Where in the World is Gary Errthum

Well - I remember a few weeks ago getting some heat about taking over the Columbus paper.

I had a Letters to the Editor and an article about the Train Station and a photo of the Train Station painters.

But then I look in Saturdays paper and there is one Gary Errthum, or at least the likeness of him as I believe what we are actually seeing is a cardboard cut out.

Our Mayor, Nancy Osterhaus, gave out so many keys to the city when Universal Pictures Studio were in town that when Fall River went to buy a few keys to their city for themselves they were told "Keys to the City" are on backorder.

So they had to substitute "Keys" for "Cheese" and handed out Cheese to the City when handing out awards.

Here you see cardboard cutout Gary handing the coveted Cheese to the City to the Dodge County Credit Union, Savanna Oaks Cultural Center, Mobil Mart Owners , CJ's Bar and grill (come taste their new Grill Cheese Sandwiches) and The American Cafe.

Stay tuned, next week is Gary's Amazing Beef Stick Extravaganza. Who will win The Beef Stick to the City Awards.
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I want to thank all of you for the cell phone offers (except Adubya and CW) . Yea - Adubya and CW said I could use CW's cell phone because CW had become yet another iGeek with an iPhone. HOWEVER - Her Razor was PINK.

Nice try Adubya - I can see it now at bowling. Adubya whips out his iPhone, another guy on our team who's name I forget (they all look the same) whips his iPhone out and the third guy that limps and is also bald takes his out.

I then take my PINK phone out. Yea - I can see that working out great!!
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We're at home today waiting for the cement dude. I think there is a 50/50 chance of him showing up. DJ has it at 60/40. I suppose he has tried to call me all weekend to say he can't make it.
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Here is something just for Sparkles!!

I bottled Scorched Earth Brown Ale yesterday and brewed up another batch. This time a Kick in the Ass American Amber. At the momnt this stuff looks like it will have a pretty big kick alcohole-wise. We'll have to see.

The thing is I tried a new technique since I have this ultra cool refrigator now.

After boiling the brew for a few hours you have to get it from 212 degrees to 80 as FAST as possible. The faster it cools the better tasting and clearer it will be. Since I do partial boils the beer is concentrated so this time I mixed it at the very end with ultra cold water which was at 34 degrees.

It worked GREAT until things started appearing that I had not seen before. I took some photos and asked questions on a homebrew forum (very active forum over there).

The responses were basically

"That, my friend, is perfection", and "that's beautiful! nice job!"

WHEW!!

However - there is that little alcohol problem.
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Time for breakfast!

I'l have to get before and after photos of our back yard.

Rod