Of Little Import

A moonbat fantasy. A compendium of fantasies, actually… it’s the whole nine yards. I’ll hand it to ‘em: this parody is VERY good. The print edition had to be pretty slick if it was half as accurate in the “look and feel” department as the ersatz web site is. Even the real NYT took note. Refresh the page a couple of times when (if) you go and pay attention to the faux ads in the lower right column… they’re howlers. Unless you’re of the Leftish persuasion, of course. In which case… there’s nothing funny about ‘em at all… just truth, as you know would like it.

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Do you use SiteMeter? If so… do you remember the gnashing and thrashing when they cut over to the “new and improved” SiteMeter that WASN’T? Wanna have some input on their latest proposed updates? You can test drive mock-ups of various reports and provide feedback to the development team by taking their survey here (you’ll need your SiteMeter ID handy). I think I spent maybe 20 minutes taking the survey… and I’m happy to report the new stuff looks pretty good. Much better than the flaming pile o’ crap they tried to roll out last September. I could live with it.

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Today’s Pics… or Broadening Our Horizons, Part Deux. The pics above were taken just before I grabbed up all the important bits and hit the verandah for Happy Hour yesterday afternoon. The last pic is a close up of one of my favorite beer vessels... purloined from the quintessential dive bar... and the very act of drinking from it makes me think of many, many good times, Gentle Reader.

But we digress. Some time ago I said I wanted to try Budweiser’s new American Ale once it became available in this part o’ the world. Well… it’s here in P-Ville and a sixer of same resides in my fridge. Check that: four bottles remain in my fridge after yesterday’s Happy Hour. The verdict: it’s not bad. You’re an astute person, Gentle Reader, if you think “not bad” is damning American Ale with faint praise. American Ale earns a passing grade with me, but only just barely. The folks at Beer Advocate have a higher opinion of the brew (collectively and on average) than I do. Witness:

That’s a pretty high grade! I’d give the beer a grade of “C.” Average, in other words… nothing special and nothing to write home about, but most definitely better than run-of-the-mill Bud. (Ed: Nothing to write home about? So why are you writing?) The beer is lovely to look at (I love the red-copper color and the way it positively shines in strong light), has a great malty aroma, but lacks substance… at least as I define substance. Overall it seems a little watery on the palette, and I prefer stronger tasting ales. Trippel, 1554, and Fat Tire are in absolutely NO danger of being replaced as the Beers of Choice here at El Casa Móvil De Pennington.

While we're on the subject...

Cheers!