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When I was young, the family cocktail was always the whisky sour. I guess my Dad grew up in an era when that was considered a "ladies' drink" so he would serve that when my Mom would have a drink with him. That made me curious. When we got older, we'd sometimes be included with a very weak version. That made me feel very grown up. Many family moments, big and small, were celebrated with a whisky sour, and sometimes it would just be a time when we'd all sit and chat. This made me feel very Mad-Menish and cool in a 1950's sort of way (even though it wasn't the 50's). Even when my Dad was in the hospice with just a few days to live, my Mom would bring a thermos with whisky sours for us all to share a final few cocktail hours together. This made us feel a little devilish, even though the hospital permitted it. Today is my Dad's birthday and when I spoke to my Mom today she mentioned that she was going to have a whisky sour to celebrate. This made me feel nostalgic. So on my way home, I stopped at the grocery store and got some sour mix. I also went to the liquor store to get some whisky. Unfortunately, I don't really know anything about whisky or what kind to get. This made me nervous. I remembered sometimes it was Seagrams 7 so I asked for that and the clerk told me "they didn't carry stuff like that" and acted as if I'd asked him to sell me a pile of dirt. This made me very sad. Luckily there is another liquor store in town, so I went there and they had some Seagram's 7 which made me happy. That clerk was very nice and was having a discussion with the guy from the gym next store about whether it is weird to have a wine tasting of low calorie wine at the gym. This made me laugh. So I came home and made a whisky sour, and now I feel happy, nostalgic and sort of sad all at the same time. The End.

...are Manny's selfies! Tom

Dad of Kirby generally wanted people to have whatever made them happy, but we were a family of traditionalists. He'd drink beer or scotch if just he was having a drink, but if the family was having a drink together it was always whisky sours (until much later in life when we'd sometimes have wine)

Fuck. I hate to hear this, I know it tears something out of you in a way that doesn’t heal right. You have had the time with a force of nature, and that is such a blessing. People who have never loved deeply won’t feel what you are feeling right now, and you feel this way because you let that love be part of you, and that love will always be part of you. I am bummed for you, and with you, but I am happy you had the time with someone very special that you will never forget. .

We love you Aire. Thank you for sharing Queen Tillie's life with us over the years. She was absolutely beautiful and a part of many of our families.

Made it home this afternoon. Had a great trip, saw some beautiful scenery, ate some great food and made some new friends. This trip was a winner!

Yep. Those things - frosted and unfrosted - should have an age limit to buy. Anyone over 25 should be stopped and told to grow up. Tom

I would look for you specifically to avoid you.

Just had a flash back on PMI... When I was a young manager I worked in a vipers den of managers all working their way up the corp ladder. Two managers had just purchased homes and were grousing about their PMI. I didn't know what PMI was as it was never discussed during my loan processing as it didn't apply to me. These two a hole managers went on a freaking tirade on how the hell I avoided PMI. Me, still a little perplexed and not sure what the fuss was about was just sitting there listening to them gripe. Until our boss came out, a retired Marine Colonel. Maybe if you two asswhipes had the balls to enlist in one of our fine armed services you could have purchased on a VA loan and avoided PMI. But since you didn't shut the fuck up!!!! Huaah sir!

That is a nice looking car but the vans utility may be missed I'd go for the Unamog myself....Even Jersey Rt 9 drivers would respect that sucker

Sell your house and buy a Unamog RV. You'll come out ahead.

I like Guerra's pose better. I mean, if you want to reduce your drag..

That's hard to do on a trike.

Very nice. It's total elevation gain, so its not zero. And, that's some good elevation for a century.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/2887539105 https://www.strava.com/activities/1733842576 108.46 miles 6,191 feet of elevation (technically 0 since I finished at the start) 3,731 calories burned 16.6 average moving speed 147 average heart rate (171 max) 6:31 moving time - I'm not a pro, I don't have a team car, I stop to pee a lot. I don't care about total time (which was 6:58) It was supposed to rain all day, not a drop in sight. Average temp was 70, finished in the upper 80's. It was a great ride. 5 stops (I only used 2 of them), awesome volunteers. My wife did the 44, she wasn't prepared for the 100 today, hasn't been riding as much.

You can lead them to water, but you can't make them drink.

I've some Jameson and Dewars sitting here. Come on over. Not bourbon, but damn good old world whiskey.

My family could never pass up a drink.

....seller motivated, offers considered..

Go to Walmart and get one of their little top tube bags that hold your cell phone. They say “Bell” on them.

Bike race. 336.75 miles.

Awesome story Kirby. One of your best ever. Happy birthday Kirby'sDad. You raised a great daughter. Just the other day at the cottage we had a toast to our Dad. He would have loved the place and the fact that his boys bought a place for the family to spend time together. I sent Cheese a photo of the kitchen which had a bottle of Lamb's Navy Rum on the counter. That is what Dad drank when he would imbibe.

I am about to go pour myself a small whiskey in honor of your father. Cheers Mr. Father of Kirby

Make sure they get all the wax off of it

... just showed up on the Salinas Craigslist for $150 !!! Commute in style.

..of all the people I know, I seem to be the most comfortable person I've met who is OK in a mostly solitary existence. It wasn't always this way, but these days I tend to spend a lot of time doing stuff by myself. Solitude is something I cherish. I've had a few contacts who "found me on the internet", but for the most part I can count the people I'd like to hear from more than infrequently on the fingers of both hands. It might be my own problem, or it might just be who I am. For the most part, after ten years of working for the fire department here, there's not one of those guys I care to hang around with. If that's what you're asking. I came west to get as far aaway from my crazy family as I could get, and for the most part it has worked out pretty well.

Legendary college basketball coach Ralph Miller nickname was Ol Whiskey Sour. Was your dad's name Ralph? I think the sportswriters named coach because he was a bit salty if you asked a stupid question. He would sit in the stands at half court and smoke More cigs. I think the whiskey was for the office

I like your story. It has it all. Except beer. But it’s still good.

Our retired neighbors get by with one new car but I think two is better, one new, one "worthless".

The van's utility will definitely be missed, even if she gets the CRV. I was anti-van for years until I grew to appreciate the bike holding and apartment moving utility. Plus, it has always had a kickass V6. I really thought it was comparable to the 2018 Acura RDX we drove which also had a killer V6 I think. And yes, I was immediately smitten by the car's looks. That picture doesn't really do justice to its sexy hindquarters. Veloptuous sculpting.

Don't forget to take your box of wine.

I'm now part roadie. Thinking red bar tape. What say you?

Correct. Plus NY VT NH & ME

Went for a bike ride.

Did orienterring with the scouts and then grilled brats and turkey dogs in the park. Home now cooling off. Still need to mow the back yard and wash mom's car before taking it back to her in the morning.

Been splittin wood all morning. Now I am sitting on my deck, drinking a beer thinking about getting a shower. Pretty tired...

Looks like someone is addicted to sugar

...it is amazing some of the random acts of kindness you see among the riders. The Pickle Juice segment with the bike-mounted camera footage, you see how the various riders on different teams share water bottles, maneuver among, and generally act like a single "team" during the quiet parts of a race. Neat to see. Tom

Around here all the retired guys drive new $70,000 pickups or old restored ones. My plan is to keep my beloved Dakota and MX5 until they take my licence away. Then I saw this on the side of the road. Its a 1974, 40,000 miles, all original but the hood and bed were repainted. I could see myself driving this into my 80s.

What a wonderful story.

Aww, what a lovey experience. I say it was Pepper.

Is that you Anthony?

You using that Alpo aftershave again?