Feeling like a Star in the Windy City

And it's not because of the hotel room which is like a bad dorm room. Well maybe it is a little bit, as luck would go said chain of 2nd rate hotels has a deal with a chain of 2nd rate health clubs which allows access to the clubs, and thier pools. Now I am no swimmer but compared to the people in this club I was a veritable Mark Spitz. no doubt I will experience the other side of that feeling when I finally make it to a masters swim group next week.

We are now in the waiting for snow stage of the winter. Luckily I have the half pint on my side I told him we only get a half xmas if it dosen't snow. When pushed further by Ms Brewski I weakened and explained that the only differrence was in 1/2 Xmas Dad is just a grumpy git. Although I am generally a crab louse at xmas time anyways. I have been having fun dryland training, and had to have a thanksgiving catski because the trails had a dusting of snow and I couldn't get out rollerskiing. I have mentioned Catskiing in a previous postm my legs still hurt a week later. As for whether I am ready for winter.... well for once I don't care, I am more concerned with next september, don't get me wrong I anticipate alot of fun and hopefully some racing but I will not stress if it does not come.

Beer of the Blog - Czechvar - Oh how the mighty have fallen, this is an imported(by AB) version of what is on my top five beer list(Budvar).This was my first time tasting it since AB picked up distribution rights. I expected being distributed by a company which stresses quality in thier own brands that it would be fresh. No such luck it was stale, skunky and had no body. I am sure when I drank this in Europe it was packaged in a brown bottle, to bad they could not use that for the US market, but I suppose then it could not be marketed against Pilsner Urquel. With the increasing costs of beer I am glad this is one less beer for me to buy.