Happy Solstice!

Longest day of the year, means of course that the days are now getting shorter. Winter will soon be upon us. But until then, we can enjoy the sunshine. I did today, excusing myself from the tedium of studying to go exploring down by the river. And what did I find? Probably the prettiest place in all Scottsbluff county, and it wasn't even at the top of the bluff! I will definatly be back to do some fishin' and beer drinkin', down by the river.

In a related story, my latest batch of homebrew, a belgian pale ale, has turned out better than I hoped for, easily the best batch I've ever done, 10x better than my first efforts. Now I can only hope the trend continues; I have a trial batch of a special, secret, ancient brew that I am hoping to make for the wedding, but I figured I should give it a preview to see that it is fit for human consumption. We shall see. If you read my post about the rye bread and balloon animals awhile back, there has been progress on both fronts. I have graduated to silly hats and more sour sourdough.