This year for Christmas, my work wife got me a Whiskey Advent Calendar. Here we are trying the sample from 12/24, a 50-year-old fine specimen from Scotland. Happy New Year!
Author: muskrat
christmas lights + music
We went up to my parents’ house a couple days ago, and they suggested visiting a house about 20 minutes away (in the Middle Of Nowhere, Alabama) with some “lights and Christmas music” they thought might be worth seeing. It was. This is how the loop starts: Here’s the homeowners’ […]
violent
It was 8:30am on Thursday. I was finishing in the shower after staying in bed an extra 2hrs to make up for going to bed at 3am after a black tie holiday party with 1400 lawyers or lawyers’ spouses/partners/dates. Everyone else in the house was gone–my bride was driving the […]
conclusion: i probably shouldn’t go awol
0635: I check his office as instructed (though a few minutes late). No sign of him. 0720: See him briefly in the hall after morning announcements. Me: I tried to come by this morning; you weren’t there, but I… Him: This next briefing is important, but come to my office […]
to awol or not to awol
In my nearly 16 years as a Reservist, I’ve only done something really crazy—like sneak off base, hop on a plane, and leave the time zone—twice. The first time was in March 1999. My friend Chad was getting married, and I was to be a groomsman. I’d known Chad since […]
