sunday links

Sunday has become a day of dread in our house.

Sunday is the day that neil h. posts "Sunday Links".

Sunday is the day that neither of us visits his blog.

neil h.'s links will destroy the rest of your day. No matter how you feel about one or two of the links there is always something that will suck you in. Last week I spent an hour or so reading (and following further links). Two weeks ago Maria spent four hours playing a game. I have mentioned before, on here, the addictiveness of Desktop Tower Defender - a game that Maria managed to avoid for several weeks. That was until neil h. casually posted a link to another version that sucked Maria in.

And then there is Ikariam. A month and a half ago I followed a link to this game. A month and a half later I now have four towns on four separate islands. I would say that I spend about half an hour a day on the game. Maria will say that I spend three hours a day on the game. The truth is somewhere in between. But, seriously, nearly two hours a day on a computer game? No wonder I haven't read a book for a month!

In an attempt to claw back some of our lives we have come to a mutual decision not to visit neil h.'s blog on Sunday, the day of the links. Unfortunately, come Monday, one (or both) of us ends up there, and by Monday night we have lost some time, following some strange (but ultimately fascinating) link.

Therefore, in an attempt to pre-empt neil h. at his own game, and cause him much consternation, can I present my Sunday link:

Dogfish Head - probably the best beer in the world!

I am, at this moment, enjoying a bottle of Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA. It is pure heaven!

The joy of this link is totally and utterly personal. It is knowing that neil h. will now want to taste:

A big beer with a great malt backbone that stands up to the extreme hopping rate.

9% abv

90 ibu

Tasting Notes: Brandied fruitcake, raisiney, citrusy.

and yet will be totally unable to. Hopefully, his desire to savour this nectar from the gods will keep him up at nights.

This is my version of payback!

Comments

[neil h.]

Heh. My work here is done ... :-)

I now have a rather nifty aquaduct in my main town, although it looks like our alliance is about to dragged into a war. Time to up the sulphur production I fear.

That beer sounds nice, so it's a good job I'm just about to head down to the Crown & Cushion for Sunday lunch with my Mum and Dad, and I think a pint of something interesting might be on the cards ...

[(S)wine]

no way...i stay away from the machine on weekends. i check email about 4 times/weekend, but no blogs or links or anything. sunday...a day of...re-tooling with much gin and vermouth. or, since it's 100+ fucking degress (F natch) and the pavement is melting the shoe soles, we've switched to Hemingway strength margaritas.
ole!

[J.A.]

Dogfish Head?? Never heard of them.

Have you ever tried Arrogant Bastard from Stone Brewery? They are from Escondido, 40 minutes from the border. Check the web site http://www.arrogantbastard.com/ (evil chuckle here)