swartzfeger.com Comments

by: Cristi

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:52:49 +0000

Would not have put all of that together myself, but I have to agree.

by: Jim

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:18:03 +0100

I care moron. I like to taste beer unlike people who drink swill like Budweiser, etc.

by: Heidi

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:28:51 +0100

This REALLY made me laugh! And, I had forgotten all about Conrad and that book.
Made me think of Poe’s tell tale heart. Inside one’s own head. See you tomorrow night.

by: 1212

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:45:16 +0100

hey who cares about frost brewed or fire brewed it’l get you drunk that’s what matter

by: Fullerton

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:08:29 +0100

I was wondering what happened to you guys! How have you been…it’s been years. I couldn’t find an email address so this comment section will have to do. Drop me a line when you have a minute-Sheri

by: Jay

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:28:47 +0000

Yep, that would be the same Swartzfeger. And you’re the one that talked to the deputy because I was busy soiling myself.

How’s it going, dude?

by: Eric

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:23:08 +0000

Have you ever been busted for having a carload of driveway reflectors?

by: Jay

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:52:12 +0000

Love you miss you dude. Not as much as I miss her, of course. Thanks for stopping by and validating my exercise in self indulgence.

by: Keith

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:42:50 +0000

Yet again, your analysis and wit blows me away. You are my hero, monkey boy.

by: Jay

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:20:57 +0000

Well look what the cat dragged in! Nope, I was never busted for a bottle of scope. And the Mexican inmates didn’t nickname me ‘Zoom Zoom’. And the prison guard never high-fived me for driving stupidly fast. It’s fiction, FICTION!

by: Mike Newbry

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:39:16 +0000

And you were never busted for an open bottle of Scope in the backseat, right?

by: Jay

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:27:37 +0000

Why is it that New Year’s is dredging up all these obscure quotes? (and is it solipsistic to comment on one’s own post?)

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us.

– Maurice Maeterlinck

Yeah, I’d say my wieners are my allies…

by: Brandon

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:07:53 +0000

Things happen for a reason…
there is light at the end of the tunnel…
bad is never good until worse happens…
ask about your neighbors, then buy the house…
do not employ handsome servants…
Sometimes crap just happens to good people, and it sucks all things round and
ball-like. You got through it, I love you man, and you always have a friend here.

by: Steven

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:52:03 +0000

I am a software developer and have had the same problem that you have! I think software devs are about the same as “real” writers – full of ego, quick to self criticize, fragile and prone to “running off screeching to the hills"… and also incredibly protective of old works.

My advice is to hold your chin up high; it was the best that you could do at the time, and someone thinks that it is good enough that others will be interested in it as well. You should be very proud.

Keep up the great work!
-Steven

by: Jay

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:13:00 +0000

Thanks, Jennifer – I’ve always been my own worst critic when it comes to my writing. Guess we’ll see what the world thinks (ha!) when the story is published next month. Thanks for stopping by…

by: Jennifer

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:24:20 +0000

Your always harder on yourself than anyone else. I know I am. I think you should love it, or at least appreciate it because it shows how much progress you have made, and you can only get better.

by: Justin Chivers

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:58:54 +0000

It’s amazing what you’ll find after a few Sierra Nevada’s and a Friday evening….another freak from ole WashPA. Glad to see that you’re still at it man - remember that time…well it was mayonaise…….25 cents…….I think. shoot me a note. be good brother

by: Jay

Thu, 08 Sep 2005 15:56:48 +0100

Hey Jake, thanks for stopping by. Hope you’re staying cool in Kuwait… probably one of the few places on earth hotter than Arizona!

by: jake

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 03:18:27 +0100

Jay,
I’m cruisin’ the net and checkin’ out InvestorsIraq and find your post and
that you are from the metro Phoenix area ! I live there also but for the past
20 months I’ve been living and working in Kuwait. I read your post on driving
Snottsdale road and know what you mean very frustrating!! I have lived in the
valley on and off (mostly on ) since ‘72 and have seen it change from basicly
smallish city to the urban sprawlfullness that we have today. Anyway I just
wanted to say hi to someone from home hope all is well with you it won’t be
very long now ’till that Dinar starts rolling and we can RETIRE !!!
regards,
Jake

by: ClaraT

Thu, 14 Apr 2005 13:38:14 +0100

I found this blog via Technorati, read the story in one sitting. Such a find. The title intrigued me first as an Anatomist, but the final appeal were the emotional descriptions. Thanks for the lead!

by: Keith Sparbanie

Mon, 15 Nov 2004 21:26:15 +0000

Dammit, Jay… and I thought *I* was a cranky luddite! Ha! YOU ROCK! I’m cutting and pasting this and feeding to lame-o suburbanites everywhere!

by: Jay

Sat, 06 Nov 2004 21:39:57 +0000

Hey Jean, thanks for stopping by!

Kris and I are still unpacking stuff for the new house – just came across those ducks you bought us for the jacuzzi!

by: Jean Adelman

Sat, 06 Nov 2004 18:45:06 +0000

Jay, great analogies that can be used for a suburb where I live - Pretentious Plano.

The women must shop in their perfectly pleated tennis skirts in the middle of winter, with their stretch marks hanging out over their untouched tummies (which should havehad had lipo). Your writing is quite intriguing, wish I had such talent.

by: Jay

Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:42:01 +0100

Technically, the boil you’re referring to isn’t fermentation. They bring the water and grains—known as the ‘mash’—to a temperature of anywhere from 148°-160° (thereabouts). Two enzymes, alpha-amylase and beta-amylase are activated at that temperature range. The alpha/beta amylase enzymes attack ‘branches’ of starch molecules, converting them into smaller molecules of sugar that the yeast ‘eat.’ Alcohol is the waste byproduct from the yeast feasting on sugar. Still, you’re 100% spot-on when it comes to ‘frost brewing’—nothing comes close to ‘frost’ temperatures during the critical mash or fermentation stages. Also, thanks for the Strohs reminder—I completely forgot about their inane ‘fire brewed’ beer!

by: Dakota Kid

Thu, 14 Oct 2004 19:39:13 +0100

The lies and conspiracy may be even worse than you portray. From my limited experience, brewing involves raising a liquid to a boil for an extended period, temperatures well past the advertised 34 degrees. If anything, they should advertise frost-fermented, but this probably doesn’t sound as sexy as Stroh’s slogan: “Fire-brewed". So they completely distort facts, insult their audience, and plagiarize Stroh’s in a non-sensical manner.

by: Keith Sparbanie

Sat, 09 Oct 2004 09:03:25 +0100

Well said! You should submit this to op-ed pages all over the country.