That's what I came up with too, Jesse, but the Trial by Jury part threw me.

Why does it make you think it's not the one?

Whoo-hoo! Tom found and purchased the much recommended Anderson Valley Winter Solstice beer! He said that it was the only six pack left at the store (at Vinnin, Frank) and also it was magical- he'd looked carefully for a while on the shelves, didn't find it, and then on his pass through on the way out, it was there!

Excited to try it! They are chilling in the fridge as we speak. I just have to finish this paper... then, time for treats!!!

Random fact of the day: Little blue herons of Mississippi form pair-bonds between males and females. Yet they sometimes have "extra-marital" affairs. Oddly, extra-marital copulations last for a shorter time than marital ones - eight vs. twelve seconds.

Whoo-hoo! Tom found and purchased the much recommended Anderson Valley Winter Solstice beer! He said that it was the only six pack left at the store (at Vinnin, Frank) and also it was magical- he'd looked carefully for a while on the shelves, didn't find it, and then on his pass through on the way out, it was there!

Excited to try it! They are chilling in the fridge as we speak. I just have to finish this paper... then, time for treats!!!

You are in for a trancendent beer experience, my friend.

I've been drinking Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale all weekend (and by "all weekend," I mean "2 beers"), because I haven't yet gone to the ginormous store that sells all the beer in the world. But I will, soon.

You are in for

For a second I thought Teppy was whitefonting the effects of the beer.

Yeah, yeah -- I clicked the Post box too soon. I have Homer Simpson fat fingers.

And, relatedly, am going to watch some Simpsons with The Boy right now.

Someone remind me never to buy new furniture again. I got 6 chairs at Cost Plus World Market last night (these, actually), and OMG the amount of packaging they came in! I was figuring that driving around to used-furniture stores in order to find what I want would be less environmentally-efficient than just going to one place. But I ended up with what seemed like three cubic yards of cardboard and styrofoam, not to mention six allen wrenches and about twenty plastic bags.

GAH.

And of course the chairs are too dark to match my kitchen table (an old butcher-block thing I inherited from my sister). I wonder if I can stain the table to match?

Also, I should have bought 4 chairs and a bench. Duh.

Here's a useful invention: [link]

Those are nice chairs, aside from the agita!

OK, if you've ever sung Christmas music and/or enjoyed college a capella, this is pretty funny: [link] Courtesy of my father.