tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15745444451179619632012-01-21T21:37:26.859-05:00Welcome to the Alphageek's thoughts. This is where Mrs. Alphageek said to post my thoughts on all things bourbon because she was tired of hearing my thoughts on bourbon. You can see my picture with Master Distiller James Russell. You can even leave feedback via the posts. That would be better than sending me email. Then you might find someone on the sight you have not talked to in years! There are even some pictures I have taken that are related to bourbon.Alphageekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01519129060255417050noreply@blogger.comBlogger911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1574544445117961963.post-87296698633556206682011-11-06T17:15:00.000-05:002011-11-06T17:17:23.536-05:00

Recently, we went to one of my favorite liquor stores, Greens.  Greens is located in Greenville, SC, so at least it is easy to remember where the store is.  Well, at least what city is in.  I think there are Greens in other cities, but I can't remember.  See how helpful the Greens in Greenville is? We stopped in, and I decided to get something unique, that I have never seen before, and review

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Well, not much has been happening over here on Alphageek's Thoughts.  The lack of activity does not mean that I don't have any thoughts, but those thoughts have been over on Alphageek Talks Food.  I decided to take a little trip over to the store and pick up some new inspiration, to share some inspiration on this proud but neglected site.  The inspiration was readily available at one of my

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Well, it is a holiday weekend.  Not just any holiday, but the 4th of July.  The celebration of American Independence.  What better way to celebrate, than by enjoying something all American, like bourbon?  After all, bourbon was invented here in the USA. Okay, I know what you are thinking.  What, no post here for months, and you just drop on in and start in like everything is normal?  Okay, so

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Evan Williams Cherry Reserve, a photo by AlphaHokie on Flickr.This was supposed to be a quick post. Quick did not happen.I tried a new photo program on my droidx. I was going to take the picture and write the blog all on the phone. I wanted to know if I could, in case I ever wanted to to blog from my phone somewhere.It is a good thing I tried it at home first. The writing went smoothly, but

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It is Presidents Day here at Alpageek's Thoughts, and in honor of great Americans I decided to talk a little about a great American tradition, bourbon.  If you have been following things around here, it has not been hard to do.  The posts have dropped off as other projects are beginning to take form, and the this web site has taken a hit.  While I can't promise we will start to pump out the all

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It has been quite a while since you have seen an update over here on Alphageek's Thoughts.  That is because my other projects have been taking up some time recently.   You can go over to my other web site venture, where I review restaurants, and see what is going on.  Because you are likely not the geek that I am, I have to tell you to CLICK HERE!  It is okay, I do the thinking around here, and

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Recently, I took up painting.  Well, I painted once, and it came out really well.  You can read those exploits by clicking here.  I then did a follow up painting with some friends that you can read about by clicking here.  People were very complimentary, but I did not understand why. I decided the other day to paint something by picking it out of a Bob Ross book.  I thought "I have one under my

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I recently decided to re-activate my Netflix account. I was interested in trying out the movie streaming function that Netflix has been touting in the world's most subtle marketing campaign. I had a sip or two of bourbon and decided to try out the service that they have. I put people who watch television at home into three categories. The first category is the kind of person who thinks they

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Yesterday, an email popped up on the old blackberry.  It was a little more interesting than Mrs. Alphageek informing me I snore a lot, or that I should stop on the way home and buy milk.  It was someone who wanted to use one of my pictures.  Ho, hum I thought.  After all, this happens from time to time.  Someone wants a picture for some website that gets twice as many readers as I have.  That

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Guess what?  The new computer can drive two monitors!  I don't have to buy anything! The built in video has a hdmi output.  The hdmi output can be used to drive a second monitor.  One can either directly drive a monitor with an hdmi input, or use an hdmi to dvi converter cable.  Make sure you buy this niche market cable at someplace like newegg or monoprice, so you don't get ripped off.  Many

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I decided it was time to upgrade the computer in the new office.   The four or five year old computer was really starting to get long in the tooth.  Not that I could not use this antiquated machine, but I was feeling the need for some increase in speed.  As usual, this will not be one of those normal reviews.  Go to Google if you want to look up some "real" computer reviews.  You should really

