Last Thursday I met up with Chris, Sandy, Ben, some of his buddies, and fellow Marines from the 3/25 with whom he served with during his recent deployment to Iraq. Prior to his deployment, Ben told both Chris and myself that if he makes it back from Iraq, he'll have a beer with us. This was kind of a big deal because Ben has never had a beer or any other adult beverage before. Well, since he's a man of his word, the day of his return, he came to us to lead him down the right path as he enters the wonderful world of micro brews. I adhere to the quality over quantity rule. Better to have 1 or 2 really good beers rather than 5+ crappy ones. Anyway, Ben did good. We all had some fun and I had the opportunity to meet some great people. 
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October 18, 2005
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I would have gone for quantity...
beer is an acquired taste
while drunk is an experience
a random thought
while I was hiking with my dogs in the woods tonight my mind wander
I thought about the musical, HAIR
which is funny... since I have none
any way
there are some beautiful songs and some interesting messages in that musical
glad that these guys were able to come back
glad that your friend was able to keep his promise
most certainly many soldiers have promised their wife, their children, their lover, their parents, and their friends that they are coming back
and sadly
they do not always get to keep their promise
I respect those that server our country
will leave it at that
have a good night
hope your friend enjoyed his beer
I bet it tasted great
hope you shared a smile and laugh too
Posted by: gwadzilla | November 17, 2005 at 08:31 PM
Thanks John and Chris. Excellent choice of venue - way to break me in.
Posted by: Ben | October 20, 2005 at 11:07 PM
How many substandard beers would 5 good beers equal?
Posted by: MrBigRIng | October 19, 2005 at 04:47 PM