Entourage

• 1 vanilla sex (with frangelico rather than kaluha) - home
• 1 vanilla sex - MnM's
• 1 shot Patron - MnM's
• 2 glasses Duck Pond Cab - MnM's
• 1 bottle Brr - MnM's
• 1 bottle Jubelale - MnM's
• 1 Jack on the rocks - MnM's
  

FRIDAY!

• 2 pints PBR - Corner Pocket
• 1 glass Chianti - Angelina's Trattoria
  

Kushi

• 1 bomber Sapporo - Kushibar

the third

• 1 bottle mhl (thanks Mich!) - home
• 1 bottle Brrrr - home
• 1 Bushmills & Baileys - home

3rd level at Centre Georges Pompidou inside the escalator - winter/05

WTF?!

I just downloaded Britney's new album! Who am I?! What am I turning into?! (But I also downloaded "Chinese Democracy", so maybe that equals out....I don't know! I'm so confused!) "Everybody let go, we can make a dancefloor , Just like a circus...."

• 1 bomber Anderson Valley Winter Solstice - home (this stuff rox, btw..so delicious)

December 1

• zero
  

Last Day

• 2 bottles Widmer Brothers Brrr - home
  

Dina

• 2 bottles Harar beer - Habesha Ethiopian Restaurant
  
• 2 Jim Beam and Cokes - Dina Martina, Rebar
• 1 bottle MHL - Dina Martina, Rebar
  

Long Beach Day IV

• 2 bottles Deschutes Inversion IPA - Akari wine bar, Long Beach, WA
• 1 bottle Hale's Late Autumn Ale - LBH
• 1 glass Hogue Genesis Cabernet - LBH
  

Long Beach Day III

• 1 bottle Red Hook Late Harvest Autumn Ale - Long Beach house
• 2 bottles some crazy-ass named Nut Brown Ale - LBH
  

Long Beach Day II

• 2 glasses Mt. St. Michelle Cab - Long Beach house
  

Long Beach

• 1 glass 14 hands Cabernet Sauvignon - 42nd Street Cafe, Long Beach, Wa
• 1 glass Mt. St. Michelle Cabernet Sauvignon - Long Beach house
  

Liquor

• 1 bomber Anderson Valley Winter Solstice - home

Liquor is sold everywhere in California. Everywhere. Grocery stores, Kwik-E-Marts, drug stores, Costco, etc. all sell liquor. My favorite is the old-school stores dedicated solely to selling liquor. They make it seem so naughty, so sensual; bottles among bottles of prettily decorated glass and ceramic containing liquid delicious-ness. Mmmmmmmmm......

Sunday

• 1 bomber Snoqualmie Wildcat IPA - home
• 1 Widmer Brothers Brrr - home

"This is how we roll."

• 1/2 bomber Port Townsend Winter Ale - home

This morning as I strolled London around the neighborhood to search out winter brews at the local grocery stores, I noticed a few guys also pushing their children around in strollers. I have to admit, even though it's not uncommon for me to witness this, it still catches me off guard sometimes. I tried to remain a bit aloof on the outside, but on the inside I was excited as a baby with a toy. As I approached them, however, I acknowledged them with a subtle sly knowing quick up-turn of the head; as if to say, "Hey, I know what it's all about. This is how we roll." The gestures were returned to me in an equally subtle manner and I suddenly felt that I was part of this unspoken dad stroller society and the three of us were all members. It reminds me of my motorcycle riding days when motorcyclists would nod heads or flash a quick finger-wave to each other, just to acknowledge some kinship, as if to say, "I understand."

A friend of mine gave me an article about how dads are becoming a larger part of their child's lives today. It's unfortunate that most American companies do not offer an adequate amount of paternity leave. Most (male) friends I know were very limited in the time they were able to take off to care for their newborn. This puts an enormous amount of stress on the wife who, if never having done it before, is left at home to care for a baby that demands attention most every minute of the day. It seems that the first three months, if not the first six, are the some of the most important months in a child's development. And if not the child's development, the parent's development with their child. I have learned so much about London these four months and I can't imagine what it would have been like if I only had two weeks, or a month, with him when he was first born. I truly hope that paternity leave continues to change and that dads are offered more time off to be with their child/ren.

Two Happy Hours

• 1 pint Schooner Exact IPA - West 5
• 3-4 pints PBR - Poggie Tavern
• 1/2 bomber Port Townsend Winter Ale - home

Thursday

• 1 cadillac margarita - Mission
  

zero

• 0

Big Night.

• 2 pints PBR - Poggie
• 4 pints Widmer Brrrr - Celtic Swell
• 1 pint Guinness - Celtic Swell
• 2 bottles Bud Light - Yen Wor Village

3rd Place: Celtic Swell Trivia.

monday

• 3 bottles Hale's Harvest Ale - home