Lighter than usual posting the next few days...

Jen and I are driving to Seattle tomorrow for my second Cataract surgery. The first one was an awesome success but I wanted to wait a few months for that eye to settle out before I had the other one done. This weekend, we are having a bunch of people up for a camp-out / Cider and Mead tasting party -- the Cider and the Mead will be close to our final recipes for commercial production so we will be doing a formal tasting profile to get people's opinion. We like the stuff but if it's swill to the general public, we need to know... So far, the reactions have been very good so this should be fun. I will be posting but not as much. And -- mandatory Public Service Announcement: And no, I am not the age to have cataracts. However, I spent a lot of time outdoors hiking and skiing (snowfields) as well as years of active sailing in the Puget Sound area. Generally without sunglasses. Heads up to people out there. If you are going to be spending a lot of time outdoors ESPECIALLY in a situation where you get the sunlight from above AND the sunlight reflected off the water/snow, wear a good grade of eye protection. Not cheap sunglasses, something that is warranted to block UV light. Blue-blockers ain't it. Spend at least $30. This is to protect your eyesight. Doing this is what caused my eyes to develop cataracts 20 years before they should have.