Gearing up for the Recycle Revolution

I've played with bikes for a large part of my adult life. Sometimes I like to create things, like the suicide brake lever I once mounted under the seat of my old townie! This newest creation is a continuation of the Projecto Mysterioso that began before our wedding. I vowed to make bottle openers as groomsmen gifts. However, if you ask any of said groomsmen, they would have no clue what you were talking about. This is in part because I don't own a welder, something that should change in the next year or two. I also wasn't completely satisfied with the final product, which can now be bought in most stores or online anyway.
(the original design)


So, it is now February (though it feels like May outside) and I have completed three new test models for your special viewing. Yes, you are one of the lucky few million that are able to view not one, not two, not four, but three cool models available to you exclusively if you have the initiative to make one yourself. Without any further adou...

(Quite the selection)


( New Favorite!)

Update: 2 down the hatch, 2 to go

Stone Levitation Ale: Tasty ale with pleasantly bitter aftertaste. I've been trying to sample different brews from Stone since the last few have been great. I'm still more a fan of their stouts, but this one was a nice Sunday evening treat. However, I think any company that claims to have brewed their beer using only water, barley, hops, and yeast might be feeding me a line.

Dogfish Head 90 minute Imperial IPA: Grading math tests can make a teacher crazy. This beer can cure all. I find India Pale Ales to be too hoppy most of the time, and many say this is because I'm not a true beer connoisseur. Maybe so, or its possible that I tend to enjoy stouts and porters more. Thick and dark however this beer is not. It makes a bold statement with its rich flavors and smooth aftertaste. The hops are subtle, possibly because they are constantly added over a 90 minute period. I can't wait to try the 120 minute IPA. Thank you Dogfish Head for introducing me to the beauty of a good IPA!

Four of a Kind

I have the greatest wife on this planet!

Last night, after a lovely hike in the Tucson Mountains, our friends Steve and Tasha made a wonderful suggestion to head to Yoshimatsu. After a fine meal and many laughs, we wished them a good evening and headed to the car. Looking past the car though, I saw the sign of Plaza Liquors just meters aways. Mmmmmm, Plaza has the best beer selection in Tucson, at least 600 different brews lining the cooler shelves.

Here she is, 25 weeks pregnant, meaning 25 weeks sin cerveza. Yet, she not only complies with my request to get a few good beers for the week, she encourages me. I got four of the finer brews I could pick. Each is different for the different beer moods I will surely be in this week.

I just have to try and not boast too much about the wonderful flavors as she drinks tea or water in the seat next to me!