It’s Wednesday. It looks like we have another beaver sighting! This one comes from Dave in Bowler, Wisconsin. Imagine somewhere in a Wisconsin marketing meeting, someone said, “You know what beer ads need? A flirtatious beaver in a bikini” and instead of being escorted out of the building, they were handed a design budget. The result is this masterpiece: Wet Beaver Pale Lager, proudly featuring a pin-up style beaver holding a frosty pint and the slogan “More Tail, Less Teeth.” If nothing else, you’ve got to admire the commitment to the double entendre!

-keep

Keep, Don’t know if you have seen this one. Seen at a bar in Bowler, WI. -Dave

It’s Tuesday. Every year in the tiny town of Glacier View, Alaska, locals gather for one of the most gloriously ridiculous traditions on Earth: the Glacier View Car Launch. The premise is simple—take an old junk car, paint it up nice and snazzy, strap the throttle wide open, and send it screaming off a 300-foot cliff into the valley below. Think demolition derby combined with a “hold my beer” moment. Spectators gather at the bottom in lawn chairs , cheering as each doomed vehicle achieves a few heroic seconds of flight before gravity reminds it who’s boss. It’s the only car show in America where the grand finale involves zero horsepower, maximum airtime, and a very brief but unforgettable career in aviation.

-keep

It’s Monday. I had a feeling this was coming. It’s nearly impossible to live with someone who has a cold and not catch it yourself. My girlfriend came down with one last week and, in an effort to spare me, moved into the second bedroom to sleep. Nice idea in theory—but of course I still managed to get it. There’s just no escaping these things.

Just as she was starting to recover, I began feeling a little off during the day on Thursday. By Thursday evening there was no doubt about it—I had caught the same damn bug. The first couple of days were pretty mild, but by Saturday it shifted into the full-blown coughing, wheezing, and runny-nose stage. That’s when I cracked open a fresh bottle of liquid relief: NyQuil Severe Cold & Flu. No matter how lousy you may feel, NyQuil usually knocks things down enough to let you get some much needed rest. No coughing, no snot, just blissful sleep.

As I’m typing this on Sunday, I’m actually feeling a bit better. The coughing and snot are still hanging around, but it’s not as bad as it was the day before. I’m hoping the worst of it is already behind me.

-keep