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So it's been a bad day, week, month... whatever - You're just looking for a way to escape for a few hours. To unwind as my mom likes to say. Happy Hour to the rescue! I've always loved the idea of happy hour. It's a time for co-workers, friends, and complete strangers to collectively relax and let off some steam. After all, nothing soothes the pains of the daily grind like a few tasty pints... or ice-cold cocktails if that's more your style. I've never had a problem making it to the pub and enjoying myself. Rather, I seem to have trouble finding an...
This past weekend we celebrated one of my favorite holidays - St. Patrick's Day! I've blogged about St. Patty's before, but this post is more to share some pictures of the day's events than anything else. We started the day off by meeting up at Timmy & Julie's place over in Grandview for some several pints of Guinness - and you know how I loves me some Guinness! By mid-afternoon The Buckeyes had moved on to the next round of the NCAA tourney, most of the party guests had arrived, and I had several pints under my belt... so naturally it was time...
I was talking with Phil and Jon earlier today and we got onto the topic of personal finance... specifically the spending habits of married vs. unmarried men. (background: Phil and Jon are both married... I am not.) The general consensus was that the bachelor tends to spend his hard earned scratch ($$$) on completely non-essential items (high-priced tech toys, alcohol paraphernalia, sports memorabilia, etc...) whereas the married man tends to make more conservative purchases. Then to drive the nail home, Phil mentioned the Beer Launcher as one of those items that the bachelor (read: me) would buy, but he won't...
This past week's match pitted us against Deacon Blues (I don't know their current standings as the league web site is down). It was a hard fought game by both teams, but the good guys were able to prevail! Game 5 - Lightning vs. Deacon Blues The final score was 3 - 2. I tried to keep track of the scoring a little better this week, but this weekend was a rough one so my memory is a bit grey... so correct me if I get this wrong. Scoring for Team Lightning: Mike Oster Steve Riley Mike...