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Wathen's Originally uploaded by AlphaHokieThis was a special bottle of bourbon. This was purchased in Louisville KY, just for my high school 25th reunion. I opened it and enjoyed it with friends before the reunion. We all sampled and found it to be an excellent bourbon. Since we did not finish it, I took it back to the Senior Alphageek's residence, and that is where it got interesting. I

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Elmer T. Lee Originally uploaded by AlphaHokieYet again, a picture of an empty bottle. I know what you are thinking and it is not good. I like this picture because you can see the person on the back of the bottle. Before you say "so what", go try to take that kind of picture yourself. This would not be my favorite bourbon. I found it to be rather harsh. As a result of the harshness, I

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Evan Williams Originally uploaded by AlphaHokieI am going with some quick hitters here today on the Thoughts. First up is Evan Williams Single Barrel bourbon. This particular batch started in 1994 and ended up mostly being enjoyed by yours truly. Evan Williams strikes me as not the most elegant brand out there. As a result, I was reluctant to try this particular bourbon. That was an epic

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Red Stag Bourbon Originally uploaded by AlphaHokieThis is a post that took a while.  I was waiting to post until the new Alphageek Headquarters was ready for occupation.  It took several months, but the new facilities are finally coming along nicely.  There is a new network, a new desk and a wonderful view of the woods.  This environment makes for a wonderful place to have a bourbon and

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Wildlife Camera Originally uploaded by AlphaHokieThis is going to be a relatively rare: a quick hitting post. See what you think. I was recently admiring a friend's wildlife pictures. The Retired Lawman inspired me to go find one of these game cameras and see what I could do. I did what any geek would do: I drove to Gander Mountain and purchased a game camera. I got it home and thought "

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I was out shopping the other day with Mrs. Alphageek.  We wandered by some cordless telephones, and I noticed that the phone said something cool on the box: bluetooth.  I thought bluetooth would just let me use a headset with the phone, so I passed. I was at home enjoying some Wild Turkey Rare Breed and I decided to research the phone and see what the blueetooth was about. It is made by Vtech (

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AlphageekOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieThe Alphageeks recently moved into a new house. One of the advantages of the new house is that there is now an art studio in the basement. Well, art studio might be pushing it. After all, it is really a space where I am allowed to spill paint without getting in trouble.Shown here is my second attempt at the same painting as before. Some things went

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During this incredibly difficult storm, I have decided to enjoy a bourbon and entertain you with some new ideas. I will do my best to entertain you with original content on today's Internet. You can thank me later. Today's idea is based on necessity but is very clever and I am busy here congratulating myself for thinking of it.I stopped by the store on the way home during this awful storm. So

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These are a couple more random thoughts, after a relaxing bourbon. They are a ps to the previous post, so you should go read it first, or this post will probably not make very much sense.Moving can be a great way to find out some new things. For instance, who knew that washers and dryers were so much bigger these days? The laundry that used to take four or five loads is now done in three. Of

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As I write this, I sit in the middle of what will some day be a glorious office. This room has its own private doors and some great windows that look out into the woods surrounding our house. Inside this room, the story is not so good. I see a room with great potential, but right now it is a disaster area. There are boxes everywhere, my computer is on a folding table, and I don't even have

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This is an entry that has been bouncing around for a while. I thought about writing it after this year's Nebraska game, but moved the idea to the back burner for various reasons. Given that "performance" by the VT football team last Thursday, I thought it might be good to give my top memories of Lane Stadium.This list could include a lot of things that it does not, so I will just hit on a few

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Recently, I asked for suggestions for topics over on the Facebook page "Fans of the Alphageek". So far, there has only been one suggestion: what is the origin of the name Fred Warwick? Exactly who is Fred Warwick, and why has he never been seen around the Alphageek? Why does the Alphageek have an email address with Fred Warwick in it? Will the real Fred Warwick please stand up?Before letting

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Virginia LightningOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieRecently, the Mrs. Alphageek's parents stopped by for a visit. We found ourselves with a little time on a weekend and wondered what to do with that time? Mrs. Alphageek found something exciting for everyone: let's visit a distillery! We loaded up the car and took a scenic drive to a location near Culpepper, VA.When we arrived, we were given a

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Alphageek PaintingOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieFor those of you looking for some Alphageek words of wisdom about my 25th High School Reunion can move right on to this post. There will be no words of wisdom about the occasion, other than to thank the retired lawman for his hospitality. A good time was had by all.Instead, we have exciting news about the Alphageek learning yet another skill.

