Now we are pretending we are settlers and living in a home with no refrigerator for another 8 days. I went to the Crawfish river to chop some ice but could not find any. It would have been to green anyway because of the toxic sludge caused by the meaningless dam that does nothing (according to the Army Corp of Engineers).We finally decided to pull the trigger and dump the builders crappy Frigidaire refrigerator that created dry rot from a leak that was never found.
We went to Grand Appliance (really nice place to do business) and purchased a fantastic frig. The guys came yesterday, took to old frig and started to put the new one in . . OH OH . . . . . the tag said height was 68 3/8 which was perfect . . .except in reality it was 68 7/8 which was not perfect at all as the cupboard doors would not open.
Not a problem, send it back and get a shorter one.
So yesterday we went back and found a better fit (and cheaper) but they can't deliver it to Columbus until WEDNESDAY . . .NEXT week (not in the proper warehouse it seems). SO, all we have is my kegorator for cold storage.
MEANWHILE - I have 5 gallons of East Indian Porter all ready to keg up but now no place to put it. The good thing is when it comes to making beer, procrastination is a good thing.
Once yeast is done pooping out alcohol it's not done yet doing it's thing. Most home brewers believe that once fermentation is finished it's ready for CO2 when actually another week is needed for the yeast to clean up it's by-products. This is typically skipped by many people that keg and can give an off flavor.
SO, procrastination is a good thing.
MEANWHILE #2, Gus continues to grow legs and continues to make life slower when we are out with him.We went to The Hop Garden for a brew in Paoli and as normal everybody had to come up and ask . . .
"What kind of dog is that?" and we would explain "A mini Golden Retriever with a bit of poodle" and they would ooo and ahhh and ask questions and they they would say "I bet you get asked that a lot" and we would say "yes we do" and everybody laughs and they move on and the next family would see Gus and as "What kind of dog is that" and we would say "A mini Golden Retriever with a bit of poodle" and they would ooo and ahhh and ask questions and they they would say "I bet you get asked that a lot" and we would say "yes we do" and then the first family would laugh because that is exactly what they asked and on and on and on. sigh.
It's like the movie Grounds Hog Day
Yesterday we went to the amazing dog park behind the Columbus Vet Clinic (6 acres) and something funny happened.
When Gus gets all wild and nippy (twice a day it seems until we cut off his balls . . .which would make me less wild also) the best thing is to cross your arms, turn you back and ignore him.
Yesterday Gus got a little wild with a BIG BIG dog and that huge dog went
GRRRRRR WOOF !
WELL - Gus looked really startled, jumped back, turned his back and sat up perfectly straight with perfect posture and shivered for a few seconds. It was hilarious.
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Golf - I am one stroke off leading the League Handicap Championship. Hit a 45 last week.
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Trumps approval rating is 0.3% off his lowest yet.
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Amazon purchased Whole Foods and immediately has started cutting prices. To counter Amazon, Wal-Mart has brought in more fresh fruit and Costco more organics. Kroger stock (Pin-n-Save) have tumbled 37%.
BTW - Pic-n-Save in Columbus has REALLY upped their game and I tell ya - their Chocolate Eclairs are literally the best I have ever had in my life (no really they are) and teh store is looking really good with more changes coming. Bravo Pic-n-save.
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A judge tossed out a lawsuit against Kraft Foods Parmesan cheese which states it is 100% cheese when in reality there is wood pulp and so forth. The cheese is 100% Parmesan and all other ingredients are listed so . . . . go away and sue some other day.
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15% of homes in Hurricane Harvey's path have flood insurance. Means everyone else is not covered at all.
Speaking of Harvey. It's moving at 3 mph. I can walk faster.
As of Sunday night Harvey has dumped 9 trillion gallons of rain or a cube of water 2 miles high and 2 miles wide.
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Check out what the Dodgers are doing. Their lead is so mammoth they are using the new 10 day DL as a vacation hiatus for their star players. Plus by putting a starting pitchers on the the 10 day DL he will miss one start but open a slot for another fresh reliever to join the team. Genius
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Who is the best coach in the NFL? At the moment it is Mike Zimmer in Minnesota. The way I look at it is who beats expectations and with limited data Mike Zimmer has done the best with a 67.3% winning ATS.
Next is a tie between Belichick and McCarthy at 58% ATS winning %. Garrett with the Cowboys is last with a 46.6% ATS winning %.
WITH THAT SAID -
Rodgers ATS is 65.2% at home (45-24) and 67.9% in the division (37-17).
Carson Palmer (ARZ) is 42% as a favorite. (38-52)
Matt Ryan is 63.6% w/revenge, (40-26)
Joe Flacco is 40.4% off Back to back wins (19-28)
Matt Stafford (the highest paid player EVER in the NFL now) is 38.8% on the road (21-33)
Matt Stafford is 43% on the road
Matt Stafford is 38% as a dog
Matt Stafford is 37% in division
Just bet against Matt Stafford ALWAYS - the list goes on and on
Andrew Luck is 70.7% w/revenge (29-12)
Tom Brady is 69.8% as a dog( 37-16) which is exactly the same after a loss
Drew Brees is 62.5% as a dog (55-34) and after a loss
Russell Wilson is 65.1% at home (28-15)
Russell Wilson is 77.7% s a dog (14-4)
Just sayin
have a great Tuesday
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