So long Minnesota - Happy Trails to You

Well - I typed in public enemies .blogspot . com and found a totally different website this morning. Forgot to add Columbus. OOPS
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I'm off all this week and today I woke up to the tiny pitter patter of hail stones on my window! It's going to be a very warm day today getting to near 60 and getting C C C C COLD later this week!!

I might come to Madison later today near sundown if the streets will be went as I'd like to get some State Street shots with inclement weather . . or at least wet streets.

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Then there are the Vikings, actually Minneapolis as a whole when it comes to sports. The Timberwolves are known through out the NBA world as the worst team in the NBA.

But the Vikings - the Star Tribune has headlines "Vikings play 'atrocious, bad football' in lopsided loss'"

Not only could it be Favres last start, Chilly's last game to coach but this COULD be the last year the Vikings are in Minnesota as their owner is looking for a new stadium and the people of Minnesota might not want to pay for it after this years . . . year.

It was the 8th worse home loss in 50 years and it's probably never good when players are bickering and yelling "F*uck you" to each other on the sidelines!

BUT - if you are a Packer fan let's not ignore the defense that had a shut out, then a meaningless TD that voided a 2nd straight shut out and then one field goal that voided a third straight shut out. Before yesterdays game after simulations were run the Pack had a 18.8% chance to get to the superbowl but the schedule ahead is not kind.

Here are the remainder of the games with the team efficiency rankings.

@ Atlanta (11)
San Francisco (16)
@ Detroit (20)
@ New England (3)
New York Giants ((5)
Da Bears (25)

Yea - the worst team we play are the Bears (who are in 1st place).
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The Holiday Parade (don't call it Christmas or you will insult somebody) will be this Friday.

If you look in the Columbus pharmacy's, Julie's Java House of Kim's West James Gallery you will see new Christmas post cards.

You can see this 20x30 image at Julie's. 

And I'd like to thank the people who purchased my two images of Columbus at the Columbus High Reunion as $500 went to a very good cause.
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I hope some of you saw the new show on Discovery last night called Brew Master.  I thought it was a great new show and featured the head dude from Dogfish Head Brewery which is known as the most extreme of the Craft Beer genre.   The guy started as a 10 gallon brewery making two batches a day every day and is now one of the leading brewery's when it comes to exciting new beer.

Sunday nights at 9:00.

I have not had a chance to make beer for a while but with the Odd Fellows (is that one or two words) calling for a Brew 101 class  the Wort Hogs (home brew club) are getting some special brews going.

 If anyone wants to attend a Wort Hog meeting you are all welcome.  While home brewing is the common link we are a craft beer club also and just talk beer.   Come on down, the next meetign will be December 16th at Cannery Wine and Spirits in Sun Prairie.

If you have never been to the liqueur store it is a wonderful place for gifts like special cheeses and a GREAT selection of craft beer (rated "A-" in Beer Advocate).


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That's it - I seem to have a small writers cramp of late.  Just not much to say.

Have a nice Monday and a short week and remember - eat aggressively.

rod