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There are certain tools that everyone needs, but not everyone knows are out there. Today, I will talk about a few of those tools I found while drinking some Rare Breed and surfing the internet. These tools may not be critical to your life, but they can make your life a little easier, especially for those you that are attached to your blackberry. I guess you might be able to get these kind of

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Homestead 2009Originally uploaded by AlphaHokieThings have been rather slow here on Alphageek's Thoughts lately. With all the activity of life, writing has taken a back seat to other activities. I intend to try to catch up this weekend with a mega post weekend! That's right, I have saved up a multitude of original thoughts that I am going to share with you, even if you don't care.Mrs.

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One evening, I was drinking some bourbon and surfing the internet for items of interest when traveling. I received an email from Mrs. Alphageek, informing me that I should check out Roadside America. I surfed over to the site, and had to have a second bourbon to calm my nerves. She had located the holy grail of travel sites. Roadside America has every cheesy place one can stop while on the

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Pig RoastOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieThe Alphageek recently received a challenge: could he make an activity in a retired person's life sound interesting? I replied of course.We set out on a bright shiny day to make the drive to the mountains of Floyd. Mrs. Alphageek and I loaded material into the car and began to drive. About 30 minutes from our house, I said the words nobody wants to

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I was driving with Mrs. Alphageek to a beautiful few days of vacation. We drove by a sign that said Williamsburg Pottery. I began to relay to Mrs. Alphageek how I had taken one of the most painful "vacations" ever with the Senior Alphageeks. That's right, my parents took me to Williamsburg Pottery for a vacation, before I am the amazing geek that I am now.Flashback music and effects on...The

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Really simple post here. Please answer the poll. I am not even going to give you the option of a silly vote. This is a thumbs up or down. Should I let up on the crocs thing?Vote in the poll on your left.

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Okay, it is time for short post. Mrs. Alphageek and I are at the beach. It was a wonderful drive down and we feel lucky because we missed most of the rain. During this road trip, we made several stops. Two of those stops were to see items from one of my favourite websites, Roadside America. Roadside America enabled us to see the following exciting sights.We got to see a monster truck display

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HDNet Test PatternOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieThe other night, Mrs. Alphageek and I were watching Lost on the PVR. You do have and use a PVR, right? The show has been dealing a lot with time travel lately. In the show, a character tries to communicate with someone in another time. This led me to pause the PVR and tell Mrs. Alphageek how I would communicate with her if I were ever stuck

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Mrs. Alphageek found a television show to watch while I drink bourbon. This fine show is No Reservations on the Travel Channel. I like the show because it is in high def. I think Mrs. Alphageek likes it because I usually don't talk a lot during the show. Yes, yes the underlined and in a different color means that is link to the shows web site. You go read about the show and then come back, I

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Sounds like this guy's experience is the same as mine! If you are bouncing across this post while on hold, hang up and call 202 380 4393. At least, it worked for me.Matt's Tech and DIY site: XM Radio customer DIS-serviceIn summary, all I wanted to do was remove one radio and change my package to month to month on the other receiver. While I love my XM radio, this is the worst customer

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I was sitting in front of the television the week before President's Day, enjoying a good bourbon. I told Mrs. Alphageek that I wanted to try an experiment. I wanted to see how many people would show up and let me take their picture if I posted I was driving around on Facebook. She sharply pointed out I was not experimenting unless I had a hypothesis to begin with. I could then either prove

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The Alphageek really likes to take pictures. There is only one problem with taking a lot of pictures these days. Well, okay, there is probably more than one problem, but I am only going to take on one problem today. That problem is simply stated as: where did I take this picture. This is not a "how to" kind of article. There are already plenty of those kind of articles online. I am not here

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Just a short post today. The Blade Runner poll has closed. For the record, the final results are human-4, replicant 1, never saw the movie 3 and you need to get out more often 3.I am insulted. How can three of you missed out on one of the greatest movies ever made?At least most folks seem to agree that Deckard is a human.

