So web 2.0 it makes babies cry.

Sadly, it looks like we lost a few posts from 2010.   Here is the rest of the year in short:

July:

• Did some traveling
• Went to some Phillies and Riversharks baseball games
• Of course, a lot of drinking and picnics
• Helped run a benefit which raised about 3k for a family.

August:

• Plenty of drinking and  enjoying the summer with my friends and family.
• Our annual fishing trip was a failure because I wasn’t involved enough.
• Shot some big guns at the Widows Sons first annual ATF.
• Did a pub crawl in Rehoboth

September:

• Nearly got into a fight with some jag-off at the Red Bull Flugtag cause he felt he was entitled to take the spot I had been standing in for 5 hours.
• Did a pub crawl in Philly, missed the ferry on the way back, well sorta…..
• Again did some traveling, put lots of seat time on the bike.
• Helped at the Hogs for Hounds Benefit by the WS.
• Started a new batch of Syrah.

October:

• Did a few rides/poker runs, all enjoyable.
• During Restaurant week, I reviewed a few new places for the other blog.
• Went to see Social D in Philly.
• Hit a few Halloween parties, as well as a late Oktoberfest (it’s actually in September)
• Joined the Knight’s Templar, confirmed my belief that one should only join the Royal Arch path after they are a PM

November:

• Started off the month in Key West, how can you go wrong with that???
• My guys did a great job at GLI even if some people are already predisposed to dislike us, but that’s fine, it makes us stronger.
• Plenty of family/friend times between the holidays and wine tastings and such

December:

• Installations, Installations, Installations.
• Finished up my year as WM, what a year and experience it was.  I learned a lot about people, an experience I might try to do some things differently, but not that many.  I have many many thoughts on this, but sadly I’ll need to keep most of those close to my heart.  I’m glad I gave a year of my life to the lodge, but it’s time for someone else to take the reins.

January:

• Started off 2011 with a nice kiss from a nice girl, or two.
• Started my new role as Lodge Secretary, lots of work to get in order.
• Started Geocaching more often, thanks to a new portable GPS as well as one for my car.
• Visited Massachusetts for the weekend
• More wine tasting’s,  I won my first contest with a Zinfandel
• The first GLI I wasn’t required to be at, but I did goto the M&W meeting to help get the assessments sorted out.
• I didn’t do as well at the Shipwreck Brewery Chili cookoff as I had hoped, 5th place
• Started a batch of Bavarian Wheat Ale, can’t wait to taste this one and start another.

These are just some broad strokes, but as always been busy and I like it that way.

Pinups for Pitbulls is hosting a huge all-day event at Cheerleader’s Bikini Bar in S. Philadelphia. Event includes Keynote speakers from the Pit Bull Hoax (Drayton Michaels www.pitbullguru.com), Kathy McGuire, President of NJ Aid for Animals, Buzz Miller of Buzzy’s Bow Wow & Meow , Little Darling of Pinups for Pitbulls and so many more!

We’ll have all kinds of wonderful vendors, Burlesque & Side Show performers, Art Auction & Raffle, and so much more! There will be adoptable dogs attending the daytime event and well-behaved dogs are welcome!
We will also be releasing the 2010 Pinups for Pitbulls Calendar at this event — see below for more info!
You don’t want to miss this amazing event!!! It will be our biggest event to date!
If you can’t make it to our event, you can make a tax-deductible donation here!

Cheerleaders 2740 South Front Street Philadelphia, PA 215) 467-1980 http://philly.cheerleadersweb.com

Day Event: 2-6pm, ALL AGES WELCOME Dress Code for Day Event: Casual & Fun
Evening Event: 6pm-1am, Club Age restriction 21+

Dress Code for Evening Event: *Fashionably Casual

- Ladies, Casual or Dress Up! Pin Up!
- Men, no hoodies/hats/undershirts/workboots, etc.

- No Cover Charge Until 6:00pm
After 6pm $15 General Admission
VIP Admission $30 (Includes 2 Hour Select Open Bar and Dinner Buffet from 6pm-8pm)

PERFORMANCES BY:

Little Darling – Founder of Pinups for Pitbulls, D’arcy D’Lux and Miss Candy Mayhem!

I think Ginger and I will be making a trek over the bridge for at least a portion of the day time event.  She needs to make some new friends.

So I started writing this late Sunday night, nearly Monday morning,  and I’m really hoping for a snow day tomorrow.  I was pretty tired and sick to my stomach all day,  I even took a nap for a few hours this afternoon.   It was a pretty normal weekend, a bit of running around, and some random cooking/baking.  Friday night I made another attempt at pita pockets,  I’m just not getting the results I’m looking for.  I did a bit of research tonight and realized that the method I’m using may not be the best way.   If tomorrow is a snow day, I’ll make another attempt.

Saturday was mostly devoted to cleaning my bedroom and getting my clothes and laundry organized.  I had gotten in the bad habit of putting my dress shirts on top of the dresser after meetings at night.  Needless to say, they were starting to pile up a bit.  As of right now, I have 3 bags of old shirts and some old jackets that I will be donating.  I’m sure I could come up with a few more if I try hard enough.  I have been trying to reduce my t-shirt buying addiction, with some success.

I knocked out two quick loaves of white bread that afternoon, this time I put a loaf in the freezer as soon as it was cooled.  Hopefully later in the week when the first loaf is gone, it will still be fresh enough to finish out the rest of the week.   I’m finding that I really do enjoy making my own bread  Minus the time required to proof the dough, it’s a pretty quick process and really easy to do.

Saturday night it was off to the Mardi Gras party/benefit for the Camden County Animal Shelter.  It was a good time,  mostly because a few of my cousins from my Mom’s side were there, and we seldom all get together, and of course it was a for a good cause.

In other news, I figured out what we need here in Woodbury to bring business back to the city, a topless coffee shop.   How awesome is this:

On Monday, Donald Crabtree opened Grand View Topless Coffee Shop in Vassalboro, Maine, where the waiters and waitresses serve their customers topless.   In a town with fewer than 4,500 residents, the topless coffee shop is booming with business. Paul Crabtree, the owner’s brother, describes business so far as “fantastic.”

“It’s just been crowds mobbing in,” he said.   “I know what people want,” he said. “People like nudity, and coffee is profitable. Sure, I’d start a coffee shop, but I’d be out of work in a week.”

It looks pretty white out there, I’m thinking at this point it will be at least a delayed opening. Either way, I need to get up in 6 hours and clear my side walk.

A little fyi of an upcoming event from Pinups For Pitbulls that I will most likely be attending:

Pinups for Pitbulls Charity Calendar Release Party

If you missed my first linking to the site, here is a little background from theirs:

Pinups for Pitbulls, a not for profit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for the pit bull breed, announces the launch of the 2009 Pinups for Pitbulls calendar. Pinups for Pitbulls’ goal is to educate the public about the breed using pro-pit bull testimonies of 12 strong, pit bull-owning women. The ultimate mission is to save the lives of abused and abandoned pit bulls, since pit bulls and pit bull mixes account for the majority of dogs in shelters across the United States

So, if you are not down with BSL (Breed Specific Legislation), you should consider attending. Besides, they have PBR on tap at the Raven Lounge.