Just wanted to share one of the pleasures of this summer. Most mornings I walk out to the back yard and check out the crops, finishing in my hops corner. I don't know if it's the relatively cool and damp summer we've been having, the fact that my hops have been in the ground for a few years and we're ready to take off, or that I build them a little makeshift trellise. Whatever it is, my hops are really taking off this year. I've even had to do a little thinning. Here's few pics. Don't want to guess what my harvest will look like when all is said and done, but I'll bet I will get more than one batch out of them this year.

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Plain View #72 - June 22, 2007

summer school

Hapkido demonstration

The Beatitudes

Last King of Scotland

Last Comic Standing

The triplets

Adult Adoptee List

Maly

New beer

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In case you didn't know, today is Slurpee day. You can get a free 7.11 ounce Slurpee at participating 7-11 stores. As some of you might now, I'm quite fond of this tasty nectar of the gods. I've definitely cut back over the years but when I was in high school it was a normal thing for some of my friends and I to drive 30 miles in search of certain elusive flavors, especially the ultra-rare Sprite. These days I tend to go for the classic combination of Cherry and Coke. Some of the new flavors are a little too sweet for me. Maybe that's a sign of aging.