The Brookston Family Blog
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The Grandparents took the kids to the Bay Area Discovery Museum yesterday. It was their first time this year. It looks like they had a blast. I think they’re making the most of the breaks in the rain we’re getting from time to time.

Alice at the crab pool.

Porter climbs the crow’s nest.

Alice desperately wanting to be taller.

“Da plane, da plane!”

Alice climbs the log staircase.

While Porter works the gravel pit.

“Ta da! I did it!“

This is originally from The Onion, apparently, but it’s pretty freaking funny. It purports to be the original uncensored video from Neil Armstrong’s first minutes on the moon in July of 1969.

Some pretty funny signs to amuse you today. They’re known as Bad Signs, but I don’t think they’re really bad, they’re just made that way.

Rodger has been brewing around the Bay Area for a few years, but I got to know him best through a good friend when he started working at Drake’s Brewing in San Leandro. And he was one of my roomies at the last two GABFs.

Rodger manning the booth at the Boonville Beer Festival in 2003.

Getting frisky with a co-worker.

Wide-eyed and bushy-tailed at this year’s Great American Beer Festival.

Late one night at Falling Rock showing his phone to Brendan Dobbel, brewer at Thirsty Bear. I’m pretty sure this is the night he was drunkenly telling everyone about his “secret” plan to marry his girlfriend, and at this moment she was probably on the other end of the line.

Anybody interested in playing fantasy golf? I’ve been playing fantasy golf every year for at least five years now and normally I get a core group of about eight players players. But perhaps we could get a larger group this year? Please consider signing up and playing along with us. There’s no limit on the number of players that can participate. The season starts February 2 and you’ll need a little time to set your line-up for the first tournament. After that, you only have to change things once a week. So come on, give it a try. It might even be fun. Besides, what else do you have to do now that football season is over?

Here’s the info on how to join:

In order to join the league, follow the link above or go to game front page, click the “Sign Up Now” or “Get Another Team” button and follow the links to “join an existing private group”. When prompted, enter the League ID# and password below.

League ID#: 1597
Password: beer

Yahoo will send you a confirmation with further details once you have completed the registration process.