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Mine arrived yesterday. Another big thanks to Lil'Knight and Deepak.

I'm not sure I would put much stock in the lines this early on. On another note, Knowshon Moreno sucked.

Thanks Al, it seemed an appropriate opening drink. The recipe I found for the Monte Carlo also called for rye but it was dam tasty with Bourbon. I need to try the Not Theory, sounds pretty good. Decided to up the ante on the Sazerac

I could never pick Brady on principal.

I like the Partida reposado. I will try the Casa Noble when I can find it. The premiere drink has to be Sazerac

Mine too. Unfortunately the soccer tournament was in Bloomington, IL. Not nearly so nice.

Happy birthday!

My new bar. The money shot

Drove to Bloomington for the first soccer tournament of the season. Now waiting for the first game to start.

Hope your smoking that Took my queue from a creepy robot and made a Metropolitan 2 oz Maison Surrenne Cognac 1 oz Carpano Antica 1/2 tsp Simple Syrup 2 dashes Bittercube Bolivar Bitters Stir with ice and stir 31.4159 times. Strain into cocktail glass and enjoy.

If you will be taking a lot of insect shots, and are impatient, then the 105 may be worth the money. If most of your macros will be of non-motile things, then I do not see the big advantage of increased working distance at a given magnification. Anyone who makes proclamations that one is always better is simply full of shit. If you are buying the lens from somewhere that has a thirty day return, use it yourself and decide if it works for you.

A cheap RCA DVD player for the car to replace the POS Next Base player that never worked correctly from day one and now just doesn't work.

That's what they want you to think.

A Bourbon Monte Carlo ala Marc This envy is tasty.

My 60mm is the non VR version and I am not sure how they changed it. As a general rule I prefer Nikon glass to Sigma but that is not based on any recent, i.e. Less than 6 years, comparisons.

Nice pallet of Sazeracs Al! That's some big science. The scotch selection is awe-inspiring as always Mikey. Good call on the Monte Carlo Marc, this may be next. Starting first with a Carthusian. Good shit Maynard!

Cool and good to know. I remember seeing it up in Champaign, now I just have to remember where.

The vitamix is definitely you

Actually that looks pretty good. I've been meaning to ask, what do you think of the Gran Classico Bitters? How does it compare to Campari?

Hmm, interesting. They really are a lot closer than I thought. A higher frame rate can be a definite advantage for the candid shots. Looks like a good decision.

Will it be used for baby pictures? If so I can pretty much guarantee that low light performance is a serious consideration.

Nice!

Yep, kind of annoying but limited to mobile safari.

Slow drinking weekend here. Had some Vespers yesterday out on the deck before dinner. That is definitely the house drink here now. Today I split a Life and Limb while celebrating the wonderful weather.

Nice! That is quite the awesome beer cellar, Al. Color me jealous of that selection. Edit: Epic Fitz is epic. Very cool. Have a great time guys.