AUTUMN IRON ANTIQUE TRACTOR SHOW

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On this day in 1960 Buz and Tod jumped into their 1960 Corvette Convertible and cruised Route 66. Americans watched Route 66 for four years as we all loved the freedom and adventure Route 66 promised us.

I remember the show vaguely (along with The Whirly Birds and Sky King) and for some reason watching the Amtrak train sort of reminded me of those days.

DJ and I went to the station yesterday to reload their postcards and measure some walls for Public Enemy posters (14 feet one wall and 4 feet the other) and the train came in. I was curiously excited. Travel makes me this way and watching people board and . . . unboard was interesting.

I liked looking at the people in the train looking at our little station thinking "not another FREAKING tiny town to stop in" but for us it's something we really should be more excited about. Travelers from all over the States are stopped momentarily on their way from Seattle and Fargo, New York and Montreal. We waved and people waved back and it was sort of cool.
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Big weekend coming up in Columbus and weatherwize it's going to be an awesome day with temps in the middle 70's and sunny! The thing I'm looking forward to is the

AUTUMN IRON ANTIQUE TRACTOR SHOW.

This will take place Saturday from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of Colonial Carriage Works (across from the City Hall/Auditorium). There will be an awesome bluegrass band playing from noon to 2:00 with food and prizes. I'm looking forward to it.

At 10:30 near the tractor event they are rededicating the Civil War Statue and recognizing Doris Hughs, Mary Poser, the late Susan Stare and Arnold Weihert (are they both late? - not trying to be funny but the wording has me confused?) for their contributions to the city and City Hall restoration.

At Fireman's Park there will be the normal flea market selling their wares and junk (not my words) and there will be a DJ (not my DJ), hay rides (thus the word flea comes to mind) pumpkin painting, face painting and other activities (body painting perhaps like in SI Swimsuit issues?)

At 11:00 you can ride around the town with the Mayor (better have a helmet on - it's a pet peave of mine). Meet at the parking lot next to the City Hall bring a helmet.
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Remember the blog from July 28th called Where In The World is Gary Errthum? Well, HE IS IN THE PAPER AGAIN!!! He's like a photojournalist magnet.

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I was thinking last night while doing my homework (reading beer making books) about how it almost seems like there is some sort of personality link between my parents and I. It's almost like they had some sort of subliminal character building thing going on. I know I know this all sounds far fetched and "out there" but I'm a free thinker and these crazy ideas just sort of pop up out of nowhere.

For instance - my dad was a cost accountant for Parker Pen. Now I did not really get "into" his job but I think it had a lot to do with numbers. hmmmmm I have always felt I was a numbers geek. He also made wine. My mom was a writer and a self taught biologist that worked for Nasco dealing with little critters like yeast. hmmmmmm

I think I know myself almost better then most people but that has only happened in the last 15 years. Before that I always felt I was just another random entity. But when you think of it, a person life is like a batch of yeast starter.

To make a yeast starter you get the base malts and a few other ingredients and add yeast. Then you shake the whole thing up to aerate. Aerating is like your childhood, everything is mixing and twirling and chaotic.

Then things start to settle down and you enter your 20's and even though you THINK you know everything it ain't true as the solution is still sloshing around.

Then it's all calm and you are in your 30's and it's all relaxed and going smooth as the mix comes to a stand still. But wait. Something is happening. The yeast is starting to ferment and grow. It's creating flavor and aromas that were never there before, making the mixture alive and full and you are in the 40s and 50s and see things more clear now then ever before.

The yeast starter is then put into a large vessel and mixed and a wonderful beer is made and you are in your 60's and all is great because you no longer have to work for the man and everything is perfect.

Then you get poured into a pint glass and swallowed and die.

hmmmmmmmmm - perhaps I should have stopped in the 50's, feeling a little depressed all of a sudden.

DON'T DRINK ME!!!!!
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Tonight I create another beer in my age of discovery. So so many to make and so little time.

I asked a question on a beer brewing forum. I asked if I was the only one that liked MAKING beer more then drinking it. Not that I mind the drinking part but creating this little miracle or nature and trying to twist it "just so" to get the right flavor and aroma and content is just freaking exciting.

Others felt as I do. WHEW!!!

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OH MAN - I forgot about the Pestigo Fire which started today in 1871 - largest fire ever. There is a spot in Door County where the fire jumped Lake Michigan. Think of that - it JUMPED LAKE MICHIGAN!!

200 foot high flames, temperatures reached 2,000 degrees, 1200 people lost their lives 2 billion trees were consumed by flames.

Have a great Tuesday.

rereading this the "Have a great Tuesday." sounds rather odd LOL

no really - have a good Tuesday!

RM