Eric - seven eleven

New York City bartender extraordinaire Jim Meehan recently gave a Google Talk about the evolution of bartending and his own journey toward writing his acclaimed PDT Cocktail Book. That journey, he says, started with the question, "Why write a cocktail book unless you're going to add something new?" And so — after wisely providing his audience with mezcal drinks — Meehan launches into a slideshow history of bar books. While showing slides of the first celebrity bar books from 1910 or the encyclopedia-style books that came later, Meehan explains things like while "the cocktail really pretty much goes into the toilet by the 1950s," the 1970s were actually the "absolute darkest point of the cocktail." - Eric - seven eleven

Yes, it's a thing. - WoH: Professor MOTHRA

BTDT - Lisa | #TeamMonique

They know when to fold ‘em. Las Vegas prosecutors targeting two men who took advantage of a software bug to win a small fortune at video poker have dropped all hacking charges from the case, cashing out an 18-month legal battle over the applicability of the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. “The United States of America, by and through the undersigned attorneys, hereby moves this Court to dismiss Counts 2 and 3 of the Indictment,” wrote(.pdf) Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Chu yesterday, in a terse motion immediately granted by U.S. District Judge Miranda Du. - Eric - seven eleven from Bookmarklet

"A Tucson climber was found dead, hanging from a southern Arizona cliff in his climbing gear and covered with bee stings. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office says 55-year-old Steven Johnson was found in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson late Monday. Cause of death hasn't been determined yet, but officials say Johnson was covered with stings when he was found. Johnson was last seen Friday when he went hiking, and friends became worried when he didn't go to work on Monday. Search and rescue teams found both Johnson and his dog dead. The dog was on the top of the cliff. Sheriff's Lt. Raoul Rodriguez says Johnson may have disturbed bees by hammering a spike into the cliff." - Eric - seven eleven from Bookmarklet

Having gotten stung by a swarm of wasps I 'disturbed' while climbing an old stone foundation (by trying to use the gaps between the stones as footholds) I can report that it was indeed the scariest, most painful experience of my life up that point... about 3 1/2 years, to be exact. I mean, I still remember it to this day, and I can still feel the gazillions of little stingers piercing... more... - Jkram|ɯɐɹʞſ

"In truth, "Denver proper" has between 21 and 24 breweries (depending on how you count) and is expecting ten more by the end of 2013. That is way more than a handful. But if you add in the "loads of notable breweries outside of town and in nearby Boulder" that CNN refers to, then you begin to lose count. Boulder alone has nearly twenty breweries, while there are at least two dozen more "outside of town," depending on which parts of "outside of town" the author of the CNN list is talking about. Beyond that, the range of what these breweries are doing -- whether it's specializing in niche beers, narrowly defined styles, boundary-pushing brews, a neighborhood fan base, unusual technique, equipment or personnel -- is stunning." - Eric - seven eleven from Bookmarklet

Then there is Fort Collins, but I don't think that city would count towards the Denver Census. - Yo. Shark Dog.

"The authors are asking for $3 billion in damages related to Google's digital books project, while Google is asking for class action status to be revoked." - Eric - seven eleven from Bookmarklet

"Grandmaster Flash" on BBC 6 Mix. Only two days left to listen to this mix. - Eric - seven eleven from Bookmarklet

Your wife had a nice day out with you too. - Elena

i've been a contestant on that game show. - Joe "Bad Guts" Silence

Best words I've heard in a week: "Yes, your dishwasher is still under warranty." YAY! They will be out Wednesday to take a look at it. - Elena