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Recently, I bemoaned the fact that none of you are looking at my "Bourbon in the News" plugin over on the left hand side of the page. Okay, turn your head a little and take a look, I will wait.Did you enjoy that? I think there is some useful information over on the left hand side. Recently, I came across a modified Manhattan drink recipe. Manhattan recipes are sort of like Martini recipes.

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FoamhengeOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieFoamhenge is one of the best kept secrets in Virginia. I did not even find out about Foamhenge while in the fine Commonwealth of Virginia. I was in New Jersey, waiting for a coworker to pick us up for dinner. While we waited to occupy our time eating, as people on travel for work often do, we took a look at the tourist brochures in the lobby. I picked

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Evan Williams Egg NogOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieThis bottle (you can click on the bottle, just like all of my pictures, for a bigger picture) was a present from my father-in-law, Big Dick. It is okay, he said to call him Big Dick. Evan Williams Egg Nog (EWEN) saves you the trouble of mixing your egg nog at the Christmas season. Given the amount of discussion about how I mixed egg nog

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Blade Runner Collector's EditionOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieThis is one of those entries that get started something like this:"Did you know Blade Runner is one of the greatest movies ever made?" and Mrs. Alphageek says "That's nice. Why don't you write about that on your web site? I have to go stick knitting needles in my ears now."I could sit here and write a really ordinary article about

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TouchdownOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieVirginia Tech defeated a spirited UVA team in basketball yesterday. For the record, the Alphageek has never been to a game where Virginia Tech has beaten UVA in basketball. This left me feeling slightly down, until Tech's team won yesterday. Since I don't have any good basketball pictures, this football picture will have to do.I took this picture from

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It has become clear that this site does not have much of a following. As a part of this ego crushing revelation, I have learned several things. These lessons are extremely disjointed, so I am just going to ramble on a little here. If you don't like rambling, move on until the next post. If attempts at quick satire are what you came for, you may be disappointed. Come to think of it, I might

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Gentleman JackOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieLife can get confusing sometimes. Just when I was beginning to get a list of bourbon and whiskey to keep in the house, life threw me a curve. The fine makers of Gentleman Jack Tennessee Whiskey decided to change the bottle.The original purpose of this site was rather simple. Take pictures of bourbon and write my impressions. Really, that is where

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Ponderosa LemonOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieLast Saturday, Mrs. Alphageek and I headed to Washington DC. We had business to attend to in the morning at the train station. We decided to take advantage of some great weather and take in some museums while we were in our nation's capitol.During this trip, it became very apparent to me that many folks have trouble with technology. What alarms

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Edradour Single Malt Scotch WhiskyOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieI have been holding onto this box of Scotch, with the empty bottle in it, for several years. Friends brought this back all the way from Scotland, just for the Alphageek´s pleasure. It turns out that this bottle of Edradour is only available at the distillery. Although the Alphageek is not a scotch aficionado, this particular

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Four Roses Single BarrelOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieHere we go with a record third post in a day!Mrs. Alphageek and I were shopping the other day. Imagine that, shopping around Christmas. I said I would like to take some pictures this weekend. She said ¨get rid of that lame blue background!¨, so I did. This bottle of bourbon from Four Roses is the first to get the new black background!

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Home of the HokiesOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieA short post here.This is one of my favorite pictures. This is the view from Cassell Coliseum of the football stadium. This picture was taken before the Maryland Thursday night game. I was able to open a window, prop my camera on a cup, and take this picture. I am very pleased with the results, which is why I am sharing it with you.Like I

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Blanton's Single BarrelOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieI have been saying that I would update my web page for some time. I have been procrastinating for a while now. Hey, you reading this, when was the last time someone was honest enough to just admit they put something off? After all, you said you were going to read my web page a while ago, didn´t you? After all, the stats I collect on the

