"Well, why didn't write a blog then. It seems that the young man is not really serious at all about his life"
"Why hasn't he not been writing more regularly. Surely he could have made up for his absence by writing several blogs while he was on vacation."
In truth, these were all things I considered and was about to do after the holiday weekend until my car broke down and I had to spend almost five hundred simoleans getting it fixed. With only weeks away from leaving Tennesse for good and not long after that before I am due to fly out, I felt understandably both financially and emotionally drained by this expense. I was supposed to have spent one thousand to get it fixed but I just cannot and will not fix the other strut. I know they are supposed to be replaced in pairs but I just cannot. My car really only has to survive a few more weeks and my exodus to North Carolina so that is as much as I am prepared to spend at the moment.
Anyway, because I was in Nashville getting the car fixed and I didn't have internet at my friends, I couldn't go anywhere to catch up on some blogging. When I eventually did get my car fixed, I had forgotten my computer charger and that kind of defeated me for the rest of last week.
I know this does not excuse the previous month of inactivity but suffice to say, my workload should be slowing down for these last nine days of work I have left. I know you are thinking, "What about today?" Well, today was Jack Daniel's Day!!! No I didn't spend the whole day in a drunken stupor as brought by our very own Gentleman Jack. I went to the distilliery to tour and get some collection items to present with my speeches in Glasgow for Rotary. It was amazing. The tour Guide was a little more knowledgable and interactive than the one we had two years ago. I went with my friend Krystal again since she took me the last time. It was great to compare trips and I have been comparing photos as well. If I learn to incorporate photos in blogs then you may see for yourself. If not, it means I need you the reader's help to contact me and give me lessons.
Only six master brewers in 2006 but there are now seven. Congrats to the new master brewer!
On the left: I was all about attending to the quality of the distilling process.
On the right: Quantity. That's all that's important. Some-day, that will be my $9000 bottle barrel and I will be one of the names emblazoned on the wall as part of the "Single-Barrel Club". Oh, the power...the glory....
Left: In 2006, I was but a pup. A pup that lacked the courage to stand proud with Jack and share in basking the sweet rays of success, his I mean.
Right: No more. I took my place by his side. If all else fails, we have our appalling heights to bring us together.
