And then there’s these other pics… one from approx. 1997 with horn-rimmed glasses showing how dorky I was, one from 2003 that I was always happy with but will have to just settle for remembering as the good old days because I’m too fat to pull it off again now, one from 2008 showing my failed attempt to grow a beard, and then another one from this June before I got it cut again showing how I was having to pull it back behind my ears all the time, especially in this 100 degree heat.

Now what I’m looking for is something in between the dorky book nerd lawyer look and the long-haired southern hippie brewer look. I’d like a style that’ll allow me to show up in court if I get back to doing any legal work on the one hand, and on the other hand a style that makes a different kind of statement… I just haven’t quite been able to articulate what the statement is yet.

From forbes.com:

On Saturday morning, the “When Homebrewers Go Pro: Starting Your Own Brewery” panel was packed. Like much of the conference: Steve Parkes (American Brewers Guild) said he had not spoken before audiences this size in more than 10 years. He looked around on Friday’s Club Night (I wouldn’t even begin to try to describe it, but the room was full of more than 1,000 people and clubs brought more than 500 5-gallon kegs) and simply smiled.

So more than 300 people are crammed in to this room Saturday and I am thinking, “Not all these people can really be thinking about starting their own brewery,” when moderator James Spencer asks just that question and for a show of hands. Scores go up. I think of something the late Greg Noonan told me a dozen years ago:

“When the homebrewers stop entering the profession, and the backyard breweries are squeezed out, then it will become stagnant,” he said. “You gotta keep getting the guys who say, ‘Cool, I can sell the beer I make. I can do it.’ ”

We’re not at the end of the line. Surly Brewing founder Omar Ansari emphasized that toward the end of the proceedings. “The next wave of brewers is coming,” he said.

Areas of Interest
Pond, waterfall and streams
Reptile, Fern and Native wildflower viewing areas
Butterfly garden
Old homestead and barn
Turtle Habitat
Long Leaf Pine Demonstration Forest
Wildlife Viewing Blind (area)

Features
Over 15 trails spanning four miles through various habitats (110 acres)
The Frank Allen Turner Amphitheater- a 100 seat multi-level meeting area with restrooms, wheel chair ramp, drinking fountain, and fire pit
Open pavilion with office and restrooms
Kiosks providing maps or trails, the preserve and other educational information
Two large parking areas
Year-round orienteering courses
Global Positioning System (GPS) benchmarks

So I’m posting them on ebay here if you want to follow along and see how they do. Here’s some pics.

All the books together.

First group:

Jenney’s First Year Latin, Prentice-Hall, ISBN 0-13-319328-4
Jenney’s First Year Latin Workbook, Prentice-Hall, ISBN 0-13-319369-1
Second Year Latin, Allyn and Bacon, ISBN 0-205-06182-6, 1979 (2 copies)
Third Year Latin, Allyn and Bacon, ISBN 0-205-06770-0, 1980
Fourth Year Latin, Allyn and Bacon, ISBN 0-205-6971-1, 1980

Second group:

First Year Latin, Henle, Loyola University Press, 1945
Latin Three and Four Years (Prose and Poetry), Freundlich, Amsco School Publications, 1967
Latin, an Introductory Course Based on Ancient Authors, Wheelock, Barnes and Noble Books, 1963, ISBN 0-06-460104-8
Essentials of Latin Grammar, Wilson, Passport Books, 1996, ISBN 0-8442-8540-4
English Grammar for Students of Latin, Goldman Szymanski, Olivia and Hill Press, 1993, ISBN 0-934034-19-2
Latin for Americans II, Ullman Henry, Macmillan Company 1959
Latin: An Intensive Course, Moreland Fleischer, Univ of Calif Press, 1977, ISBN 0-520-03183-0
Latin For Beginners, Wilkes, Passport Books, 1995, ISBN 0-8442-8632-X

Third group:

The Pocket Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1994, ISBN 0-19-864227-X
Latin Dictionary, Amsco School Publications, 1966
Per Saecula Part One Prose, McArdle & Suggitt, Oliver & Boyd, 1973, ISBN 0-05-002171-0
Per Saecula Part Two Verse, McArdle & Suggitt, Oliver & Boyd, 1974, ISBN 0-05-002684-4
Per Saecula Part Three Comprehension and Unseen Translation, McArdle & Suggitt, Oliver & Boyd, 1974, ISBN 0-05-002685-2
Cassell’s Compact Latin Dictionary, 1963, ISBN 0-440-31101-2
Novum Testementum Latine, Nestle-Aland, 1986, ISBN 3-438-05300-4
Ecce Roman 1, Meeting the Family, Oliver & Boyd, 1971, ISBN 0-05-002366-7
Ecce Roman 1, Reference Book 1, Oliver & Boyd, 1971, ISBN 0-05-002557-0

The last 2 pics are of a Honey Farm between Horseshoe Bend and Dadeville.