THE FATHER BLOG

The Masters started yesterday and what great entertainment to watch this weekend! Obviously I will make it a point to watch the final round on Sunday, but I’ll be doing my best to catch as much as I can today and tomorrow as well. Are you watching? Who do you think will be wearing the green jacket at the end of Sunday?

In addition to golf, tomorrow is also the NCAA hockey championship game at 5:30pm ET. I’ll probably pour a beer (or two) and watch that as well. Good luck to both Denver and Wisconsin.

I’ll probably watch some Yankee baseball while I’m at it too…..

Anyone else planning on doing anything productive this weekend like me? haha. Have a great weekend and see you Monday!

There are some amazing beers in the world today and new breweries popping up all the time. But what is the most sought after beer in the world? It’s not surprising that it is one made by monks. That beer is Trappist Westvleteren 12.

Westvleteren 12 is primarily sold directly by the Sint-Sixtus Abbey in Vleteren, Belgium, via their online system, requiring a scheduled pickup. The only authorized physical retailer is the In de Vrede cafe, located across from the monastery. It is not officially distributed, so any other sources are grey market.

So my question is this: has anyone actually ever tried this one? I am tempted to look online and see if I can locate one even if it’s considered “grey market” just for a chance to taste it. If you have had it, please let us other beer nerds know what that experience was like!

Happy Good Friday! Good Friday is a solemn Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion, suffering, and death of Jesus Christ, observed on the Friday before Easter Sunday. It is considered “good” because it marks the essential sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins and the promise of salvation, leading to the Resurrection.

Not everyone is Christian and celebrating Good Friday today. But it doesn’t matter because we all have the ability to be good today and do one good thing. Give it a try.

Hold a door for someone, let someone ahead of you in traffic, simply smile and say “good morning” as you walk past someone, send a text to a friend you haven’t touched base with in awhile, etc. Little positive things can make a big difference. It’s so easy to be upset, angry, or annoyed with all the pressures in the world today and in our personal lives. But take a deep breath and focus on the good things today and hopefully all weekend long….and maybe it will carry over into every day life. The world isn’t such a bad place if you just either find the good….or be the good yourself.

Have a great weekend everyone!