July, the heat of summer in the South, and my birthday month. Also my last full month off before heading to the Michigan Renaissance Festival. I don't know how I can simultaneously both try to get a lot of things done, and seem to have nothing really to show for it. I blame having the day job and hitting CrossFit each night during the week.
But I definitely enjoyed the time home with my boy, Bacchus. We actually got out to the parks a few times which was a nice treat for both of us. Despite the fact that he will continue to try to mark every single tree, bush, hydrant, post, light, duck, and child despite the fact that he ran out of ammunition within the first five minutes of the walk. Boys will be boys.
Shoulder acted up on me one day at the gym again. We were doing a one rep max shoulder press. I didn't notice anything at all, and went on to work on my muscle ups for a bit. My friend Matt comes over and asks “Dude, what happened to your shoulder?†Now I've got a little bit of scar tissue on top of my AC joint, but it had swollen up a good ½ to ¾ of an inch. Definitely not good. I went back in to the doctor but they took the “wait and see†approach. I'm going to give it a month or so, then start doing heavy presses again. If it comes back, I'm going to call in and insist we skip a follow up and go right for an MRI so we can see what's really going on.
Mead glorious mead...
I finally bottled my Peach Mead. It had been sitting in the secondary for about a year. It was the batch that I pitched during my birthday party last year and I wanted to have it ready for people to enjoy at my birthday this year. I did some tasting of it and decided that it was a little dry for what I wanted. So I put some stabilizer in it, and back sweetened with about three cups of honey. Much better. Then I “cheated†slightly and added some peach extract. It didn't really affect the flavor at all, but it gives it a much strong peach aroma in the nose. I was very happy with the adjustment. So I opened two bottles for my birthday, gave a few away. I think I have 16 bottles that I'm going to try to hang on to for another six months at least.