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While I was in upstate New York with a friend, TV Boy wanted me to buy him Genesee Beer. A case of Genesee Beer and Genesee Cream Ale. Warm…in bottles. Hey, to the average, clueless beer drinker I said “sure".

WELL…liquor stores in New York do NOT sell beer. We went into one place and the guy says “You can buy it at a gas station or at the Rite Aid". Okay…can you direct us to one of those??? He sent us to the Rite Aid.

In the Rite Aid we found it but in cans only. In the back of the store were two men working on the pipes. I decided to ask them where I can get Genesee Beer and Genesse Cream Ale…WARM…IN BOTTLES. This is how the conversation went.

Them: “We don’t work here.”
Me: “Uh, that’s OK because you are men and men would know the answer to this question.”
Them: Looked at each other.
Me: “Where can I find Genesee Beer and Genesee Cream Ale, warm in bottles only.”
Them: “You ladies MUST be from out of town.”

They had no clue. They said our best bet would be to go to the distributor. Looking at our fallen faces, they told us “Look, we work for the city. However, we’ll take you past a place that might have what you need so you can follow us.”

We get into our vehicles and follow these guys to here. Sitting outside for a few minutes wondering if we’ve made the gravest mistake in our lives, we decide to give it a try. We walk into this place filled with these *ZZ TOP types* hanging out and ask the store clerk for Genesee Beer and Cream Ale warm in bottles only. They don’t SELL it in bottles! Only cans. WHY??? “Because", she explains, “You must pay the deposit fee for the bottles and return them. We only special order it for the *Old Timers*. Once they die, we know we don’t have to order it anymore.”

I pounded out TV Boy’s number on my cell…"You are SO IN TROUBLE OVER THIS BEER WE’RE TRYING TO BUY YOU!!!!” I had to go through the whole fiasco about how you CAN’T BUY Genesee Beer and Cream Ale WARM IN BOTTLES ONLY. “Fine. Get it in cans".

Before we left Rite Aid for this little adventure, one of the nice city workers told me to “Go into Rite Aid and get your guy Immodium because after he drinks that stuff he’s gonna have the runs REAL BAD".

I have convienently left out that part.

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Sheer genius and a lot of work too!

This is great!

Powder is Hawk’s new White Boxer Puppy. She sent me this today as the latest in Puppy Ownership.

So, we are having terrific thunderboomers and torrential downpours, again, and Powder runs to the front door and attempts to pee on the rug at the door. I shush him out the backdoor, so he is in the fenced in area to do his business. He gives me the “but mom” look. He finishes, runs in very proud of his accomplishment. A few minutes later he runs by me dripping wet, having obviously let himself out again. I quickly grab a dog towel and dry him off praising him for going out to finish. A few minutes later, he obviously went out again, and the pictures tell the story of what came back in……..gotta love a puppy.

In Milwaukee when Keith Walendowski woke up that morning, he wanted to mow his lawn. But his Lawn Boy lawn mower wouldn’t start. Pissed off, Mr. Walendowski shot the lawn mower with a sawed-off shotgun.

Bad news for Mr. Walendowski…the lawn mower repair shop stated that he just voided the warranty by his impulsive act.

More bad news for Mr. Walendowski…sawed-off shotguns are illegal. He was arrested and charged with felony possession of a short-barreled shotgun or rifle and misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed. He could get up to an $11,000 fine and six years and three months in prison if convicted.

A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken. ~James Dent