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Victory!Originally uploaded by AlphaHokieThis is an easy one to write. Last Saturday, we attended the Virginia Tech-uva football game. It was a cool afternoon. The wahoos played hard, but Virginia Tech came away with the win. uva lost a chance to go to a bowl game and their coach was the ACC coach of the year last year. I can't remember the last time anything other than pride was on the line

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Alphageek's new computerOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieYou might remember that I recently broke my trusty notebook computer. After Mrs. Alphageek and a camera, my old notebook pc was my most trusted traveling companion. It quickly became evident that I needed another pc and I needed the new pc quickly.I happened to be in Wal-Mart and decided to glance at the notebook computers. I now think

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emptyOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieThis is a very humbling article. The Alphageek decided to post this as a sort of instructional opportunity. The Alphageek is posting this story as an inspiration to the less technologically savvy reader.You look at the picture at the picture and go, "why is there a car and a picture of a bunch of junk?" That stuff is not junk, it is valuable items needed

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The meeting of two worldsOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieThe Alphageek recently received an invite to visit an old friend. While considering this offer, the old friend sweetened the pot. He offered to share a bottle of Wild Turkey American Spirit. Both of my readers will remember that Wild Turkey is my favorite bourbon. My greatest moment in bourbondom has been addressed in an earlier blog

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Just to let everyone know, the Alphageek has purchased a new computer. Why not post some feedback and take a guess what I bought? I guess both of you will just wait until I write about it later.

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First, the Alphageek wishes to thank "Does this Pizza Come with Sauce" for the use of the Mac to write this incredible report you are reading. This report is coming to you from the road, so you will have to accept some compromises. One of those compromises is the Mac. You may ask why a geek would have to use an avowed non-geeks computer. The answer is simple. I melted my computer and have

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This is something the Alphageek wanted to do for a long time: attend a tailgate between two rivals other than the one he roots for. The Uva-UNC game has been described as the biggest rivalry for Uva. Additionally, the Alphageek gets to visit another school and see how they do it up right!Our party arrived at about 11:30 am for a 3:30 kickoff. Uva has one thing going for it: parking. The

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Q: Will the next article be on a not-so-basic tailgate set up?Last time the Alphageek checked, satellite tv is not something most folks have at their tailgate. Perhaps when we attend YOUR tailgate party for playing YOUR arch-rival, you can show us YOUR tailgate setup and the setups of the fine folks we will see there. The Alphageek would like to see someone setup a satellite dish with a tie

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RelaxOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieTailgates! What a great concept. You go to the game and hang out in the parking lot for several hours before the game, soaking up a great game day experience. Mrs. Alphageek demonstrates the best way to enjoy a tailgate in this great photograph.There are a lot of things you need for a great tailgate. The very first thing is a favorable kickoff time. Noon

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Split screen tvOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieLast weekend, Mrs. Alphageek and I faced a problem: there were two good college football games on at once. How could we watch both? I did not even panic while drinking my bourbon because I have the situation well in hand. I simply fired up the satellite box and split the screen! Then, we can watch both games at the same time. I know what you

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Nothing earth shattering today. I just wanted to post the funniest cartoon ever made.

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Elijah Craig 18 year oldOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieOk, it is time for some more bourbon discussions. Here, we have one of my favorites. Ok, maybe I say that quite often but I really like most bourbons. Yet again, this bottle is half empty buy the time I get a chance to take a picture of it. This is the bourbon I buy when I am with some folks and they say "I don't like bourbon". This

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After watching the ECU game, there just is not enough bourbon to work this one out. The offense looked bad, and the defense looked slow.

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Baker's BourbonOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieThis is a momentous day here at Alphageek headquarters. A bottle of bourbon has been emptied! This is both a happy occasion and a sad occasion. It is always difficult to say goodbye to a delicious bottle of bourbon, but it is also great to be able to cruise down to a liquor store and purchase some new bourbon to enjoy.Pictured is a bottle of

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I am sitting here enjoying some great Wild Turkey Rare Breed while Mrs. Alphageek is out spending money at a Pampered Chef party. I think the party is really a pampered Mrs. Alphageek party, but this is a possible subject for a future article.Instead, I will respond to the wildly (as in Turkey?) successful article "Alphageek's Blackberry". My blackberry seems to have generated a lot of interest

