Snips and Snails…

Posted on September 20, 2012 by tosabarbell

…Puppy dog tails. What are little boys made of?  I remember this poem, growing up. I never figured out what snips and snails meant but the puppy dog tails thing was cute. What are BIG boys made of? Skeleton, musculature, tendons, ligaments, a great belly, and testosterone. Ya know. The beefy cute stuff.

That Bieber kid is Snips and Snails. Along with more Sugar and Spice than he should appreciate but it doesn’t seem to bother him. More and more men have gravitated towards the sugar and spice too.

Anyways. When Bigg went in to get his tendon repaired, we asked the surgeon for pictures. He thought we were joking (the facebook comments may have thrown him off.) But when we were talking after he was done, he said he DID have his nurse take a picture. The funny part was, while he was re-attaching it the first time, it snuck back up on him. Which meant he basically had to start over. This was funny only in that he was completely exhausted after he was done. Working on a person with hard muscle and tendons isn’t his norm and his three hour workout had him looking as if he just PR’d his 20 rep squat.

Pretty cool. I believe we need a new poem to replace the cuteness of old…

What are beefy boys made of?

Beards and Traps;

Belly’s and Lats;

Strength of gods;

Steel like quads;

Hearts of gold;

Male, uncontrolled.

That’s what beefy boys are made of.

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Ahoy!

Posted on September 19, 2012 by tosabarbell

Bigg and Oz have been waiting for this day for quite some time. Yes, it’s the international Talk Like a Pirate Day. And in all actuality, it’s  Bigg whose been the most excited about it. He didn’t disappoint this morning.

What’s really fun, is that this is an actual day. Two guys playing racquetball decided to ham it up in the court and started screaming insults at each other in ‘pirate speak.’ The story is pretty funny.

Pirates, and pirating in general, have taken a hit in the recent past due to Somali pirates. So I’m extra thankful, on this day of pirate celebration, for Johnny Depp and his portrayal of Capt’n Jack so we can feel warm and fuzzy about the fun of real pirates.

Don’t know how to speak Pirate? Don’t be a rum fellow, start here…

Anyways, my favorite Pirate of late is Blackbeard. You take Swearengen from Deadwood and have him talk Pirate? Golden!

We’ll celebrate the day by annoying those around us, cooking up some pirate grub tonight, and what else? Drink Rum!!!!!

“Damnation seize my soul if I give you quarters, or take any from you.” Blackbeard

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Tipsy

Posted on September 18, 2012 by tosabarbell

One of the biggest side perks of going on the road with Rip and crew is the different food and drinks we get to enjoy along the way. The cool thing about going to Brooklyn a couple of times a year is that we know we’re going to get some of the best of both. This trip didn’t disappoint.

I’ve tried to cut down the alcohol these last few weeks in attempts to drop a couple pounds (which I haven’t) and help my training (which it has.) So my glass of a decent, standard merlot on Friday night was a special treat. Saturday night’s group dinner landed us at Sheep’s Station again and I remembered they had a  good IPA so having a couple of beers was also fun. For some reason, they brought us out a tray of beers after people started leaving so I was in the process of splitting one with Wolf’s girl (who’s awesome by the way), Cara. Little did I know, that their table was booby trapped with a divot and my half ended up on my sweats. See here:

So I got to smell like beer and sweat the next day, awesome. Afterwards, I was able to stay up a few extra minutes to hit some of Rip and Stef’s bourbon and rye that they picked up at The Whiskey Shop when they hit town. I really liked a new one (for me) named Pine Barrens. It’s from Long Island Spirits and distilled right there on Long Island. I’ll be looking for a bottle here in Milwaukee or will need to order one.

A trip to Brooklyn wouldn’t be proper without a visit (or two) to Prime Meats and a trip to Prime Meats wouldn’t be acceptable without one of their Prime Manhattans. They have completely spoiled me on Manhattans and this is the only place I’ll drink one. I’ve tried them other places around the country and they are completely unacceptable. So I had two. Completely scrumptious.

We all met up after on the rooftop patio of our hotel to ensure that Rip’s liquor wouldn’t go to waste before he left. A taste of Johnny Drum before we opened the bottle of Sexual Chocolate Imperial Stout one of the attendees brought for Rip from North Carolina. We all had a taste and though sips are all that’s needed from this heavy Stout, it’s very good and a lot of fun.

All in all, we had a very diverse tasting throughout the weekend.

OH! Just because they’re so cute, here’s Cara and Wolf…

Photo: Wolf and his gal

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Friday Jams

Posted on September 14, 2012 by tosabarbell

We’re back in Brooklyn for a Starting Strength seminar hosted by South Brooklyn Weightlifting Club. So Sleigh Bells. Of course.

Enjoy the weekend.

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