STP, what is it?

For some it brings to mind an oil treatment, others Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine, a hallucinogen from the 60's referred to as silence, tranquility, peace. However, as of this Wednesday it will be an annual event, SCREW THE PIGS day. Now pigs encompasses a wide demographic. For some it can mean the police, others the prosecutors (a wink and nod to The Great Instigator) , and to a great many the politicians. For hermit types such as myself it can just refer to people in general. I'm quite sure there is a big group that would have it stand for Screw That Paul, and thats alright with me.

Now when STP day lands on a Friday that creates a golden STP day. On such occaisions we are all to dress like the Blue Man Group but in gold and drink golden ales all nite long. I would appreciate everyones support of this day of commiseration, celebration, and rebelion in this its inugural year and those to follow. We've all been screwed by these various P's at one time or another, now it is time for us to turn the tables, or bar stools as it were.

99 bottles of beer on the wall? Thats school boy stuff

What goes up must go down, one Dusty bottle at a time. Soon to come, four days of planting and watering with expectations of happy faces blooming. The doors open a 5:30 Wednesday.

Random thoughts

The other day I found myself behind a car with both an Obama/Biden sticker and a Darwin fish with legs emblem. I had to laugh at the contradictory message of endless hand outs and survival of the fittest. The icing on the cake is that she drove in a loop in my neighborhood. Lost in more ways than one.

On TV there are a couple of shows, Operation Repo being one, that shows peoples cars being taken back for non payment. I find it amusing in two ways. First it is the ghetto trash that gets paid to retrieve the cars. My second thought that is if this is so entertaining why not show people whose houses are being foreclosed on! Maybe call it Operation Home Invasion.

Lastly, a couple days before christmas I was given a bag full of baked goods, a Hickory Farms package, and a three and a half pound bag of M&Ms. In bold lettering at the top of the bag was "resealable bag". Why?

Christopher Dodd did not mention the freedom from the fear of carrying a mass of parasites.
I hope the emergency rooms are prepared for the flood of people coming in due to wounds from
rape because we all, at least hard working self sustaining Americans, are being screwed.

Its hard to not drink when its snowing

Not that what is falling right now is really snow, but it is winter white stuff. From what the Great Instigator told me the other day two feet of snow fell on Tuesday down in Flagstaff. I used to love walking down to the brewery, sitting towards the front end of the bar and watch snow and pedestrians fall. Seeing Phoenicians slide and spin across route 66 while Griper would see to it that my glass was never empty. Great days for Old Crustacean!

Its also difficult to not drinking while sitting at a computer. Or it could be that it is difficult to sit at a computer when not drinking. Hence the lack of hardly believable tales from A Free Wheelin life. Only two more months (did I just write only?) and the beer will be flowing. I am already planning my beer menu for that extended weekend. The first night will be a handful of Belgians. The next will be Thomas Hardy's Ale, and JW Lees Harvest ale vintage comparisons. The third night is reserved for Barley Wines, and the fourth for Porters and Stouts. Only two long months.

Its about responsibility,priorities and simplicity ,not insurance, greed and materialism

This talk about health care reform is getting rather nauseating. Perhaps I should go to the emergency room. Here is the funny thing about this debate, all the talk is about insurance companies and physicians raising their rates. Now ask yourself how many insurance sales men and doctors are members of the congress or senate? Now, how many lawyers are there? Lately we've been hearing talk of salary caps for executives that are with companies that needed bailing out. That's fine with me, but what about capping lawyers fees? The people who pushed up medical cost and there by insurance premiums along with other living expenses due to outlandish law suits and punitive damage cases.(ambulance chasers) I suppose as the saying goes, you can't bite the hand that feeds. Think about the impact lawyers have on the cost of living. Are any of their actions resulting in a lower cost of living and a better quality of living?

All in all it comes down to personal responsibility. Take care of yourself and your family. If you can't cover your children buy some condoms next time. I would be willing to bet that half of the uninsured people have nicer vehicles than I do. Live in a nicer place. Have all the latest gadgets and all the other trappings of a materialistic lifestyle. In most cases insurance coverage is about choices. Now if celebrities were to walk around wearing their insurance cards hanging around their necks the lemmings may just work to acquire one. Or stop spending their 5-8 dollars a day on cigarettes.

All I ask is not necessarily to agree with me, but rather give this thought line some open minded consideration. If self and lawyer control don't work for you I do have another solution. Not only would it lower health care cost, but it would also create jobs, lower housing cost, and raise the over all standard and quality of life. Regrettably most of America is not ready for this. It's all the PC mud in their eyes.

In answer to your question Pink; Its been a while but...

Its not that I haven't had anything to say. We all know that will never happen, but just as in the heroin days I might only mumble, I now get to the keyboard and my fingers just fumble. Now that reminds me of the time I went three days with having everything rhyme. Not sure why I did it or what prompted it but I did it and that's all there is to it. Oh, except for the fact that when I stopped the rhyming at finishing a sentence people would wait for a follow up rhyming line.

As for whats been going on. I am now half way thru my court sanctioned sobriety. All is well tho I am a little edgy, but then again I always have been. It may not have anything to do with the alcohol deprivation, but in stead being at an all time low point in my job (have you guys heard the new Dylan song "I Feel A Change Coming On?") Or the anticipation of what I have waiting for me in my closet. Or shall I say beer cellar. It is partially stock with some of the worlds greatest beers including a 1988 Samichlaus, a '79 and '88 Thomas Hardy's ale (along with eight or so 2008. Just a bit of info. This year the brewing of Thomas Hardy was discontinued). I have a fine collection of JW Lees Harvest ale with three '99's, two '00's, two '01's, two '02's, one each '05,6, and 7. And yes I am loaded up on Trappist and Belgian ales as well as some barley wines. If you click on the pic it will enlarge so you can see the specific labels if you so desire.

As for my JCS. Well the diagnosis is a double edged sword. It is not terminal, but also not curable or treatable. I find the latter to be quite alright. The symptoms are rather like Parkinsons with a smile. A bobbing and weaving of the head. Slightly raised arms with waving hands and spasmatic fingers. Facial expressions vary from a simple, almost moronic grin to a full on smile and wide eyed wonderment. It is most often accompanied by the sounds of Jerry Garcia. So if you know of anyone else that suffers from Joe Cocker Syndrome, don't pity them, pity the ones how don't have or don't understand the condition.

In closing a brief work related item. Sarah Palin just put out her book and will be staying in the tri cities for thanksgiving. Rumor has it that she will be at B&N for a book signing. Here is whats really going down. The Monday after thanksgiving she will be working in the receiving dept. with me. It is a "connecting with the low lifes" promotional gimmick. I just look forward to the end of the day when I can smack her on the ass and say "Top effort Sarah top effort".

I know there was more but JCS does come with minor memory complications.