Here Comes the Artic Express

Hold on to your hats. By this time next week we will be breathing air that was sitting on top of the Arctic Circle. On the bright side it will be fresh and clean. On the dark side I believe most TV stations are downplaying this event for fear of being wrong. I would not be surprised to see -20F at some point next week and I expect to not be above 0F for a few days.

BUT WAIT - THERE IS MORE!!

More snow that is. Not sure when it will start as it will just be a slow increase, no real "start" or "end". A 24 hour snow event that will build up 4-6 inches of snow when it's all over. Then three days of just you normal cold and then BAM, the Arctic Express. Ya gotta love January in Wisconsin.
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The Columbus Pioneer.

From what I gather it will be like a real weekly newspaper which is not held hostage by being buried in the Beaver Dam paper. The first issue hits the news stands next Thursday at all the regular locations where you can get newspapers. I've heard their offices will be across the street from the Columbus Journal. That is so cool!!

What other town of 5000 has a hospital, 27 holes of golf, a major transportation hub, the largest antique store, a major motion picture and TWO newspapers!

They have a few reporters including a Sports guy. My job will be likened to Gutter Gussie Gossips. Well, sort of. I swear Gutter Gussie can really put words on paper and I'm always impressed with how she can get so many of them (words) she can think of when talking about bowling. But I digress.

So a most stressful problem was handed to me last night. My Editor, Perry White said I need to have a name for my weekly column. ummmmmmm, daaaaaa! Not a clue.

My default name for such things has always been "Grinder's Warehouse", Grinder being ME and Warehouse being MY BRAIN (remember that last scene in Indiana Jones, that is my brain, jus full of crap?). But I'm not sure they want "Grinder" in the newspaper, although Grinder is something people would remember. Better then "Rod's Random Drivel", or Melotte's Monotonous Musings".

Any thoughts on this? Ideas?

What am I going to write in the paper? Not a freaking clue, but that has never stopped me in the past. They said just write a blog for the paper. ARE THEY MA'D (pronounced Ma DAA! say it like Patton would say it). I'm pretty sure all they want is my beer and this is just a mammoth suck up! (more on beer below).

But fear not, I have ideas. Oh yea! They are there fermenting away.
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MAC AGAIN BEATS OUT PC. Adubya is so right when he says Mac's are better then PC. Check out this latest newsy thing.


I GOTTA GET ME ONE OF THEM. I bet the Cap Pioneer has them everywhere (they are now rethinking the idea of me in their newspaper).

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Beer. I changed the name of Flat Squirrel which, even though it was not mentioned on the Peoples Choice Awards program last night, still seems to be one of the most popular brews from Grinders Island Brewery.

I changed it to just a plain ordinary American Amber.


Makes ya alittle uneasy at work don't it! IEL (Insert Evil Laugh).

I now have two "house" beers. One Putt Twelve IPA which I can not show the label because it is a surprise and American Amber.

HA! - I just noticed that I have a small mistake in the label. I believe every one of my labels has had one tiny flaw. balderdash will be happy!!

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A few Public Enemies things.

Graham Man says that the The Post Cresent has their PE stuff back up (probably a little gun shy after Universal came own on Oshkosh with a $25K fine). He found this rather stunning photo of him and I "on set".

That is us in the upper left corner. Those are stand-in on the bottom, each one has the same height and color complexion as the actor he is standing in for. They would stand in to get the lighting and distance to the camera perfect and then the talent would move in.


One LAST thing - check out this link that Deppfan sent. It is funny - I wish "I" loved snow as much as this dog!!

Have a great Thursday.
Rod