Kylie, this is you.

Well, not exactly, minus the white spot on her chest.

6-Pack De Jour and Misc. Animated Gifs

If I were in New Hampshire, this would be my local brew of choice.

Conversely, I wouldn't recommend this as local brew choice while in Florida:

Nathan's Revenge Fantasy

In the continuing saga of Nathan's quest to join the civilized world, he's getting the hang of how potty training works.  By getting the hang of things, he understand what needs to be done and has done the deed in the past, but he generally doesn't have the patience to sit and wait.



Well today it's business as usual as he's sitting on the potty.  Waiting for it, waiting for it...

Brewing a Maibock German Style Lager with Abbie

In time for spring, I decided to take the Mr. Beer kit out of hibernation to brew a Maibock German Style Lager that is described by Mr. Beer as complex, bready, and having a slightly honey-like malt sweetness.  This is probably the first time I've brewed since moving to Peoria.  I mention this as the Lake Michigan water via the DuPage Water Commission used in my earlier endeavors didn't cause any problems.  Let's see what the water tables of Peoria gives us.  (That said, the water in Peoria has a much higher magnesium and calcium content compared against Lake Michigan water.  However those ions are mitigated by the water softer.)  

Nathan Get His First Mitt

So my first mitt was for right-handed throwers.  For those that don't know, I throw left-handed.  This led to some confusion as a kid as I always wanted to put a ball in my mitt and in the same motion throw my mitt.