GIVEAWAY!!!!

I'm celebrating 100 followers here on my blog!  I'm going to give away a $10 gift card to Amazon to the 25th comment on this post and a $20 gift card on the 50th post.  Here's the rules.  You have to be a follower and you can't comment in this post more than 3 times.  One word posts will not be eligible.  Tell me what you'd use the gift card towards.  Good luck and I'll post and contact the winners as soon as I can.

Storm Chasers

Anyone watch the TV show Storm Chasers on the Discovery Channel?

Reed Timmer from the show is speaking at the University of Nebraska student union tonight and I"m going to go see it.  I think it should be pretty interesting.  Growing up in Tornado Alley I've always been interested in storms and tornadoes.  I've done some amateur storm chasing before with friends and I've found it fun.  I know it's dangerous but I like the bit of a rush I get out of it.  My chasing is nothing compared to what Reed and his crew do on the show.  In fact, Reed and his crew captured the first HD video ever shot from the inside of a tornado.  Pretty impressive stuff.  I'm thinking about buying an HD camcorder and trying to film some stuff this summer.  I think it would be fun but I also need to be careful.  I'm not a professional like the guys on this show.

 

Here's what these guys do.

If you watch the video you'll see some shots of Reed's vehicle, The Dominator.  Reed is going to have it at outside at the Nebraska Student Union for a few hours over lunch today.  I'm going to go see it and I'll post some pics of it later.  Should be an interesting talk.

Need some ideas...

What kind of gift cards would you guys like to see handed out for prizes in contest I plan to have on my blag once I get more followers?  Restaurants?  Stores?  Amazon?  Or maybe just a cash gift card you can use for anything?  I'm open to suggestions.

Any other ideas for prizes outside of gift cards?

100 Followers Giveaway

This blog is getting close to 100 followers.  As soon as I reach that milestone I'll be posting a giveaway.  It'll most likely be in the form of gift cards so make sure to stay reading.

Nebraska vs. #2 Texas

The Nebraska Men's basketball team takes on probably the best team in the country today.  Texas comes to Lincoln looking to give Nebraska a final parting gift as the Huskers head to the Big Ten next year while the Huskers look to manage an upset.  The way I see it Nebraska is most definitely a bubble team right now.  This is bracket busting season and I'd like to see the Huskers make it to the Big Dance this year.  Nebraska has never won a game in the NCAA Tournament but maybe, just maybe if they can get in this year they can squeak one by.

Nebraska Head Coach Doc Sadler

This would be a great win for Nebraska today and the teams RPI would skyrocket because of it.  I hope to see a win today but I won't be getting my hopes up.  Go Big Red!

If you need me I'll be in my panic room

So now the the IBM Jeopardy challenge is done we know that WATSON is superior to the two best players in Jeopardy history.  WATSON creamed Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter.

I'm going to spend the rest of the day stock piling food and weapons.  The new computer overloads are coming soon.  ;)

Friday afternoon needs to get here soon!

What's your favorite beer?

I'm going make a post about beer.  This is the first and most certainly won't be the last.  I'll try to post as much information about the beers I post on here from their brewer and some pictures I take from my phone (if I'm not already down a few and forget) as well as what I personally thought about it.

Here's today's:

Goose Island's Bourbon County Stout.  I was able to attend a keg tapping at a local bar with some of the brew masters from Goose Island.  They came to Lincoln from Chicago where the brewery is.  They explained the aging process of the beer and how they aged it in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels.  That choice surprised me.  Heaven Hill may not be the most well known bourbon out there but it it pretty good so I can't say they messed up there.  They ship this stuff out in November so if you miss it you have to wait a while but if you're lucky your local liquor store may have some in stock for a while because it's kinda of expensive.  Here I was able to buy the standard 4-pack for just under $20.  Not a bad investment if you enjoy premium beers.  Check it out sometime if you can.  Enjoy!

Here's some info I pulled from Goose Island's website on this beer:

Recipe Information:
Style: Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Alcohol by Volume: 13%
International Bitterness Units: 60
Color: Midnight
Hops: Willamette
Malt: 2-Row, Munich, Chocolate, Caramel, Roast Barley, Debittered Black

Serving Suggestions:
Preferred Glass: Snifter
Food Pairings: Flourless Chocolate Cake
Cheese Pairings: Capriole Bourbon Chocolate Torte
Cellaring Notes: Develops in the bottle for up to 5 years