Friday, March 2, 2018

Good morning crew,

The wife has a little adventure planned for us tonight. Last week she sent me an email with a link to what looks like a bar, or maybe a liquor store, and asked me if I was interested in having dinner there.

"In a liquor store?" I asked.

"It's not a liquor store," she answered, "it's more like a distributor. And it's not just dinner, it's a party. They're introducing a new whiskey, so we have to reserve tickets."

"I get it, it's a whiskey tasting with food."

"It's more than a tasting, the ticket price includes a bottle of their new whiskey."

"I'm in." I told her.

So it's going to be a bit of a gamble. I have been to some very nice parties that have been hosted in breweries and other industrial spaces.

Or, it could be a damp, smelly warehouse with mouse turds on the floor and furnished with folding chairs. But I've sat though worse for a bottle of decent whiskey.

I'll find out what we're in for in about 8 hours.

Laugh it up,

Joe

joe@gophercentral.com

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