Favre, a purple headed warrior, pt. 5

This is just great drama!~ Our Boy , Favre, tells the douchy Joe buck that he'll play again if his arm is OK. The story here. This quote pretty much sums it up, "He said the only team he has spoken to is the Minnesota Vikings—and that they would be a perfect fit because he’s familiar with their offense."

Now you gotta ask yourself, is this the right moves for the vikes, or is this a desperate grab at faded glory, and possibly the greatest double-cross in NFL history? Yes! the conspiricacy theorist in me still believes that Favre plays the oafy chuckle-head card as a disguise for the cunning evil-genius supermind that hides within. Is ultimate shame for the Vikes his diabolical aim? or is there a much more dark and subtle goal a the heart of his devious schemes? Time will tell....

Check out the van, Man!

Check out the new trailer hitch and roof rack that I put on yesterday. The hitch was about the easiest install I have ever done on a car. 15 mintues to bolt that sucker on. Yeee-Haw! Erica bought it and a bike rack that plugs in to it. The rack is all her as well.

We bought the hood icon from Pan-Galactic Sculpture in Boulder. It's chromed aluminum, and is meant as a custom cam cover for a harley. There are few words that can accurately describe the high degree of *BADNESS* that this adds to the van. Telluride, here we come!

Durango Herald News, Paddlers revel in River Days parade

Yours truly drove my good buddy Dan's boat in the madness of the River Days float yesterday. The experience is about like having a drunk driving contest on New Years Eve - 150 boats all rolling downstream at the same time. What a blast!

Durango Herald News, Paddlers revel in River Days parade

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State Energy Profiles - Cool Link

Even wonder how much energy comes from the US Virgin Islands? Did you know that Colorado produces half of the Coalbed methane in the country? If not, then check the DOE's nifty energy breakdown by state page here.

For the love of particulate matter....

Check this story from the Four Corners Daily Times: Ash cloud released at Four Corners Power Plant That's just dandy. Time to shut that sad old shithole down.

Mohave Generating Station gets the axe

The Arizona Republic reports today that the shuttered Mohave Generation Station near Laughlin, NV is to be razed and possibly rebuilt as a solar generating plant. You can read the full story here. One dirty-assed coal plant in the four corners region down, 3 to go!

Oil Shale Development in the West and you, pt II

The Center of the American West located at CU Boulder has released a GREAT report on current developments in the saga of western Oil Shale devlopment. You can check the video below, and the full report is here. This is well worth the read. You can see my earlier post from last year by clicking on the post labels below.

Vanin in Mineral County, CO

This poor quality picture from my cell phone is sole record of the van's first epic voyage into Mineral County, CO. In short order we hit took the bottom corner of Hinsdale County, and we're back in our neighboring Archuleta County a mile later. Sure is some nice country out there.

Single Hop IPA (Simcoe) - My finest brew~2~date.

Oh man. I finally hit a winner with this IPA. I borrowed the recepie from a blog site online, then modified to what I have posted here. This will give you a moderate body beer with a nice malt base and a huge resinous & piney hop character balanced by a healthy dose of alcohol from the sugar. We drank three bottles of the first batch on Sunday, and I brewed the second batch of this last night. I used the same malt base with warrior hops, but did not dry hop that batch. I will do that again, only with the dry hop. It was lacking nose.

Single Hop IPA (simcoe)
~ For 6gal Batch ~

11 lbs 2-Row or Pale Ale Malt (Rahr 2-Row OR Colorado Malting Pale)
1 lb Vienna Malt
1 lb Munich Malt
.5 lb Carapils Malt
.5 lb Caramel Malt 60L
1 cup Corn Sugar

.5 oz Simcoe Hops 60min
.5 oz Simcoe Hops 45min
.5 oz Simcoe Hops 20min
1.5oz Simcoe Hops 10min
2oz Simcoe Hops 0min

2oz Simcoe Hops Dry-Hop in Secondary

1pkg Fermentis S-05 American Ale yeast.

Mash in grains to 18qt H2O at 167deg for 60min (154deg mash temp), Sparge with 170deg H2O to collect 8 gal total.
60min Boil - add sugar later in boil.
Used Durango Tap with 1 tsp each gypsum, Chalk, Epsom Salt.

'Hank' get's a new lift kit!

I began installing the 3.5" lift kit from Rubicon Express on Sunday. So far, So good. Here's a shot of the stock setup before I tore into it.

Her it is now (I am on a rain break right now). Note the burly new coil & control arm.

My boy, Biss, is a 'Yota kid. So check this out, 'Yota Kid... and ask yourself, do you fear me now? DO YOU FEAR ME?!