AUGUST MEETING NOTES

Hello Spirits. Dag where did the summer go? I mean its still as hot as George Kellogg's bones inside the giant, boiling vat of butter he got chucked into, but I'm not really referring to the weather. I mean since Chief and Boss are back in school, vacations are complete, I'm transitioning into making fall beers, and we're currently about 23 minutes from September, it feels to me like the immaculate summer wave I've been surfing has just crashed me onto the beach, completely unsympathetic to freshly open wounds filled with sand and shell fragments. After reading all the books from book club, that was my poor attempt at superb metaphorical prose. I'll be a writer one day Spirits, mark my words. Riiiiiiight.

"Who we talking about??" There was your movie quote, from Chicken Little. Chicken Little himself says that a couple times while confused, which seems rather appropriate for me since I spend a considerable amount of my time confused also.

Ok, let's get down to business...."to defeat... the huns!" There's a two-for for you all!! Two quotes in one blog, that one from Mulan. I am on fire today :-)

Okay, enough tom-foolery: to business, "You'll love Biz niss." Sorry, I just can't stop myself, that one was from Muppet Christmas Carol. The big, blue, serious, business bird said that. I've slapped myself on the wrist and now ready for......

Old Business:

"Shirts - Praise to Baron" I accept your praise spirits and any gifts that may follow...... :\ Yes, we now have club shirts folks! I think they turned out fairly well. I acknowledge that we decided on gray and I actually ordered white, but if you just sprinkle some charcoal in your eyes, squint and look at them at dusk, they will look pretty close to gray. We discussed the major cost difference between ordering white or any other color, so I made an executive decision to go with white. Of course, President Deuce may send the thought police in to haul me off to the Ministry of Love for some reconditioning. My greatest fear is not spiders, I promise.

Or maybe Deuce won't call in the thought police, because this meeting was uncommonly cordial and gracious. I don't think there were any chastisements if you can believe that! Maybe no one had the heart to tell me the shirts were slightly too transparent or my spinach dip looked and tasted more like something that rock guy from the Neverending Story would have enjoyed. So basically, it boils down to pity! The Spirits just couldn't bare to break me down anymore. Well I appreciate it Spirits, regardless of your motivation.

Indy agreed to swap out dates with JB and Cat for hosting the meetings. So the September meeting (September 11th to be exact) will be at JB and Cat's Mountain Retreat. I really hope I got that name right. For some reason I forget everyone's home names every single time! Even mine. Its pitiful I know. I have the memory of a jellyfish. Who we talking about? So Indy now hosts the October meeting at the Lodge.... is possibly its name.

Boss read THE PIGEON NEEDS A BATH which I personally found very entertaining. Those are a pretty good series of books, and Boss and Chief have always enjoyed them.

Confession time: As you all know, my soul is as pristine as an angel. I drink up whatever evil I see in this world and spew out virtue and goodness in return. I am a bad liar. The confession is that I read ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell. Yes its true. I feel like I just ended my grace period of no chastisements. I can't help it, I really like these dystopian, philosophical, political fictions. Perhaps I drink up the virtue and spew out evil. Sometimes I get them mixed up.

New Business:

20th Bookiversary!! Remember when I changed the blog theme and made you wait until the August post? Well here is the big reveal: Our next book ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE is the 20th book the club has read! Cool right? I haven't been around for all 20 but all you original Novel Spirit veterans can toast a drink with pride tonight. And every one of the next 20 nights too, why not? We should celebrate. I have an idea: let's all get together, make good food, drink good wine and just have a good time? I like it. I think its a good idea. I am considering bringing a piniata to the next meeting but that might not be very polite to our hosts. But how fun would that be right?

And Archimedes found a very cool article that I linked below. Here's a hint: reading is good for our health!!

Read more, live longer

BTW, I've got a new batch of Kolsch beer aging in the bottles. I'll bring some to any beer lovers in the group.....(crickets chirping)

Have a good night Spirits, looking forward to our next meeting

Baron