I tried the main Mountain Dew Hard flavor back in August and was not impressed. This weekend I finally opened a can of the Baja Blast and after my first sip I thought it might be ok. Then the aftertaste kicked in. I finished off the can, but am not even going to bother with the other two flavors. This doesn’t even deserve a rating. Save your money and buy other alcohol. Stick to pop if you want Mountain Dew taste.
Two new flavors, Game Fuel Mystic Punch and Citrus Cherry.
The Mystic Punch is tasty. I get a hint of grape on top of the fruit punch. I’ll give it a solid 7.5/10.
The Citrus Cherry is very good and one that I’d actually buy again as an alternative to the standard Mtn Dew flavor. It gets a 9/10!
We had the idea to convert one of the spare bedrooms in to a closet for Brandi. Here’s what the room looked like after clearing it out.
After pulling out the carpet (and maybe painting?), we decided to design and build (not ourselves!) a house. Very exciting and we’ve been working through the process for a few months now.
So plans changed for the room. We painted the walls and inside of the closet with a white to brighten things up. Here you can see a bit of how dirty it looked in the closet.
We painted some shelving (the actual shelves are missing here) in the corner of the closet instead of installing new stuff. Here’s a look after paint.
With the upcoming move we bought cheaper flooring from Menards instead of getting the stuff we’ve used from Sam’s Club. The cheaper stuff is definitely harder to work with and I did the room by myself in about 6-7 hours.
The room didn’t have any ceiling lighting, which I’ll never understand. So I installed a ceiling fan and rewired the switch, which previously controlled an outlet.
I cleaned up and restained the trim instead of buying new stuff. There wasn’t any trim in the closet, so I bought white PVC trim for simplicity. I still need to get some quarter round for the room since a few flooring edges show.
I don’t like the floor style, but the next owner’s can worry about it. This was cheap and did the job. If we hadn’t already tore out the carpet, we would have left the room alone, saving a bunch of time and money.
Brandi and I got married on Friday, October 20, 2023!
Another year and another Voo-Dew mystery flavor from Mountain Dew. After a second or two I definitely get memories of some kind of childhood candy, which I can’t place. It’s tasty though and I had no issue finishing the bottle. I’ll give the 2023 Voo-Dew an 8/10.
I’ve been interested in trying out the Hard Mtn Dew ever since I heard about it. Last month we finally saw it on our road trip to Tennessee, so we bought the variety 12 pack with four flavors. Of course I had to try the original first.
It tastes like Mountain Dew Zero Sugar, which is not a good thing. Diet and Zero are nasty. This has 5% alcohol, but I didn’t taste any. I can only give it a 3/10. I hope the other flavors are better, but I wouldn’t bet on it.
I really like the idea of an EDC.
Everyday carry (EDC) or every-day carry is a collection of useful items that are consistently carried on person every day. The main reasons for having EDC are utility and preparedness; to help individuals overcome simple everyday problems, including possible emergency situations. Some of the most common EDC items are wallets, key rings, phones, watches, knives, flashlights, multitools, notebooks, and pens.
Wikipedia
I have a stack of Field Notes and tried carrying one around for awhile to jot things down. It didn’t last because firing up a notes app was more convenient. I have a nice pocket knife from my brother’s wedding and I like the idea of carrying a Leatherman. I work from home though and over 90% of the time I’m wearing joggers or gym shorts, which are not great for carrying items around all day.
My EDC is my iPhone and the iPhone Mag Wallet with my credit card, driver’s license, and debit card. Since my Tesla Model Y uses the Tesla app as the key and I don’t need a physical key to get in the house, I don’t even carry a set of keys.
Here are some EDC YouTube videos from creators I enjoy watching:
Similarly, Matt Mullenweg, our CEO at Automattic, has a series of posts categorized In My Bag, where he shares what he carries around with him. I always find something new and useful from those posts.
I’d been itching to read The Practice Manual: The Ultimate Guide for Golfers to help me improve where I spend my time with driving range sessions.
This book was a much slower and tougher read than The Four Foundations of Golf. The majority of the book focuses on how we learn and theories. I kept getting tempted to skip some of these chapters to get to the good stuff. I pressed on, hoping all of the pieces would fit together and make the read worth it.
Unfortunately a lot of the practice ideas felt much more suited to practice time on a simulator where you can measure distances and accuracy. Those are very difficult to measure on a driving range. Having a sim at home would also make it much easier to have short practice sessions of 15-30 minutes. In order to do that at the driving range requires well over an hour to pack up the vehicle, drive to the course, get range balls, loosen up, practice, and drive home.
On page 365 of 385 I was surprised to read the following.
…this book is aimed at aspiring tour players, as well as coaches who are teaching players who spend their lives on the practice rounds.
Quite different from the back cover stating, “The book everyone has been waiting for” and “If you love golf, you will love this book.”
As I read more and more of the book, I got the feeling it was not written for typical amateurs. Had I known this, I wouldn’t have bought it. I do not recommend reading it. The information I found most useful in the book was presented in The Four Foundations of Golf, which I believe would benefit every amateur golfer.
DEW® with a blast of natural & artificial passionfruit flavor. Perfect for a tropical summer.
I’m not sure what passionfruit punch is supposed to taste like, but it’s not good. I don’t know if it’s the color tricking me, but I get a slight grape taste. It’s not a good flavor and only gets 4/10 because I could handle finishing the bottle.
DEW® with a blast of natural & artificial guava flavor. Vacation in a bottle.
The Baja flavors are usually pretty good and this one is no exception. You can definitely taste the guava. I’m not sure I’d buy another one, but I’d drink one. Solid 7/10.
Nick Momrik 