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So far every time this tiny little story has been told people laugh.

Our Honda went into Chet's Car Care today with a little problem. Every time we would go over the smallest little bump in the road the windshield wipers start flailing away. We drove both cars to Madison today and DJ passes me and I can see the wipers working away! I laughed. Now it's not as bad as the VW in the movie "Little Miss Sunshine" where the horn was stuck, but still, it's a little irritating.

I used to fix my own cars but it was not out of joy like Graham Man but out of "lack or money". Those days passed and like many people I was stuck going to a car fix it places that I really did not trust.

I mention this because I found Chet's in Madison about 14 years ago and I will stand behind them 100%. One time I was getting tires for my 91 Vanagon Camper which needed truck tires. Got the quote and they called me 6 hours later apoligizing saying there was a problem. They could only get three and if it was OK for them to put on more expensive tires at the same price is the origional ones. I looked them up on the internet and it was a pretty good deal.

Another time we had a warning light go off and and they ran all sorts of tests. They said it could be this and that and it would cost $500. OR, they could "reboot" the system for free and maybe it would go away. It went away. Once I went in for a muffler noise and they said all it was was a gasket. No charge.

Not sure why I mention all this but it's a "pay it forward" thing.
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A few of you were hoping for more Kurth stuff - That's IT - their ain't no more. Do a search on the internet. You will be surprised that many Kurth links are links to you guys and yoru blogs!

I'm working Sharrow drugs for a history thing.

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The Onion has a headline

BUSH CALLS FOR PANIC

I was looking at unemployment stats and Wisconsin is the third best in the nation between Sept 2007 and Sept 2008. Two states had jobless rates fall Arkansas and West Virginia. The next best state is Wisconsin. Our state only increased 2.1% compared to the previous year from about 150,000 to 153,000.

Did you know you can live a week by sucking on your own tears?

No - not really!
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I got a call from Walgreens in Columbus asking for post cards a month ago. I took in 100 and every so often I stop in to see if they have sold any. They have not even put them out for sale!! I think, tell me if this makes sense. That if they actually put them out they MIGHT sell more!! Now I'm not a buisness guy but I think I might be on to something.

You guys should go in and ask for them.

What I find amazing is that Sharrow is still selling MANY of the photo I took with a $100, 300mm lens. 800 postcards of that one photo. Plus it will be in the Anchor Bank National 2009 Calandar (March I believe) . . maybe only regional?? . Sorry - don't want that to sound like bragging - it's so weird though.

There is a poster of a wet kitten hanging from a clothes line that was done by a Madison photographer. He can basically retire on that one photo. It's all luck.

BTW - I was googling for that photo using "hanging wet kitten poster" in images and this pops up.


I think "poster" was the key word there LOL.
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A number of years ago I had a hernia. I survived. I mention this because the guy that sits across from me is going in for hernia surgery in a few days and it got me thinking.

While I could DRINK beer after a hernia operation, I could not MAKE beer!! THE HORROR!!

Two new labels for two beers aging.

The first is a Nut Brown Ale. John at The Kurth mentioned he liked Nut Brown Ales.



The other label is for my Black Cat MILD. It has a subtitle because of it's smokey toasty character. I'm really looking forward for this one.


One final beerthing. I gave a couple beers, the Double Chocolate Stout(DSC) and Flat Squirrel to a friend at work. He has drinken (drunken?) his way around the world at the Essen Haus in Madison and he "loved" the DCS. In fact his wife who is not a beer drinker AND does not like dark beer said "this is really good".

HIGH FIVE!!!!
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Halloween - for any of you new people in Columbus or if you know of any new people - make sure you turn on your lights for trick or treaters. Otherwise they will walk right past.

From the question bag.

garage door - no - it's been working great since 5/15/07
Beer- more DCS in the pipeline wit ha small tweak - it's SUPPOSE to really age wonderfully if I could only keep it around for a few months.
Public Enemy documentary - we watched it. Very interesting on gangster movies!

This blog was approved my me!

Rod