Friends

Friends, whatta got if you don’t got friends? Not much.
We received a last minute invite to the Reds game last night from the king and queen of the swimming pool illuminati. I have two words for anyone going to a game on a 100° night.
Luxury box!
Oh yeah, we had a good time high above the sweaty masses watching in air conditioned comfort. The only downer was we left after the 11th inning and when we made it to Fountain Square all the fireworks went off and we knew they had won, we missed an Adam Dunn homer in the 12th. How bad could it have been? The 7th inning reliever had an ERA of 22.5!
Thanks again guys for the invite.

ArtWorks

zulieka

I like to read zulieka's blog every so often. I read it despite the fact she rubs my nose in my lack of of writing ability. But still, she inspires me sometimes and a post from last month reminded me of two things; one just how beautifully she can express thoughts and two,how much I've always admired people who could pursue their goals with single minded vision. She says of one persons actions in particular,

"…it) reminds us of the spirit of childhood, and of the sort of naivety that comes not of being stupid, but of ignoring the small impossibilites and mundane obstacles of earthdom. Was there a time, despite being told that it was ridiculous, and despite the logic even small brains can infer, that you flapped your arms as hard as you could while jumping off a bookcase?"

Spoiler warning! Her blog is fiction, but have you ever read anything and afterwards no matter how hard you squeezed your eyes shut the tears still leaked out?

Longworth's

Saturday turned out to be a really awesome day so we strolled to Longworth's and Mt. Adams for lunch. Only about a 25 minute walk from 7th and Race downtown, of course, it was a 25 minute walk straight uphill, but it helped walk off that huge lunch.

John Deere Convention

Anyone else do a double take on a tractor downtown this weekend?
Somewhere there was a tractor convention going on.

Moerlien OTR Ale Haus

The Beer Goddess and I met in OTR to sample the new Christian Moerlein brew, Fifth & Vine Marzen. Its was pretty good, but I'm not sure if its as good as the OTR Ale, I'll have to do more research on the subject.

Holly Spears@Cosmo's

Hanen't been to Cosmo's forever, they've done alot since then, the outdoor patio is totaly enclosed now, pretty cool space. The burgers are awesome, Ms. Spears was a tad loud but it was a bar so, hey, thats what you bought in for right?

Padre's home run

Cincinnati Enquirer

Some of the high ranking members of the swimming pool illuminati went to the game last Friday and tried to catch a home run. Unwilling to lose a freshly purchased brat the ball bounced around until it was sat on and then tossed back. Seems like overkill throwing back a Padres homerun, but there you go.

Bush has to take every threat seriously now

MOERLEIN FIFTH & VINE OKTOBERFEST LAUNCH

MOERLEIN FIFTH & VINE OKTOBERFEST MARZEN TO KICK OFF THE OKTOBERFEST SEASON AT OTR ALE HAUS ON FINDLAY MARKET SQUARE
The Over-the-Rhine Foundation and the Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. will co-host an event that opens the doors of the Moerlein OTR Ale Haus from Thursday, August 16th through Sunday the 19th , 2007.
Attendees can get an early start on Oktoberfest with a limited-edition, commemorative Moerlein Fifth & Vine Oktoberfest ceramic beer mug and T-Shirts.

If the Fifth & Vine Marzen is as good as the OTR Ale it will be some good stuff. Those wacky brewers, I need someone German to explain why you brew a beer in September and name it March.

UPDATE: My favorite beer snob, Janet, told me, "Due to the weather and lack of refrigeration the beers used to be brewed in March or April and stored over the summer to be served in the fall. Whoever developed this new style beer decided to name it Marzen since that is when it was brewed. "