An introductory blog introducing the introducer.

Introducing.....................................................................this guy.

TestingIs this thing on?

 Yes. It looks sloppy on purpose, asshole.

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Why?

       It all started on the 8th of November, 2013. Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.  

       I had recently eaten a questionable mushroom. Not the variety that reside in bovine feces that lead to episodes of hallucinations and general tree-huggery; but the variety that, after relentless Googling (is that a verb?), may have given me botulism. I hope think I'm going to live OK.

       During the aforementioned episode of Googling (it's a verb now, damn it) I came across tons of the the usual online forums, USDA stat sheets, kids posting about their hallucinogenic exploits and at some point I found myself perusing images of an ale that claimed to be crafted from fermented zombie dust. Along with all the typical digital nonsense (hold on, need to smoke a cigarette just keep reading) and general disarray that are the building blocks of the internet were these lovely little sites dedicated to fermenting and pickling; How to do it, how not to do it, recipes, pictures, videos and the leading cause of botulism.

       After reading several of these blogs I was impressed with about three of them and disappointed with the other 497. Obviously, those are rough estimates. The majority of the photos appeared to be scanned in 1994 and uploaded in 1996. The videos were such low quality that I swear I smelled
nitrocellulose although I couldn't see or hear a projector and the writing was so terribly boring that I longed for an entertaining anecdote about ale laced with zombie dust. The three that I actually found enlightening, educational, informative and entertaining put quite the impression on me. "I could do that," I thought aloud said, "looks simple enough."

       Long story short Short story long; here we are. Well, at least, here I am. I'm not sure if there will even be a "we," nor do I care. There's something somewhat therapeutic about writing; particularly writing about things that I care about and/or enjoy to one degree or another. Perhaps I will start multiple blogs and keep all the various subjects I plan on writing about structured and organized. Perhaps I will just post them all on this blog and let Google do the navigation for the masses. I'm not one hundred percent sure what I'm going to do with this space in the distant future, but I do know what I'm going to do next; Brewfest Tallahassee 2013.

       Armed with a pen (Pilot G-2 1.0), notepad (Caliber Memo Book), Cellphone Camera (Samsung Galaxy S3) and the grammatical prowess of a substitute English teacher (if you're from Tallahassee, follow the previous link) I will be creating my first real blog post tomorrow, from notes taken tonight at Brewfest Tallahassee 2013.

That's right, tilt your head.

       

       My plan is to sample 200 different beers. Not quite sure what to expect in the way of variety but I'm sure I'll discover something you may enjoy. I can, however, tell you what to expect in my next (and probably all most) blog posts: Lots of links ('cause I'm detail-oriented like that), tons of pictures ('cause I like taking pictures), lots of typed words ('cause you can read and can't hear me) and most of all, my honest poor opinions...my witty somewhat-thought-through commentary...my esceptional speling and and gr4mmm0r...and maybe....if you're lucky, something you'll enjoy.

       Screw you guys, I'm going drinking!

Tom Hebert

"The Musings of a Tom"

seetomblog.blogspot.com

November 9th, 2013