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Tonight’s grappa.

2010 Corte alla Flora Rosso di Montepulciano with wood-fired pizzas.

Daytime at the beach

Clouds and mist burned off early to give is a gorgeous Saturday.

Beachfront view

Long weekend at the beach to close out September.

Everywhere and nowhere

Somewhere near the Minnesota/Wisconsin border, probably overhead La Crosse if our flight path is at all accurate.

Or anywhere else in the world at 38,000 feet.

BOCK. Also: Pils.

Seasonal beers FTW.

And David’s brew, the Czech Pilsner:

I think it’s going to rain today.

Rocks.

Maker’s Mark. At a coffee shop. At the mall.

I must not be in Utah anymore!

Crabby

The crab and asparagus omelet at Skillet. Insanely delicious.

Coffee shot.

At Skillet in German Village.

Yep, that’s where I am

It’s summer!

If Samuel Adams’ Summer Ale is to be believed.

And I’m ready to believe.

Icicle Flight

Brrr.

At some point I need to post a few things from my trip to China

In no particular order:

• The Saga of The Trip Home in text messages and international phone calls
• I ATE A BIRD FOOT and other adventures in cuisine
• Traffic!
• OMG crowded sidewalks at 02:00???
• Some other stuff that escapes me at this moment

So, yeah. Pester me about it, would you?

Losers

Spent C$10, got 15 losers and 2 winners. Down C$8. Woo gambling?

I lose :-(

Julie Anne won, 324 to 310.

I win!

283 to 195.

Morning on the lake

Long light, time for a rest

He looks up every 15–20 seconds to check if the signal has changed.

 

 

Yay more rain

One day of part sun in a row, guess we can’t be too picky.

 

 

Evidence of sun!

Scant though it is, the glint off Grand Gateway is most welcome.

Whimsical tickets

There’s a certain charming whimsy to the cuteness that, to my eye, pervades a lot of Asian culture. Maybe we in America need a bit more silly in our daily lives, eh wot?

Yuyuan Garden

Fascinating to be in a country with such long history.

Also: GIANT GOLDFISHES!

Foggy day

The high-rise offices of Grand Gateway disappearing into the mists.

Foggy day at Grand Gateway, Xujiahui, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China

Routes

Catching the 522 near my house.

Jarring

Back to work today for the first time since November 23. Since that day I’ve spent 8 days in the Caribbean (ah, sun/sand/water....) and took a day off for my 40th birthday yesterday.

And now SLAM back to the regular routine. Amazing how quickly the old patterns return:

1. Alarm at 05:30, didn’t even twitch.
2. Out the door by 06:00 to the park & ride.
3. On the bus, 30-minute ride to the office.
4. Yay badge still works!
5. Computer set up, time to start Outlook chewing on email updates.

All this and it’s only 07:15. I’ll spend most of today and possibly part of tomorrow filtering through vast volumes of email and other messages and catching up on what happened while I was out.

On the plus side, I’ve a short work week. So the crazy can only last four days.

How’s your Tuesday?

Pirate Punch

Bacardi Coco and Pyrat XO rums, pineapple and orange juices, fresh lime.

Ahh, the tropics. :-)

#116

Chasing Tail ale in my Squatters Mug Club mug :-)

Kat2-D2

Majestic

Snow-capped peaks south of Harrison Hot Springs.

Lakeside

Harrison Lake. Ahh, pretty.