What the Ale!

Depending on how you want to read things, the picture above, captured by my new iPhone, is either:

1) a rainbow, symbol of peace, unity, and some sort of new covenant;
2) a meteor crashing through my life and leaving a swath of pretty destruction.

I was at a marketing conference last weekend, ensconced in the San Diego Sheraton that is lovely if you own a yacht and the middle of nowhere if not, but of course I wasn't supposed to leave the hotel anyway as I had to learn about DDD and Web 2.0 and ROI and why Millennials think I'm an old fart for actually using email and not Twittering or texting. Afterwards I did get to spend time with my wonderful wife and her family in Escondido, featuring a Sunday that included consumption of, more or less in order (and you'll see why I maybe can't remember): Stone Imperial Russian Stout, Pizza Port Hop 15, Green Flash Fifth Anniversary Double IPA, Alesmith Grand Cru, Alesmith Speedway Stout. So, somewhere between busy and blotto, I didn't much care to blog.

Now back in Santa Barbara, it's been the regular craziness of the jobs that have kept me away, plus fun stuff like having to go in person to renew my driver's license (and admit that the weight listed back in 1994 isn't exactly my weight now--see list of beers above for explanation).

But I do want to write you things. So thanks for still checking in. Both of you.