must make the "A" brews more often. Which also means I have to adjust the pipeline accordingly. What do I brew next???

I was going to attempt a Spotted Cow Clone but now I'm thinking American Amber batch #3 but I also have One Putt Twelve (#2) and the West Coast Blaster (#2) on schedule PLUS a Double Chocolate Stout made with Chocolate Nibs (#2) and I also want to try MY new recipe Grinders Pale Ale, and then there is a Helles Bock.

I have to bottle a Sinking Ship Porter this weekend and Grinders Nut Brown Ale is carbonating and I have not tasted it yet.
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And lastly - speaking of Poker.

I have a new post in my poker blog. I wrote it while playing which is a story in itself. It's not often I'll go ALL-IN with a unsuited 52. I'm not even sure how many unsuited 52's I've ever played AND WON. ALL-IN you say? well - the flop was 755 and I did not think the Under The Gun guy had a 5, pocket 7's MAYBE but then he would have slow played me. I never thought he would have 53. Glad that 2 hit the river LOL. Why would UTG do ANYTHING with a 5.

So I asked him - why would you play a 53? and he said "the same reason you played 52." I mentioned I was in the Big Blind and saw it for free. No response.

Have a good day
Rod