This will probably be the last Super Bowl I watch. I missed thirteen in a row (XXXI-XLIII) when I didn't have cable, but really didn't miss a thing. I've also been watching A LOT of football during these last three years. Too many wasted Sundays watching people bludgeon the f*** out of each other in the hopes of witnessing a half second of derring-do. Rules being instituted to try to curb life-crippling injuries cause issues with the gameplay itself and lead to other injuries because the sport is violent. It's not bowling. And it would also be nice if retired players (whom have helped make the NFL billions of dollars) received a little bit of long term healthcare assistance to deal with their broken bodies. Both the league and the union have failed in this regard, and I feel ethical nausea watching it play out live in front of me. But please know I'll be commenting on the gameplay as much as possible, I will check my ethics at the door.
And I love hating on advertising. And I love hating on Sports
And there will be beverages, and profanity, and plenty of parasitic flatulence (for free).
I'm rooting for Denver. But if I were a betting man, I would be taking Seattle (+2.5) and the over.
2. I would to thank everyone for checking out my Whisky Consumer Advocacy post. I appreciate the discussion that continues to follow. There wasn't a single challenge from anyone in the hashtag-Whisky-Fabric community itself. So I'm just going to assume that they were all incredibly humbled by words and will endeavor towards a higher level of ethics in the blogosphere and the whisky industry as a whole. But if I were a betting man...
3. Chemistry of the Cocktail posted a positive review of The Eagle Morning last Friday! Please know that it only cost Jordan two ounces of his secret bottle of Malt Mill.
I'm thankful for all the feedback on The Eagle Morning. There's a second full bottle of it in the cabinet. I'd be happy to share it during swaps -- but I have to put swaps on hold for a few months because I don't have much stuff open!
And, yes, the cask is currently filled with another experiment. It's one much less sexy than the previous two, but I really hope it winds up tasting good.
4. You've probably heard this elsewhere, but The Angel's Share is now available for streaming on Netflix. While one could carp about the fact that it seems like two films forced into one, both "films" are very good in their own way. As the lead, Paul Brannigan's performance helps the script realize its intense emotional stakes. It's a bit startling to witness comedy in a Ken Loach film, but it's also very welcome because the man continues to depict working class grit like no else. Did I mention there's lots of whisky involved? Keep an ear open for my favorite tasting note of all time.
5. Finally, the full page view of the The Big Whisk(e)y List now has filters. If Google Drive wasn't such a pain in the arse, there would be more sortable stuff.
Happy Friday!
I'd already mentioned it on Sku's review but it was rather odd how the movie switched gears midway from a dramedy into a heist comedy. Granted the change comes organically and fits the logic of the movie.
ReplyDeleteWhile we'll probably never taste that Malt Mill, I did find that bottle of Springbank 32 mouthwatering...
Yeah, that Springbank 32 looked mighty fine (http://whiskybase.com/whisky/402/springbank-32-year-old).
DeleteThe film's shift in tone gets more difficult to reconcile in hindsight. Loach commits so deeply to the drama in the first half that I have a hard time calling the film a comedy. I still like the film a lot and am happy to recommend it to all.
"I missed thirteen in a row (XXXI-XLIII) when I didn't have cable" The Super Bowl has never been on cable...
ReplyDeleteTo clarify, throughout California one must pay a provider for what they term a "cable" service in order to receive even a single channel. If you plug into the cable line without paying for "cable" then all you get is static. Thanks to lobbyists, most states do this now, which helps out the provider conglomerates. I think Montgomery County still allows a few free channels but they're part of a disappearing minority.
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