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Freaking Letters to Cleo shirt. Win.

The best part about this blog for me is that this picture is posted pretty much as I’m leaving for work. So when I see his shining face in the evening, I know I have caught up to the days postings.

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» The Spirited Traveler: Bootlegging in Minneapolis

partywok:

stuffaboutminneapolis:

(Reuters) - Perhaps Minneapolis never quite got over the Prohibition era of the 1930s. How else to explain the popularity of its iconic cocktail, The Bootleg?

The city’s signature drink - heard of by few outside of Minnesota - is a relatively homely one, a fizzy, sweet-and-sour concoction akin to a Tom Collins goosed with mint.

Everyone seems to have their own interpretation. Some are made with frozen lemonade mix and 7-Up, blended until slushy; others are spiked with grenadine, orange juice, even green food coloring.

“It was pioneered by a local Minneapolis country club in the early 20th century and soon became a staple at all the finest clubs in the Twin Cities,” explains Dean Phillips, President and CEO, Phillips Distilling Company and a fifth-generation spirits producer based in Minneapolis.

But you won’t see The Bootleg on any cocktail menu. That doesn’t mean you can’t get one. “Strangely, it’s not widely featured in public drinking holes,” Phillips muses. “But ask the right bartender and you’re in for a treat.”

RECIPE: The Bootleg This variation on Minneapolis’s iconic cocktail, attributed to ~~La Belle Vie~~ bartender Johnny Michaels, is among the most appetizing.

1 oz. vodka 1 oz. gin 1 oz. mint syrup (1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, and a handful of chopped mint leaves) Fresh lemons/limes Cava Sparkling wine Chartreuse Mint sprig, for garnish Over high heat, mix sugar and water with chopped mint leaves, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, strain mint and let cool. Shake vodka, gin, mint syrup, and freshly squeezed citrus juice, pour over ice. Top with Cava and a splash of Chartreuse. Garnish with a fat sprig of mint.

To be honest, I had no idea Minneapolis had it’s own signature drink called “The Bootleg”. I guess that will happen when you spend a lifetime drinking Grain Belt.

Bolded for emphasis. I’ve never even heard of this. I thought our signature cocktail was Grain Belt.

This only applies to people who can afford to spend 30 dollars on a drink. (strikethrough bolded for emphasis.)

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mathanielfitch:

that awkward moment when your reputation is so bad that the KKK has to release a statement saying they want nothing to do with you.

I’m laughing so hard my stomach hurts.

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kontraptionist:

Here, a very large chunk of RenShape sitting on the CNC router, getting the first facing phase of a LOT of cutting. It’s a distant cousin to what you might think styrofoam is. It’s a urethane foam. This stuff ain’t cheap. It was almost $500, plus shipping. It does cut really nicely though - a hell of a lot better than MDF, and is still cheaper than aluminum, so I guess for this it makes sense.

According to company specs…

“RenShape 440 is a medium-low density polyurethane modeling and styling board. Used for master models, CNC styling models, prototypes, and visual models. RenShape 440 machines easily at fast cutting speeds, finishes to a good surface with excellent edge definition and produces very little tool wear.”

Anyway, we’re turning it in to a model for some more top secret blah blah blah I can’t say what thing, which is a shame, because the last one I did was one of the finest examples of CNC cutting we’ve done in the shop to date. This one will probably be much the same.

Oh the days I used to spend CNC cutting this stuff. I miss it so very much.

Dream Car.

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» Someone just posted this link on Facebook and I am slackjawed.

eeh501:

Violent Crime Up in New York City as Police Distracted by Occupy Wall Street

As the Occupy Wall Street ~~drug parties~~ protests continue in New York city, violent crime is running rampant as police resources are being allocated to keep occupiers in check, leaving those who really need police protection helpless.

And then I read the comments and got even more angry. Stop the world I want to get off.

Yeah, firstly I see the fact they are over using cops at the protest, they don’t need half of them. Secondly, violent crime always goes up with poverty rate. Next it is freaking New York City, you are going to have big spikes in crime on occasion when you jam so many stinking people into on area like that.

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This is how I am feeling lately.

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retrogasm:

Braaap Braap Braaaaaap

I’ve got one of these stowed away in my parents basement somewhere.

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JOY! HEY! EVIL SHARPER!

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