Kind of a quiet day today. I made the mistake of falling asleep last night sitting up at the dining room table, and have been fighting headaches all day.

We turned on the TV to watch Tiger and company play in the PGA Tournament Championship. Phil played a good round and won the tourney, but Tiger won the Fed Ex Cup. He did not play bad, but not up to his standards by any means.

Tonight is watching the Colts, and then back to another week. This will be a fast week though, we are going to Granite City Mug Club tomorrow, Robin Williams on Thursday, and a ND Home Game on Saturday.

Hope your weekend was pleasant and restful :o)

Growling Good Time :o)

Kind of a quiet, but very pleasant day today.


Sheeba (bastard kitty) came in at 0830 to make sure we were awake :o)


A spot of coffee for me and Lipton Green Tea for the Birthday Girl. We lazed around on the computers, watched Senator Kennedy's funeral service. Ted Jr. made a very moving remembrance speech, and Patrick did a nice job. Then it was President Obama with the eulogy, I think he showed proper reverence, humility, and poise - he is such a great orator.


Then it was a quick jaunt to Big League to get my hairs cutted :o)


When I got back home, we decided to head up to our new favorite spot in Mishawaka, Granite City Food and Brewery, and had appetizers (flat bread pizza and a quesadilla), a couple of Mugs ($3.45 for a 25 oz brew), and then ordered a couple of Growlers to go. A Growler is a 2-liter container of their nicely brewed beer. That converts to 67.6 ounces, or a little more than 5.5 beers. The refills on Tuesdays and Thursdays are only $5, so that makes it less than a $1 per really good beer :o)



Hope your Saturday is nice, and Sunday even better.

Visualization :o)

First, let me preface this entry by saying that I am a huge fan of Mapquest.

My folks have been having a dickens of a time with downtown South Bend and locating the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), spending hours lost. This despite the fact that we have given them printed directions. Turns out the culprit was the one way streets, and they got turned around, resulting in a consistent right turn when is should have been a left.

So today, we headed up to their place, piled into their vehicle, and went on a visualization tour. First was going to the BMV, and when we got there, they both said "that was so easy". The power of being there LOL. Second, we took a drive around the Notre Dame campus so that when they see the game information on the tele on opening day, they will be able to visualize us at the game.

While we were out-and-about, we spotted a new local establishment, Granite City Food and Brewery and decided to stop in for a cool amber beverage. As we were perusing the menu, we happened upon the "The Mug Club" where they have daily specials and you get you cool amber beverages in a large mug versus a puny little glass - I am pleased to announce that Beth and I are now members. Alas, looking at their website, they only have 26 locations, all in the Midwest. For more details, click on the GC logo to the right. We look forward to some future visits, and will seek them out as we go on our travels.

Then it was home to cut a few stalks of grass, and the yard does look better. The tractor got stuck twice in the marsh path based on the rain we have had this week, but all in all, done in about one and a half hours.

Hope your Sunday was pleasant, and that your week goes by swiftly :o)