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I thought a standard deviation was what the gal wearing too much makeup at the end of the bar offered for $75.  Oh well, just goes to show... what it shows I don't know.  I did do well in stats, though, somehow.  While at the same time I nearly failed Econometrics, which is merely statistics over a body of macro-economics (in which I performed very well).  Bad software.  Bad, bad software.  It's ALWAYS the software's fault.  I learned that in business school. 

Good song Jsn37. 

- Zurf

James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, The Eagles, Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Stevens, Steve Goodman, John Prine, John McCutcheon, Johnny Cash (decidedly NOT sissified, however), Bob Dylan.  My Songbook is public.  If you go into Songbooks and search on Zurf, you'll see a lot of what I play (plus a lot of what I aspire to play).  I've also got songs from Selso, Last Rebel, James McCormack, Russell Harding, and Jets 60 printed out from the Songwriting forum in my printed songbook. 

I don't do justice to any of them, but music is supposed to be fun, and that's the attitude I bring to playing. 

I recently played a 12-string at a music shop.  The tolerances were very tight - it was an extremely well set up guitar and barre chords were SO much easier.  I'm thinking of biting the bullet and taking my el-cheapo (but best I've got) 6 string in for a set up.  It came from the factory set up for ultralight strings, but ultralight strings sound tinny and awful on the guitar.  The light strings I use pull a bit more than the ultralights and have a bit too much 'tolerance' from the frets.  I hate the thought of going a week without my guitar while the luthier sets it up, but it's probably the right thing to do. 

- Zurf

Shoulder is progressing along nicely, thanks for asking.  I've always been a quick healer.  I had a one-month follow-up with the orthopeadic surgeon today who was very pleased with my mobility.  We're going to begin working on restoring some strength.   I should be back on the river by July.

- Zurf

Anytime you're ready for it!  Just make sure that you've had a lot to drink before we start and can't see straight or have any balance to speak of because I really need all the advantage I can get. 

For day to day, I'm all about the bourbon or sour mash, but when it comes to a special treat, well chewing on peat's not so bad. 

- Zurf

Thanks for the support there getfiddle, but Upyerkilt is right too.  It's not the WRONG way to play the chord, it's a DIFFERENT way to play the chord.  Now, it might sound fine in some songs and not in others.  Well, that's Upyerkilt's pickle to munch.  So long as the sounds come out and don't make me cring to often, he's welcome to play the chords anyway he likes at my campfire. 

- Zurf

OK Mixster, I had my brands mixed up.  It's Glenlivet I usually drink in Scotch, not Macallan.  The bottle of Macallan you mentioned was priced at $169 as of last night in our store, so it looks like I'll have to go to California and buy enough booze while there for the savings to pay for the trip.  Which will take a lot because I'll have to rent a truck to get it home to Virginia.

Ken, There is no need to add anything to Southern Comfort.  In the winter, I drink it straight from the bottle (well, actually from a glass, but that's filled straight from the bottle with no mixers).  In the summer, I chill it down by pouring it over ice and then draining back out into my glass.  It is sweet beyond reason, but sometimes I like that.   Like, right now, for instance.  Nah.  It's only 9AM on a work day.  I'll wait for a more reasonable time.

JustDeb, Makers Mark is some of the finest bourbon style whiskey I've had.  I don't recall if it's a sour mash or a bourbon by proper definition, but it is delicious nevertheless.  Perhaps the best I've ever had.  It is also more expensive than Elijah Craig.  Me being a cheapskate, I can forgo a bit of taste for a lot of savings, especially because I usually mix with a dash of ginger ale and a couple drops of lime juice.  No sense buying expensive booze only to mix it with something.  But you surely do have good taste in whiskey, there is no doubt about that. 

Still, when all is said and done, the Scots make the best whisky.  Stupid exchange rate.

- Zurf

I've got both of them, but neither is permitted to sell hard liquor in Virginia, only beer and wine.  The Costco prices on beer and wine aren't much better than the large grocery store chains.  Trader Joe's on the other hand has awesome prices on wine and beer. 

Hard liquor is in Virginia at Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) stores that are owned and managed by the Commonwealth.  It works surprisingly well, except for the lack of competition.  Still, the prices are comparable to what I see in competitive stores in Maryland and West Virginia.  What you DO get in exchange for a lack of competition is an excellent selection of liquors at reasonable (but never good) prices in even the most podunk little towns where river paddlers often find themselves feeling thirsty. 

In fact, you should probably come here - looks like our Scotch prices are lower than yours.  The 18 y.o. Macallen 750ml bottle is usually around $60 rather than $140.  12 y.o. is around $42.  I never could taste the extra six years.  Still, $42 is too much for me to pay for Scotch when I can get a bourbon I like for a lot less.  I've got a neighbor who's got a Scotch closet.  If I ever really need a dram, I can beg. 

1.75L Elijah Craig 12 y.o. is usually around $28!!!  That's right a whole liter of booze more than the competitors for a lower price than their 750ml bottles.  A 750ml bottle of JD is a little over $30 and a 1L will set you back about $45.  The magazine ads aren't that good.   

- Zurf

Oh, Ken, you should try a good quality bourbon or sour mash on ice with just a couple drops of lime juice in it. 

They are sweet, though, that's for sure.  Bourbon is aged in an oak cask that has been burned on the inside.  I heard on a tour once that the burning gets rid of the nasty things like tar and creosote, and then the alcohol gets into the wood grain and picks up some of the alcohol soluble flavorings available in it much like wine aged in oak without picking up the nasty flavors of tar and creosote.  I don't know if that's true, it's just what I remember hearing (and my memory's only so-so).  Of course, American white oak is used rather than French oak.  American oak has a stronger, harsher flavor than French oak, but the sweetness of the mash stands up to it just fine, unlike wine.  I don't like Chardonnay aged in American white oak.  It's like sucking on a twig.  Blech!  But a nice glass of bourbon on ice with just a touch of lime, or maybe even some ginger ale (for the bubbles you mentioned) and it's smooth sailing and sweet picking until bed-time. 

- Zurf

"a little strange" is perhaps one of the highest complements I've ever received.

- Zurf