Y'know, it all comes down to Dixie Chicks references...
It has been a while, O my brothers, but things are going well. The house is nearing completion and we're going up tomorrow to sign loan papers and pick out plants for the front yard. The builder is confident that 2/14 is the finish date, our realtor is fairly confident that they will hit that date, our mortgage broker is a little nervous, and the appraiser said, "That does NOT look like a house that is ten days out." So I guess we will just see. Not the demulcent feelings I wanted to be getting, going into a new house purchase, but I think we'll be fine.
Beer notes: I found a Flying Dog brewery selection at a small liquor store near here. The first I've tried was a "Road Dog" Scottish Porter. This was easily the one of the three or so best beers I've ever tasted. A little lighter than most porters, it had a very distinct, almost sweet-tinged flavor to it. I'm looking forward to visiting the brewery/pub in Denver when I go later this month, then in April. The other cool beer thing is that I found a Bass Ale 6-pack at my local grocery store for $6. :-)
I've been seeing some bizarre behavior from that old adversary, Network Solutions. Aside from their "errors" in the WHOIS database, where domains appear to expire later than they really do (think about it), I received a, uh, helpful email from them: