What I did on my winter vacation
Sunday, January 4th, 2009
Ate crab. Maggie and I decided to go big and stay at home for Christmas dinner. The menu: snow crab legs, artichokes, and sweet potato fries. A duet of Hitachino Nest ales complemented our meal.
Brewed beer. This one is an imperial wheat stout. I made a yeast starter for the first time, which created such a vigorous fermentation that it blew the stopper off the top of the carboy on the first night. The blowoff tube I rigged up to handle the excess CO2 provided quality entertainment for two days straight… if you’re a fan of fart jokes, that is.
Raced Buddy. I had a lovely New Years in frigid New Hampshire with Maggie’s family. In spite of the temperature, I wanted to spend a little time in the wide open spaces of rural New England so I went out with Buddy out a couple of times. We raced him up the driveway in near-zero temperatures—while it’s humbling to be beaten by a dog, it’s perhaps even more humbling to have to catch one’s breath for a solid ten minutes after the defeat.
January 5th, 2009 at 10:10 am
1. nice hotpants
2. you have more blowouts than anyone I know
3. nice pink tag, buddy
January 5th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I believe it was a delightful *trio* of Hitachino beers – red rice, white, and ginger!
Post-blowout plans: regain our ability to breathe somewhat normally after only moderate exercise. This out-and-out exhaustion after lifting heavy things up 3 flights of stairs (or running up short driveways with dogs) is nuts!
January 5th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Race you to the refrigerator.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
flush twice it’s a long way to the deadwood