Brogan's Blog

I was listening to the radio this morning and they starting giving the weather report. They starting off by saying "Today it will be hot and humid." Thanks captain obvious! Do they really need to tell us that anymore? It is hot and humid everyday day during the summer in Des Moines. I am not a genious or a meteriologist, but I will go out on a limb......... It will be hot and humid throughout August. WOW! What a bold statement. I am not going to give away a snowblower if I am wrong like Ed Wilson, but maybe I will buy you a Bomb Pop.

I celebrated my birthday this past weekend. Once you get past 25, there doesn't seem to be much to look forward to on your birthday. This year I decided to go with my family to Taki Japanese Steakhouse in Urbandale. I hadn't been there for a long time, but I always enjoy my times there. If you have never been there, it is tableside cooking (they cook right before your eyes). I had the filet and lobster combo which was tasty, and all the food comes with rice, veggies, soup and salad. I knew the cook that night, so he offered to do some "Taki Bombs" with us. A Taki Bomb is a shot of Saki set up on chop sticks on top of a glass of beer. After a small chant everyone at the table hits their fist to the table and the shots drop in the beer. Then the fun starts. Everyone at the table chugs the bomb as fast as they can. The last one to finish has to do a penalty shot, which is usually some cheap nasty whiskey (you don't won't to lose). So after a few drink...