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1014 days ago
We've decided to grow our family to include more than just fur children - that's right, I'm preggers! Heaven's to Betsy, that's quite the life change. I'm about half way there so far, and until now having a little one growing inside me has been an interesting experience. I've had to quit my tropical drinking habbits, and learn some new booze-free libations. It's actually been quite fun, there are many 'virgin' (yes, I see the irony) ingredients that go into the traditional tiki drink. During the first few weeks, before I was praying to the porcelain tiki god, I had to keep things a little secret. We had a loudmouth friend over(yes Ken, I mean you) and I had to fake a few rounds of Mojitos. Luckily, Mojitos happen to be one of the easiest drinks to virgin-ify. Take some mint, some fresh lime, some sugar and some fizzy clear stuff, muddle away and there you have it! Completely identical to the original. I fooled him goood. Just recently I had my half-way (that's week 20) ...
1171 days ago
I had a wonderful time at the beerfest this year. The libations were divine and the level of inebriation was ideal. The lineups were never too long and the crowd never got too rowdy. I can't wait for next year. That's Amaya on the left and me on the right.
1188 days ago
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature, and has no chance of being free unless made or kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill
