Wicked Cold

Last weekend, Ginny and I took a little excursion to BeanTown. Although we did not actually make it into the city, we enjoyed ourselves immensely. Our friends Jeremy and Heidiwelcomed us into their home and took care of us over the MLK holiday weekend.

Upon arriving, Jeremy posed the question, "What do you want to do first?" I replied, "Take me to the liquor store so we can get supplies for the weekend." Not wantingto disappoint, Jeremy took us on a 30 minute excursion to find the Bunhole Liquor.

Is this place for real? Considering we used to frequent Liquor Box in La Jolla, I had no doubt that this was legit.

So we strolled in and took inventory. To my surprise, this was a full-fleged liquor store with all the fixin's. From Boone's Strawberry Hill to Pabst Blue Ribbon, you couldn't get more quality than this.

Remembering a little experiement I saw online, I decided to try filtering some cheap vodka to see if it would improve the taste. Several sources have generated similar outcomes to this experiment so I thought, "What the hell."

We stocked up on some really cheap vodka, as well as some rum for later. It was the first time I've ever heard a liquor store employee say, "Is that going to be enough for the four of you?" ...like wow.

So now you're wondering what the experiment entails...

Basically, you filter cheap vodka through a brita water filter (we did it 5 times) and see if you can tell the difference. As you can see, Bunhole Liquor makes their own vodka.

After finally comparing the filtered vodka to Grey Goose, we were thinking about rebottling it as "Clean tasting, extremely good tasting, Bunghole Liquor Vodka."

Yeah, it was really good...especially compared to the original. Don't worry, Jeremy has a PhD in Marine Biology so he is hip to the Scientific Method. Aside from actually forming a legit hypothesis, we tried to set up as many controls as possible to limit the variation.

Our own contributor Kojak, is a firm believer in solidifying results by re-experimentation, so I think we will try the experiment again during the Pats/Steelers game tomorrow.

Speaking of the Pats, Jeremy surprised me once again with tix to the Pats game on Sunday. Aside fromthe fact that we all thought the game would be a little closer (including Vegas),it was the most fun I've had at a football game. West coasters just don't understandthe intensity of football until they witness a snowy game at the Razor in Foxboro. I think the only game I have yet to witness, before I die, would be a Super Bowl on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. You all know the result of the game,so I thought I'd give you some insight into what to wear for a game in 20°F or -7°C.

Matt's
outfit:

Waterproof Boots
Thin Dress Sock
Wool Sock
Long silk underwear
Flannel pajama bottoms
Jeans
Undershirt
2 long-sleeve t-shirts
wool sweater
wool hoodie
ski jacket
knit beanie
ski gloves with liners

And you know what, I was still cold!!!
But it was totally worth it.

Jeremy bundled up, ready for the start of the game.

Matt, Ginny, Jeremy, and Heidi