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Meh!

Bryan, you constantly impress. How old are you really? Good luck on the interviews.

DannyB = Pete Millett

I do a lot of macro imaging in my research and it was no contest going with a Nikon system. As mentioned the 105 is incredible and the 60mm still has the flattest field of any 35mm macro lens AFAIK.

That sounds like a great trip Al. Don't miss Negroni in Munich.

That is a nice haul on the cocktail reference library Shelly. The FBI fizz looks good. I will give it a try tonight. I also like the look of the romance Al. That will be the second for tonight. Yay for Head-case cocktails!

Blood and Sand

A Cotillion Cocktail 1 1/2 oz Bourbon 1/2 oz Triple Sec 1/2 oz Orange Juice 1/2 oz Lemon Juice 1 dash Rum Shake and double strain

So if anyone is looking for a nice leather case that protects your entire iPad 2, I can certainly recommend the YooBao Case V2. I have been using it for about a month now and it works great. It is well constructed and really does not add much bulk. Plus it costs a bunch less than the Apple Leather case.

That is great news Nate. I'm sure Lily will make a great big sister.

Carthusian Previous recipe using 1/2 oz each Punt-e-Mes and Green Chartreuse.

So I used the sunchaser and gator for this weekends trip. They make an outstanding combo for that purpose.

Two Tanquerey Martinis. Not awesome but they will suffice.

Unfortunately no. If it did not happen last night, it's not going to happen. Going to a Fire game tonight. Maybe they have it on draft.

Sitting at the cold, windy and wet soccer fields. At least we are still in the car at the moment.

Looks like an interesting little bar Al. Cheers.

Glad all went well Ken Wolverine. Congrats Mike, sorry about your wallet.

People who don't particularly care for the k1000s?

Had a couple of Two Brothers amber ales with dinner to start off this soccer weekend.

The Scotch is in good form tonight! And now for something completely different, ... Coquetiez Du Lion Recipe by Goncalo de Sousa Monteiro 1 1/2 oz Lillet Blanc 1/2 oz Tanqueray Dry Gin (Blackwoods) 2 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters (Bitter Truth Creole Bitters) Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime twist. The house drink for Le Lion–Bar de Paris, in Hamburg. My first attempt was an inverted Vesper: four parts Lillet Blanc to one of dry gin. The old fashioned principle of mixing gin and fortified wine worked marvelously with a Lemon Twist. The next step to a worthy house cocktail would be the inclusion of bitters in the sense of the first definition of Cock-Tail. Peychaud’s Bitters were the choice for several reasons. For one, earlier experiments with Tanqueray, lime peel and Peychaud’s worked marvelously. Moreover, Peychaud’s comes from New Orleans—one of the cradles of the Cocktail—and the label of Peychaud’s features a gold medal in an 1869 exhibition at Altona, today part of Hamburg. For the name, the R in Coquetier (egg cup) was changed to Z to symbolize the hypothetical American misspelling “cocktail” and as a reminder of the Martinez, a predecessor to the Martini.

I just purchased this one so I do not have it yet. I really like forgotten cocktails and for newer concoctions I am really liking Left Coast Libations. What I actually use a lot is the Drink-a-dex app on my iPad, but I am not sure it is even available anymore. Anyway, Al is the cocktail book meister.

Not yet. We are staying in St. Charles this weekend for a soccer tournament so I am lobbying hard. I like the look of that drink Al. How is the North Shore aquavit? It is readily available around here. That stinger image is awesome Shelly, even if the actual drink is less so.

Make that thrice nice!