Nilssons Win Golf Challenge ...... Again

Lake Ozark, Missouri - September 28 - Tom and Ty Nilsson won the 2nd annual golf challenge at Dogwood Hills Golf Club today over Tom Carrol and Kerry Weinaught. Team Jack Daniels (Carrol and Weinaught) started strong by winning the first 18 hole scramble match, however the Nilsson boys came alive and won the low ball/low total match by double figures. Then they won the rubber match on the 16th hole to capture the bragging rights for the second straight year. In all, 54 holes were played over the magnificent Dogwood Hills layout on a windy day under sunny skies and 70 degree weather.

Tom- Lets just say i didnt have many friends at purdue today. Went to my first game as a purdue student and was cheering for Notre Dame. It was a pretty gutsy move, wore my irsish shirt but i had to wear it under another shirt. there were a lot of angry people at the end that would not have been very happy w/ me. It was a great game though, cant believe they let purdue hang with them for that long though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1ukJ95CIxA
this explains a lot. pretty funny.

One of my students in the Post-Dispatch

Hey you Cubbie fans, thought you'd enjoy this link to a Post-Dispatch photo taken at Busch Stadium Sunday night. Bryan, a Webster student from Elgin, is in the photo standing up wearing a blue Cubs jersey. I ask him the magic number daily. He is a very good sport. -js

Stormtroopers Reflect on 9/11

Let's get away from baseball for awhile (I'm anticipating a return of the roadkill cardinal pic) and enjoy some Star Wars-related creativity.

This is for Matt:

Apparently the magic numbers were causing emotional distress. Just think, Matt! Spring training is only six months away!

Think that crotch grab is how Edmonds ended up with the Cubs?

atleast we dont do this...

Smith Brewing Co Newsletter, Sept Edition

These pictures somehow loaded in reverse order. Scott starts with the modified cooler, and adds hot water to the grain mixture. This sits for 60 minutes. It's the "mash".

After 60 minutes, the mash gets drained into the brew pot, where he brings it to boil and keeps it there for 60 minutes. Hops get added occasionally during this time period also. (Hence the watching of the watch!)

After the 60 minutes, the cold water is run through the wort chiller to drop the temp quickly. Then it's drained through the strainer, put in the big white vat to ferment.

The most important thing, though, is to have buddies sit close by and drink brew while they watch you brew. Great fun on Sunday in STL!