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"You don't say!!!"

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Originally posted by randymar:
Yes, but at what cost???

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My sense of rhythm.

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posted Feb-15-2006 08:45 AM               

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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
Starting a little early today boys?

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I'm putting a freelance fire out. But I still wanted to make the time to post here, which I hope might make up for the fact that I tend to disappear in the afternoons.

Okay, but honestly, I don't have time for this crap.

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posted Feb-15-2006 08:48 AM               

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Well finally a minute to tell you all about NYC. It was fun – it was work, it was Polyho and it was beer.

I did have to work while there – as opposed to the rest of the crew who went around and saw art.

We had a reading set up for Will Lupens that was well attended.

Beer a la MM.

Thursday evening we had 45 minutes between my work and the reading. I had been running on coffee and gummy bears and needed something more substantial. We headed out to a bar that I have been to before and there it was – Blue Point Oatmeal Stout. Well why not? It went well with the country style sausages I ordered. When the bartender poured it I had my doubts as it poured way too quickly – no head. But after it sat in front of me for a moment, a frothy head appeared with nitrogen bubbles. So I did as suggested and savored it, slowly and exponentially (I think) the second half slower than the first, the last quarter even slower until the last delicious drop.

Then Friday evening, we all met up for dinner and on the way back to our hotel, El Seρor and I stopped at this food store – they have a buffet of hot and cold salads, dairy products, candy and beer. An amazing selection of various beer that are available to buy as singles. My choice was Black Sheep Ale. MM – I toast the queen – it was good.

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Hey, nice post, LT - this deserves to be answered. Is Polyho a beer? Good selections on the others: was that your first oatmeal stout? Good ain't it. And I haven't had Black Sheep in a few years. Is that a pale ale? I'd Google it, but as you know, I'm busy doing freelance work.

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posted Feb-15-2006 08:53 AM            

Polyho is our publishing company, so will did a reading there.

I can't say it was my first Oatmeal Stout, but was my first stout savored in the MM style.

I would feel sorry for you as you sound busy today, but I seem to remember a post last week when you managed to enjoy a brew at lunch.

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posted Feb-15-2006 09:01 AM               

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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
Polyho is our publishing company, so will did a reading there.

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Dangit - I knew that. Sorry.

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I would feel sorry for you as you sound busy today, but I seem to remember a post last week when you managed to enjoy a brew at lunch.

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Oh yeah - we drink beer whenever possible around here. It's always funny when we come in on Monday and look at our current job and think "what the hell happened to me on Friday?!" We should lay off the 9% ABV Belgians.

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posted Feb-15-2006 09:03 AM               

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Originally posted by randymar:
She ain't a human being!!!

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Then God save the Queen's husband.

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posted Feb-15-2006 09:23 AM               

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Originally posted by randymar:
"There's only two things I hate in this world. People who are intolerant of other people's cultures and the Dutch."

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Michael Caine! (Not a lot of people know that).

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posted Feb-15-2006 09:30 AM            

Only says ...

Two words ...

At once.

Did you ...

ever notice???

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posted Feb-15-2006 09:34 AM               

Oh, and you should read this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0340379057/qid=1140014852/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/103-8978482-1431828?s=books&v=glance&n=283155

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posted Feb-15-2006 09:38 AM            

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Originally posted by MikeMills:
Michael Caine! (Not a lot of people know that).

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I think that Randy is quoting you quoting Michael Caine in a previous post - does this count as time travel?

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posted Feb-15-2006 09:44 AM               

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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
I think that Randy is quoting you quoting Michael Caine in a previous post - does this count as time travel?

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Einstein would have thought so.
So if you were a few million light years away, and you had a telescope powerful enough to see the earth, would you see dinosaurs?
And if time has always been around, and has existed since infinity ago, that would mean there was an infinite amount of time before anything ever happened. Is that possible?

>>> Okay, read it again ; )

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Originally posted by MikeMills:
Oh, and you should read this:

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Neighbor by Will Lupens
Publisher: Polyho Press (October 1, 2005)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #981,658 in Books

Not Many People Know That!: Michael Caine's Almanac of Amazing Information by Michael Caine
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division (October 1, 1986)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,814,645 in Books

Wow, LT, you're 832,987 books ahead of Michael Caine!!!

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posted Feb-15-2006 12:20 PM            

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Originally posted by MikeMills:
I'm about to go get one.
I don't know about anyone else, but it often surprises me how my particularness about beer never extended to my coffee preferences. I can drink just about any old crappy cup of coffee and be quite happy.

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Likewise - although that is a survival mechanism.

My grandfather drinks freeze-dried with cremora and two teaspoons of sugar. He likes to make one for me too.

I travel to Atlanta at times - need I say more?

My favorite coffee vendor in NYC is a cart - I get a medium, cream and sugar - no bag and then hand the change to "George" who panhandles in the next block.

My wallet thanks me for this though -

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posted Feb-15-2006 12:49 PM            

We have a very nice Deer Park water cooler right next to the refrigerator, with a five gallon jug, yet many people are to lazy (or possibly, clumsy) and have to use the sink.

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