Day started with an unscheduled trip to the vet's office, in the middle were details on a future trip to Detroit, and it ended with beer (and Chinese food). Salinger woke up today with what appeared to be a bad eye infection, sparking a trip to see the friendly staff at St. George Hunt's office. Vet confirms that there's no foreign bodies under the eyelids, and perhaps there's a tiny scratch on the cornea which became infected. Topical antibiotics, a bill for $100, and we were on our way. I was hoping he'd at least get a cool eye patch out of the deal. I mean, what dog doesn't want to be a pirate for a day? I think Salinger would love to be the scourge of the high seas. Or of his giant dog bed, at least.
On to more lucid thoughts, which brings us to today's beer from Ommegang. This is a beer I've had before, so I knew I was getting something great - a mash-up which blends their quadrupel with a lambic from Liefmans. The beer pours a lovely chestnut color with a creamy head. The aroma isn't particularly powerful, but that gives way to a rich taste of malt and cherry. There's a light candy sugar sweetness and a warmth from alcohol - this arrives at a strong 9.8% ABV. Really, an outstanding beer from a brewery that consistently cranks out great beer. Don't take my word for it, read Marci's take on Ommegang or simply grab a bottle or draft for yourself.
Last thing - very interesting articles out there on the SOPA/PIPA protests today. As usual, count on the government to solve our problems efficiently <sarcasm>. These well-intended bills go too far, and will create unintended problems on top of the piracy issues they attempt to fix. I'm all for shooting down bills that put undue restrictions on websites to police their content. And, as a side bonus, I'll continue to be able to illegally download music rather than paying for it.
I kid. A little.
Thing to Think About Today:
You're probably guessing that if I'm talking Detroit, I'm going to highlight:
A) Gran Torino
B) RoboCop
C) Ron Artest brawl in the stands at a Pistons game.
These choices include a movie about a racist in crime ridden Detroit, a movie about a cyborg cop in crime ridden Detroit, and a giant melee in Detroit (where apparently crime is, you know, pretty common).
Curve ball: your thing to think about today is Dr. Detroit, a movie starring Dan Akroyd..... as a pimp. Okay, so I can't escape crime related topics, apparently. To sum up the plot, Akroyd plays a nerd who gets conned into being responsible for some prostitutes, and adopts Dr. Detroit as his pimp alter ego to save the prostitutes from a mob boss. If that didn't make sense, don't worry, as the movie doesn't make any sense because apparently the early 80's were insane. Starring Fran Drescher as a high class call girl and featuring a cameo from James Brown, this film is.... absurd. Moronic. And lots of other words just like those. Who green lighted this movie? How much drugs were involved? I can't answer these, but any time you get a chance to watch this on a lazy weekend afternoon, please do yourself a favor and go for it. It's worth a look.
Doctor, oooh oooh, Doctor Detroit! See you all later... I'm off to pirate some free copies of this song (still kidding, somewhat).
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