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Alphageek's BlackberryOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieMrs. Alphageek broke the antenna on her cell phone the other day. How does this relate to my blackberry? Read on and find out.Mrs. Alphageek walked up to me several weeks ago and showed me her cell phone. The antenna on her phone broke in half. She liked her cell phone and wanted me to get another antenna. I tried to tell her that most

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George Dickel Barrel SelectOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieMrs. Alphageek and I stopped by the ABC store the other day. In the fine Commonwealth of Virginia, liquor is sold by the commonwealth in commonwealth stores. I guess it saves time to have the sales where everyone works for the commonwealth. That way, if someone underage attempts to purchase something, the offender can be hauled away

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A short post today.Our season tickets arrived today! Let the serious bourbon drinking begin!More on college football later this week!

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Wild Turkey Rare BreedOriginally uploaded by AlphaHokieI was talking to Mrs. Alphageek the other day and I said that my bourbon pictures were not very good. She said, that I was probably the only one that cared about the pictures. I decided to ignore her less than encouraging comments and charge ahead with grabbing some better pictures. Some of the results are here for your judgment.I started

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Mrs. Alphageek and I recently rented a movie to watch. Do you ever see one of those movies with great acting, but you keep saying "come on, come on, get to the point?" Probably you don't, but I do. Either way, when the movie is over, you go "great acting, but not as much plot as I like". Then There will be Blood is almost certainly for you.My quick review? Unless you want to see a main

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Several years ago, Mrs. Alphageek consented to go on a vacation with me to Bourbon country in Kentucky. For those of you who don't know, that is where they make bourbon whiskey. While we were there, we got to drive around some beautiful places and see some interesting sights. One of those interesting places was the Maker's Mark Distillery. I think she was trying to get me to buy new furniture

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I walked over to my bourbon cabinet to pour myself a drink. Much to my dismay, several bottles are almost empty! I think the cleaners are drinking my bourbon, or maybe someone is breaking in while I am working and drinking my bourbon. Mrs. Alphageek says I just don't remember how much I poured for my last bourbon.I was thinking of finishing one of the bottles, but I need to keep the bottles to

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Ok, it must be harder to post a comment than I thought. The Alphageek has received several questions along the line of "How do I post a comment"? I tried to find a link to a guide to posting comments online, but nobody has made one that I can find. Try not to feel bad if you need this guide, that is why I am the Alphageek and you are not. You should try to ignore the fact that it only takes about

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IMG_0514Originally uploaded by AlphaHokieI decided to pour myself some bourbon and write about our recent vacation. Mrs. Alphageek decided to come visit me one weekend in between working. We had a lot of fun taking in the sights where she grew up. Some folks think where she grew up is a society area, but she claims it was not so. We saw some really big houses around the corner where she grew

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Now it is time for a bourbon review. While writing about other ideas while drinking bourbon is pretty fun, it is more fun to drink the bourbon. I am often asked what kind of bourbon I like besides Wild Turkey. While I think Wild Turkey Rare Breed is my favorite, I do enjoy some other bourbons from time to time.Pictured is a bottle of Basil Hayden's Bourbon. This bottle was given to me by my

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IMG_0537Originally uploaded by nd_weddingThis is a quick hitting post. Some free ice for my bourbon fell out of the sky. I have posted this picture so that you can see what happened. If you click on the picture, you can go to my flickr account where you can see a short video clip.

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Golden GriddleOriginally uploaded by nd_weddingIn a strange turn of events, a Crackpot Theory may have evidence to support it. The Theory goes that the Alphageek only liked Golden Griddle syrup as a child, because it was more expensive. While there is no clear correlation between taste and price that has been established, this picture shows Golden Griddle syrup on the shelf at Corrado's in

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Alphageek wins TurkeyshootOriginally uploaded by nd_weddingOk, the Alphageek recently won a Turkey Shoot. What exactly is a turkey shoot? I guess you could check on google, if you don't know. Because I am feeling generous, I will give it to you multiple choice. I thought about making the question into a poll, but I decided the poll would not be very interesting. I am also concerned that both

