The Golden Boy 

I've found that, for the most part, I prefer A&W root beer and either grocery store brand iced cream or the Schwann's vanilla iced cream. As much as I would prefer to like something fancy-pants like Sprecher root beer and Gilles frozen custard. But no- it just works out that A&W is the perfect root beer float root beer. The iced cream thing... I've used all the Breyers and all the fancy brands, but it always works out that the cheap grocery store branded iced cream always works best- the only exception I've found is the Schwann's iced cream. It seems anti-intuitive that the best root beer floats aren't made with the "best" components...

iab

Your son is Leonardo DiCaprio? Cool.

clubman 

Yeah but this week he may resemble a stoned Jesus of Nazareth. I'll find out tomorrow.

Wileyone 

12 Gauge works better. But if noise is an issue...

Ex Pres 

Did you ever get a float from an A&W stand? I guess it's been since the 60's (always went after hoops practice) since I've been to one. Have no idea if there's even any left.

Wileyone 

Ever tried barq's root beer?

Velognome 

if noise was not the issue I'd be asking for Santa to bring me a 50 cal.

due ruote 

Router. I have been happy with this one.

gugie 

Good luck in the playoffs!

gugie 

Fine Woodworking. At first you'll feel incompetent, unworthy to hold a sharply honed chisel. Eventually you'll pick up enough skills to make you want to attempt hand cut dovetails.

Dave Cutter

It says... that in a world of "me too, look-a-likes"... you are unique. Or at least... one in several million.

Besides being old, retired, and a cyclist... I like the flashy side of technology. I have had a smart house years before it became popular. I like movies and my wife and I built a basement home theater.



As we enter into the winter off season... there will be time to enjoy movies.

Dave Cutter

Locations | A&W® All American Food

okane

....sassafras was what gave it that special taste. Of course as with many things we used to enjoy, the government banned it as a cancer causing ingredient. I'll bet it was forced fed in hugh quantities over a long period of time to lab rats, and one of them developed a tumor.

Back in the 1950's (yeah, I'm a grouchy old man!) a frosted mug from an AW Root Beer stand was the ultimate treat for kids like me. It had a taste I just can't describe but it was deeeeeeelicious.

Root beer today is made up of mostly artificial ingredients (which probably cause more cancer than sassafras did) for flavor. And of course the flavor is bland in comparison with the "old days" of dangerous root beer.

Thank goodness big brother has taken this step to protect us from Killer Root Beer!

eschlwc

me too.

darrell royal said, "you dance with who brung ya," and my sooner relatives brung me. (fortunately.)

i'm flying down for this saturday's ou/tcu game under the lights in prime time and, of course, turkey and dressing and the family football game in the yard where at least one unlucky person will sprain an ankle.

it's a bit of an illness. i blame guys like this:



boomer!

iab

The hippy Jesus is my second favorite Jesus. Of course the sweet baby Jesus is my favorite. The zombie Jesus and upcoming apocalypse Jesus scare me a little.

Velognome 

rootboy 

You know, I had forgotten that Bozzio was drumming then, but you're right. Saw Zappa on the Bongo Fury tour twice. I had seen the Mothers a few times in SLC , but I had to drive down to Phoenix to see them with Beefheart. A funny anecdote; after singing one of the songs on which he was featured, I think it was Debra Katabra, during the long solos, Beefheart sat down on his stool, his ever-present brown paper bag at his feet, and just glared out into the audience, both middle fingers raised in salute, as the slowly rotating stage of the Celebrity Theater revolved around its full 180 degrees and back to us. I had only remembered the concerts featuring Bozzio that came later. I guess it was the Sheik Yerbouti and Joe's Garage era. Thanks for the memory jog.

I read somewhere that during the auditions for drummers for Zappa's band, after Bozzio did his thing, all the drummers that were behind him waiting for their turns , just left. The guy was a virtuoso for sure.

Sadly, yes…it is "was" for the good Captain. Van Vliet died about 5 years ago. One of a kind, he was.

rootboy 

It's easy, Jim. Just make it about nothing in particular. Remember how many entries the so-called saddle thread generated? I think folks here like to relate about other stuff in their lives other than bike-related topics.
I know I do as I don't have much bike-related stuff to contribute.
Threads like this are off topic, to be sure. But I think people like them from time to time.

noglider 

Coming from you, this is extra funny.

JamesRL

Tom, I have you covered. As I previously mentioned, I'm not into Linux, but I've spent a good part of my life in IT departments, a couple of jobs with software companies, one with a telecom manufacturer, one with a manufacturer of nuclear reactors. My current title is technology advisor to a fairly well known organization. I've been paid to sing, but don't consider myself a professional there. Cycling is probably my weakest part of the trio, but many years back, it was a very big part of my life, and I'm hoping to get it back up there.

noglider 

@JamesRL, thank you for introducing yourself. You're the first person I've met online or in real life who has hands in all three things. Please email me at the address below.

The Golden Boy 

So is it really true that you can't put too much water in a nuclear reactor?

JamesRL

Well I was in the IT department, not the engineers, so take this with a grain of salt. In the CANDU design, heavy water is the moderator, which enables reaction, so too much heavy water is no good.

The Golden Boy 

So you're saying you can't put too much water in a nuclear reactor.

The Golden Boy 

This is about where my stereo is at:



From upper left going down...

Yamaha dual cassette deck
Soundcraftsmen EQ
Sony 5 disc CD/DVD changer
Marantz 2325
Technics turntable
Sansui 9090db
Pioneer SX-838

The Sony disc changer sounds nice, but you can't FF. I might get out my broken Yamaha changer- just because it was really awesome- the eject but to is just kind of dicked up.