Party!

fwd: Party!
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So, today was the bi-annual member's-only party at Yager's in Folsom. Sadly enough, Rachelle and I are both "members" at Yager's. The member's party involves all the beer you can drink (between 11 and 3), mini-corndogs and pizza-puffs. Rock on. The PBR on tap was a surprise. The reason Rachelle and I really like Yager's is they have a great selection of beers on tap. To be fair, the PBR was only one of the choices we had today, and the others rocked. Not to say the PBR wasn't interesting. Several people mentioned that PBR is best served in a plastic cup or through a beer-bong. So true. Nothing else much has been going on out here. Pretty much work and TV. And biking. I bought a new bike a couple of months ago and I had forgotten how much I really enjoyed riding. I went out for a short ride last weekend to test out my new cyclometer and ended up riding 25+ miles. Not an extremely long ride, but long enough for my lazy ass to hurt for several days. Speaking of my lazy ass, I spent several hours cleaning the garage yesterday. Part of that involved taking three bundles of cellulose insulation I had left over and spreading them (by hand) through the attic. Not so much of a problem if you could actually stand in the attic, but it's basically a crawl space with about 3 feet of clearance and nothing to stand on but the cross-beams. Lots of crouching on my tip-toes. At least it got me out of going to the gym. Too tired. Enough for now. I've got plenty of TiVo to watch tonight. Lots of new shows, lots of old shows. Should be a good Sunday.

Apocalypse Sacramento

Apocalypse Sacramento
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For those of you who don't listen to talk radio, you might not be aware that California is going to be the next spot for an apocalyptic natural disaster. The reasoning for this seems to be that THE ATHEIST AMERICA-HATING LIBERALS ARE DESTROYING THE SANCTITY OF MARRIAGE AND OPENING THE DOOR TO POLYGAMY, GROUP MARRIAGE AND BESTIALLITY BY SANCTIONING THE ABOMINATION OF GAY MARRIAGE, and GOD IS GOING TO SMITE THE UNBELIEVERS LIKE HE DID IN SRI LANKA AND NEW ORLEANS. Or something like that. But louder. I've been reading about AB 849 in the paper and listening to the talking-heads discuss the pro's and con's of gay marriage and I can't even begin to see how a couple of dudes or chicks getting married will effect me in the slightest, which is my barometer for whether something is a "good thing", a "bad thing", or a "couldn't give a rat's ass less thing". Could be a little simplistic (and selfish), but if something benefits me, it's a "good thing". If something causes me harm, discomfort or annoyance, it's a "bad thing". If something is going to have no impact on my life in any way, shape or form, that would fall under the category of "couldn't give a rat's ass less thing", which is where I currently see gay marriage. I'm not gay, have no plans on becoming gay, and am already happily married. Even if this whole thing is a slippery-slope and ends up with polygymy being legal, I still don't see how that's going to effect me. I had enough trouble finding one woman to marry me without having to worry about finding another one willling to put up with my "eccentricities", i.e., "crap". Anyway, I would think that all of these people protesting outside the Capitol would be glad that these gay couples could be getting married. According to one sign I saw, "queers and fornicators" aren't going to heaven, so there should be more room for these bigots and their bull-horns. Of course they'll all be dressing like crap and have no idea what color drapes would match best with their puce wallpaper, but that's a price they seem willing to pay. Anyway, I hope this isn't the last post I am able to write before God sends a lightning bolt through the head of every registered Democrat in California. I have so much more to say.

Gaslamp Strip Club

Strip Club
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I just found my new favorite restaurant in San Diego. Rachelle and I were walking through the Gaslamp district and I saw a sign for the "Gaslamp Strip Club". Needless to say, I was intrigued. Turns out the "strip" part had nothing to do with naked women and everything to do with steak, as in "New York Strip". I've read about these kinds of restaurants before, but I've never actually seen one. The menu has a great selection of steaks and kabobs, and the kick is you get to cook them yourself on one of several communal grills. Surprisingly fun. Of course, there is no discount involved just because you do all the cooking, and the hour-long wait in the lounge drinking (very good) martinis can make it difficult to remember just how long the steaks have been cooking. Whatever. Pour on a little more Lea & Perrins, order another dirty martini and suck it up. All in all, I'd have to give it an "A". More about San Diego tomorrow. Lots of stuff packed into two short days and I need my beauty sleep. Seriously.

Surf's Up!

State Fair
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Well, not exactly "surf", but I did go to the surfing display at the California State Fair last night. I love living in a place that gears their entire State Fair around surfing, surf music and surf movies. And lots and lots of fried stuff. In addition to the standard deep-fried corn dogs and fried dough, you can also get fried Reese's, fried Oreos, fried Snickers, fried Milky Way, fried Twinkies, etc. Basically, if it's already bad for you the fine people at the fair will batter it and fry it for you. Friggin' nasty and friggin' tasty all at the same time. Also, new this year for the health-conscious and/or vegan, they are offering deep-fried avocados. I'm just waiting for them to come out with some deep-fried bacon-on-a-stick next year. Despite the wonderful smells, I was able to avoid most of the fried food last night and all of the $7 beers. I refuse to pay $7 for a beer that I can get 12 of for the same price at the corner convenience store. It might be a different story if they were offering good beer, but it's basically Bud and Miller products. All in all, I'd have to say the people watching at the Fair has been pretty poor this year. There is usually a freak-show quality to the attendees, but not so much this year. Either that or I'm it. Whatever.

I'm even more confident now that we traded the X-terra in just in time. Gas has now crossed the $3 barrier here in Sacramento and the SUV was just sucking it down. It would have cost Rachelle about $6 a day just commuting to work every day, and we live fairly close to her office. The xA is friggin' tiny, but it gets great mileage. AND you can trick it out with a neon package, rims, thumpin' system, hydraulics, etc. As soon as I can explain to Rachelle why that would be a good idea. Could take a while.