Git'R'Done!

Um....????

Score - Jetta/Skidplate 1 - Concrete - 0

So I was out running errands last week...specifically on SR900 between Renton and Issaquah. Just driving along, minding my own business, sunroof open, tunes on the stereo. Suddenly the car in front of me swerved, and just as I was reacting, I saw what it was he was swerving to avoid - a chunk of concrete about the size of a softball. Without time to avoid it, I ran smack into it at about 45mph. I cursed at the top of my lungs, pulled the car over immediately and shut the engine off, assuming that this prison softball may have penetrated the aluminum skidplate I have protecting the oil pan. I waited for a break in traffic and peered my head underneath -

No fluid spills apparent (yet). Thank god! I let the car sit a minute and then fired it back up. No strange noises either, I think we're ok!

As I was about to pull onto the road again, I paused, got back out, and scrounged through the bushes for the assailant. I brought it home as a memento, and now we've got ourselves a nice redneck doorstop!

Behold the (lack of) carnage -

Are you excited about the presidential election?

I know I am...and so are these guys!

In case you can't put it all together...

Here's a nice Venn Diagram for you...
Crimes and Misdemeanors

Mmmm, Cold, Frosty, Hoppy, Fermented Goodness...

So I headed on over to the Mac and Jacks Brewery on Monday to finally pick myself up a pony keg. $80 later I'm headed home with the Northwest's best brew! I got the keg installed and gave it a while to settle. My first pour was still a bit foamy. The documentation that I have said to set the CO2 at about 12psi. I've got it down to around 8 to see if that will kill the foam a bit (though I can live with it). But if Kevin were here pouring, it'd be a major problem...who taught that guy to dispense beer?

Foam or not, when I come home from work my Mac and Jacks is cold and fresh! This, my friends, is living! And major thanks to my lovely wife...remember, it all strictly environmental/economical!



Come on over for a beer anytime!

One Remote to rule them all...

With apologies to JR.R. Tolkien...

So Jaime had originally presented me with a new car stereo for my birthday (it's what I wanted!) but no sooner had I finally gotten it then we had ordered the Sportwagen. So I finally got the stereo sold on Craigslist, and in the meantime, Jaime replaced my birthday gift with something even MORE awesome! Ladies and Gentlemen, I present you with the Logitech Harmony One universal remote control...


That's right, one remote control, for EVERYTHING! This thing is totally sweet! That's the only way to describe it! Tivo? Cable Box? DVD player? TV? Stereo? EVERYTHING! And it's wife approved due to the aesthetic appeal of a coffee table with only one remote control.

It does have a couple of bugs. If you turn on say the TV, but then use the remote to change to something else, it'll turn it off, since it's all macro based, but it is easy to get around that, and it is HIGHLY intuitive. A great product!

Just a minor oversight...

So I failed to mention that July 8th was our two year wedding anniversary. I didn't forget on the actual day, so it's forgivable, right Jaime? Thanks (or maybe not) to Brooke for pointing that out...
Jaime is the most rockin' most awesome wife ever!!!! (Plus she's pretty and smart!!) We enjoyed the evening with a nice meal, a sunset, and a bottle of champagne from our wedding!