Got off the train this morning and walked along the river from Ogilvie. The construction narrowed the walkway, so when the flood of people came out of Union Station at Adams, I figured I'd be nice and try to stay to the right as much as I could. Some big dude decided to try and get around the mob and walked right into me. For a moment, I thought about running up behind him, picking him up and throwing him in the river, but I'm fat and hungry so I kept walking to get my donut and coffee. People are fucking morons.

Got off the train this morning and walked along the river from Ogilvie. The construction narrowed the walkway, so when the flood of people came out of Union Station at Adams, I figured I'd be nice and try to stay to the right as much as I could. Some big dude decided to try and get around the mob and walked right into me. For a moment, I thought about running up behind him, picking him up and throwing him in the river, but I'm fat and hungry so I kept walking to get my donut and coffee. People are fucking morons.

Downtown is finally back!

Furnace had issues this past week and replaced a control board. Coldest morning of the year here at -1 degrees and we wake up to the furnace blowing only cold air and it is 53 degrees in house. Got a message into our local darkside, they are hopefully going to have someone here soon. It is always something.

Had this happen last year. Thank god for my Darkside BIL.

My wife and I have made the difficult choice to put my dog to sleep at home later this evening. Never an easy decision as MANY here know. 2023 was one of the toughest years in my life and this is a bitter pill to swallow early in 2024 with very little to look forward to. Will be odd to not have my buddy there after almost 11 years.

My wife and I have made the difficult choice to put my dog to sleep at home later this evening. Never an easy decision as MANY here know. 2023 was one of the toughest years in my life and this is a bitter pill to swallow early in 2024 with very little to look forward to. Will be odd to not have my buddy there after almost 11 years.

My wife and I have made the difficult choice to put my dog to sleep at home later this evening. Never an easy decision as MANY here know. 2023 was one of the toughest years in my life and this is a bitter pill to swallow early in 2024 with very little to look forward to. Will be odd to not have my buddy there after almost 11 years.

Sorry to heat TBone. just remember, though that your dog and your wife would also make difficult decision to pull the plug on you if they had a chance.

For any of you who like old style beer, start buying up cases with march dates or earlier. They just switched production from the miller facilities to the lacrosse(i think?) facilities. The result is a completely different, worse beer. Hopefully it a minor hiccup in the transition.

Worse? Not possible.

There are many, MANY worse beers than old style. I'm willing to bet you're some IPA douche.

There are many, MANY worse beers than old style. I'm willing to bet you're some IPA douche.

I’m actually a fan of bad beers. But Old Style is beyond bad. I’m sorry for your loss.

I’m actually a fan of bad beers. But Old Style is beyond bad. I’m sorry for your loss.

Old style is a cheap beer that doesn't pretend to be anything other than what it is, a cheap beer. It tastes good and it is cheaper than any of its competitors. I don't think you know anything about cheap beer. I think you are one of a billion sanctimonious beer nerds that shit on something that doesn't cost 21.99 a 4 pack. What's in your fridge right now?

Tri Colored on the muscle.

Tri Colored on the muscle.

Beer nerd. Yep, you nailed it. I consumed 2 brands of beer this weekend - Miller Lite on Saturday and PBR today. I do enjoy a good microbrew as well, but IPA is not anywhere near the top of my list. My fridge currently has remnants of a New Glarus variety pack that we offered guests at Christmas and a couple of bottles of Medalla Light. FWIW, most of my bad beer consumption occurs during the summer.