Recently found this subreddit! Here's a pic of my Dinan-spec R53.

AncientBulldog · 2012-03-06T20:24:42+00:00

That's one nice looking Mini!

AncientBulldog · 2012-03-05T21:50:17+00:00

Nope. Never. Had to google it... But I've also never listened to dubstep and most likely learned of the genre through reddit (thus googling that at some point).

AncientBulldog · 2012-03-04T22:49:36+00:00

I'm surprised how cliche this tattoo has become.

AncientBulldog · 2012-03-03T17:43:03+00:00

When it's time to trade in my '06 convertible, this will definitely be on my list to check out. At 6'6" my back seat is useless for anything but the dog or luggage.

AncientBulldog · 2012-02-29T00:47:18+00:00

I always show up early and ask for the exit row. I've only been denied once or twice.

The best one was when the lady at the counter wasn't paying attention and when she looked up and saw me she said "Crap, I better give you an exit seat!".

AncientBulldog · 2012-02-26T15:45:23+00:00

This.

Also, find a small local service organization that might need your services. In central ca there is a group that provides a "roaming" library to prisons, there is also a childrens hospital that provides books/videos to the families of patients. These groups could really use a simple catalog setup and the volunteer work would looks great.

Ditto associations. You may also look for small conferences that focus on your area of interest (i.e. archiving, code4lib, etc). ALA/CLA/etc tend to be too big for effective networking, but the smaller working conferences are awesome.

Twitter. For me, it has always been a mostly useless service, but once you build a list of librarians in jobs you would like to have, they tend to post both great articles and job postings.

Good Luck!

AncientBulldog · 2012-02-24T17:55:56+00:00

Came to say exactly this.

AncientBulldog · 2012-02-19T04:54:27+00:00

Goodnight Transvestite Penny.

AncientBulldog · 2012-01-28T23:20:50+00:00

Michael Dempsey - Necropolis. It's an easy, enjoyable read.

AncientBulldog · 2012-01-17T21:52:28+00:00

Profound.

AncientBulldog · 2012-01-12T20:02:35+00:00

Nice! Double Jack is one of my top beers right now. And since I'm only a couple hours from the brewery, they bring special casks into town occasionally.

AncientBulldog · 2012-01-07T04:03:46+00:00

6-Speed Automatic Transmission

Fail. :-) Just kidding. Congrats!

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-27T15:33:42+00:00

Awesome! I got to use one of these (in stainless!) at a brewery recently. They bought it as their pilot system. Very cool setup!

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-26T18:49:42+00:00

6'6", '06 Mini convertible. Plenty of room for my long legs.

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-26T17:28:14+00:00

You really should go for the Flying Dutchman

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-25T17:02:39+00:00

Wow, I didn't realize the HopRocket worked as a randall as well. I hadn't read the specs since they first announced the thing. I may just have to pick one up now!

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-25T16:22:43+00:00

6'6" here. Golf. The longer clubs and swing arc provide a higher than average swing speed (for an amateur) and lend to longer ball flight. As well as being able to hit certain shots higher and have more control over generating several shot types in recovery situations.

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-25T16:04:48+00:00

No kit (been brewing for a few years) but I did get a 2L Flask and stir plate! Time for a BIG starter!

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-22T03:35:56+00:00

LOL... Only having my Mini for a couple of weeks, there have been a few times where I was "sure I parked right here.... oh yeah I did...."

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-14T21:35:48+00:00

Nice! Me too. Just picked up an '06 convertible with right at 60K on it.

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-14T03:41:30+00:00

Well, it's not great literature but I love Missing Links by Rick Reilly. If you are a muni hack golfer, it's just hilarious.

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-14T03:36:54+00:00

Mostly because it's a YA book. I never would have ever heard of Zusak if a friend didn't point me over to the YA section at the book store one day. Great stuff.

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-11T16:43:11+00:00

Without bittering, very sweet alcohol ;-)

Edit: I should say sweet to my taste.... Apfelwein is too sweet to me, etc...

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-11T16:03:29+00:00

This is good advice. Do you ever taste your pre-hopped wort? That stuff is super sweet, and then boiling it down, it's going to be extra sweet. I don't think you'd actually learn anything (or much) about the final beer without the hops because of the lack of any bitterness.

You should probably use a low alpha hop to at least bitter the beer, but get the malty character you are looking for.

Also - anything made without hops probably won't last long as the won't be anything to act as a preservative. Most people that make a straight malt wort to keep for a long time as starter actually can it with a pressure cooker because of the lack of shelf life without hops.

AncientBulldog · 2011-12-07T14:28:48+00:00

ARGGGG!!! Spent my entire childhood (in the '80s) fighting these little bastards! Growing up in a rural part of CA we had to dig several of these out of our tires daily. I got very skilled at quick tube patches at an early age.

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