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Ok, no pictures again today! I am going to keep the site up a while longer. While I would have liked "overwhelming support" to have been more than five votes (and I voted for myself), five votes will have to be enough. Heck Senior Alphageeks (my parents) did not even vote! This tracking software stuff is pretty cool, at least from a geek point of view. I have not picked the next subjects, so

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Ok, I actually got some email on my incredible website that I have set up. Paraphrased from several emails I have received.Question: "Hey Alphageek, I love the website. Maybe to increase the feedback on your site, you should have some contests or something like that. You could do "stump the geek"!Answer: Ok, I have figured out what part of the problem is. On this kind of website, you are

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Could Mrs. Alphageek be right? Does nobody want to read my bourbon inspired blog? Try the poll and let the Alphageek know!

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Recently, I installed some additional software on this site while I was drinking some bourbon. This software allows me to track who is reading the site. I am proud to announce that Alphageek's Thoughts has exactly one reader! This reader hails from the state of Ohio and lives in Cincinnati. If you are this reader, I am begging for you to get the word out for more readers! If you are not

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Fighting CockOriginally uploaded by AlphageekI have received the same question over and over: Alphageek, what is the worst bourbon? I would have to say that I have always had a quick answer for this deep question: Fighting Cock. I suppose Fighting Cock could have several meanings. It could mean something to do with chickens fighting. It could have something to do with a University in South

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The Wyatt Earp RoomOriginally uploaded by nd_weddingOk, so many of you have been demanding an update to my fabulously popular web site. Ok, so it was only one person, but Mrs. Alphageek is telling you not to tell me you like my site. I know she is, so don't tell me otherwise. Mrs. Alphageek even complained about the last sentence several times, so let me try again. Mrs. Alphageek emailed my

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Big HeadsOriginally uploaded by nd_wedding Mrs. Alphageek and I stopped on the way back from Nags Head, NC. We had a great time doing pretty much nothing. We were still somewhat disappointed that we did not get to see the World's Oldest edible ham. Ok, so it was me that was disappointed. Mrs. Alphageek was just going along for the ride.I think Mrs. Alphageek took pity on me and agreed to

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ham Originally uploaded by nd_wedding Mrs. Alphageek and I decided to take some time off. While doing so we decided to stop by and see the Worlds OldestEdible Ham. The ham is located at the Isle of Wight Museum in Smithfield, VA. I was going to inquire about buying the ham to prepare a bourbon glaze for it and enjoy the ham with my friends while on vacation.I was not able to purchase the

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Wild Turkey Originally uploaded by nd_wedding It seemed like it was time to post something new, so I dug around and found this fine picture. This is a real wild turkey that I took while Mrs. Alphageek and I were at the zoo. The zoo just lets these walk around. He makes quite a fine picture.He seemed a little surprised when I tried to pick him up and drink him. The zoo folks were a little

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View Larger MapOk, you can do some cool stuff. I am going to embed a map. I picked this map because this is where Wild Turkey is made. You should go there. Use the map I have added to help you find the place.I thought it would be cool to make sure I can add some embedded links to my site. The map is just one example. You should be able to click the rest of the images and links and see where

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Wild Turkey autographOriginally uploaded by nd_wedding Ok, this is the moment that I mentioned earlier. I had my picture taken with the Master Distiller of Wild Turkey, Mr. Jimmy Russell. We spoke for several minutes on the art of bourbon, and other various items. One item we talked about was the upcoming Virginia Tech uva football game. I asked him who would win and he said it would not

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Ok, maybe this doesn't have very much to do with bourbon. I will just say that I might have had a bourbon the day this was filmed. Mrs. Alphageek did not want to go that day. A fellow bourbon consumer decided to join me instead. That was the most energetic pre-game crowd I have ever seen. The time right before a big game, with a big, fired up crowd, is my favorite sound in the world. For

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Wild TurkeyOriginally uploaded by Neil This is where I am going to write about random thoughts that I am interested in. Mrs. Alphageek said that she was tired of my random thoughts on very profound subjects. I replied that people would love to read what I have to say and she just laughed. She has to be nice to me, I think it is in the wedding vows. Because I was drinking one of my 10 or so

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