Do what you love. It sounds so easy. The older I get the harder it seems. Yet the older I get the more important it seems. I’ve built a life that I can say I am proud of. I have a beautiful wife and wonderful 6 month old daughter. I own a home and am able to provide for my family. Those are the most important things to me. All in all, I’m grateful for the life I have.
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Fatherhood
My father died over two years ago. It had been several years since I had talked to him. Our last encounter was one that I will never forget. We truly almost came to blows. I’m not one to fight. But that day I was ready to.
Hazy update: bottling was a success!
As I mentioned in the last post, bottling a hazy is always an adventure for a homebrewer. Oxidation is always a worry, and with hazys, it’s even more of an issue due to the large amount of hops and how easily the style can be ruined by oxygen. Thanks to a wonderful r/homebrewing post from user rhymeswithoranj, Rod’s Lazy Hazy Pale Ale was packaged up successfully.
Brew Day!
This past weekend I made my way down to San Jose get another brew day in with Josh. But this wasn’t just any brew day, this was our first attempt at all grain! We’ve been extract brewing for a few years now and we have finally made the jump.
This was a learning brew for sure. We just wanted to go with a nice and easy IPA to get the hang of things. Overall the process went smoothly, but we would do a few things different next time.
NFL Championship Weekend
The last four. Exactly what everyone expected, right? I think more people would have expected the 49ers and the Titans to finish last in their divisions than to make their respective conference championships. And Green Bay was staring at a declining Rodgers playing under a new coach for the first time in over a decade.
Nike Joyride Flyknit
Air is dead. Thousands of tiny little beads are here to stay. Or at least I hope so. I picked up a pair of Nike’s newest tech, the Joyrides, earlier this month. I was in need of a comfortable pair of shoes that would last all day. Me being me, I used this as an excuse to buy a new pair of sneakers.
Let’s start the season
The research has been done, the podcasts have been listened to and now the draft is complete. Here are your 2019 Alshon Jeffreys:
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