March 2021

black and silver motorcycle

Ride On

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I like Bikes. And by Bikes I mean Hogs. Love the Harley’s of course, and the Victory’s and all other big, powerful machines with shining chrome and a full throttle roar. My favorite bike is an Indian Scout, which I do not own, because my wife says that I can’t, but I am working on her. I also like BBQ. A nice brisket with cornbread, slaw, pickles and onions. Yum. And it’s hard to find a better combination of Bikes and BBQ than at Shooter’s in San Elizario, Texas.

San Elizario lies along the El Camino Real (the Royal Road) that linked Mexico City to their missions and trading routes all the way to what is now northern New Mexico. The neighborhood still has many of the original adobe buildings along Main Street, including a small jail that legend has it Billy the Kid broke another fellah out of.

And they have Shooters, which is easy to spot because there will be anywhere from 15 to 150 hogs lined up in front of it. But fear not gringo, these folks are friendly. There is something about the Mexican American community culture, and maybe the fact that they have largely been left alone by the rest of the world for generations. But they will shake your hand, ask you where you’re from and tell you stories. They serve beer and BBQ that the owner smokes for hours and hours every day at his house a short distance away. There is no inside seating. I had a Tecate beer and a ½ pound of brisket with the works, plus a side of the deep fried mac n’ cheese which was heaven. Ride on.

Hunter S

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Mellow Buzz

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A mellow Buzz is just what the Buzzed Boomer staff doctor would order, assuming we had a staff doctor.  And Kat Odell answered the bell with “Day Drinking, 50 Cocktails for a Mellow Buzz”.  Available from Amazon, the book has recipes with great pictures and uses beer, wine, cider, sake, sherry, vermouth and more to create low alcohol by volume drinks.  Perfect for long sunny days or for just cutting back on the alcohol.  

– Princess Colleen

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Pickleball

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Need some exercise?  Pickleball is a sport that virtually any age can play.  Based on the Single Sport Participation Report of the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) on Pickleball, 75% of Core Players are 55 and older (defined as players who play 8 or more times per year).

My wife and I have all the gear.  Racquets, balls, shoes, sweatbands, and bags for all our gear.  Someday we will actually step on to a court.  Looking forward to it though.  Do what I say and not what I do. 

– Jet Cannon

Cold Brew Coffee – Super-Size Me

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Spring and summer mean you might want an iced coffee instead of the usual hot brew.  Cold brew coffee, brewed differently, is supposed to be sweeter and less acidic than regular coffee.  I don’t notice much difference but I did notice how expensive it tended to be being marketed in little pricey bottles.  Well, now there’s a super-size version that’s a little easier to swallow price-wise.  Thank you.

– Jet Cannon

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Another Natural High – National Corndog Day!

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Somebody out there loves hot dogs.  Americans consume an estimated 20 billion, with a “b”, hot dogs per year or approximately 70 per person.  Corndogs make up a pretty sizable chunk of those numbers and the National Day is celebrated on the first Saturday of March Madness. 

I wish I’d invented food on a stick but that was awarded a patent in 1929.  Before my time.  Anyway, don’t be left out this year.  Grab a corndog or two.  And a beer.

– Jet Cannon

Photos courtesy of delish.com 

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St. Patrick’s Day

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Baby Boomers and St. Patrick’s Day.  What to serve?  Bailey’s?  Guinness?  Jameson whiskey?  Green beer?  Black and Tan?  St. Patrick’s Day Melontini?  Shamrocked Shooter?  Getting thirsty?  I am.  

I’m going to go with Lucky Charms Rainbow Vodka from tablespoon.com.  (https://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/lucky-charms-rainbow-vodka/f7a887cc-dba4-483d-b385-aa9ba8ac5696).  This colorful choice looks magically delicious.  I don’t really care what it tastes like.  It’s perfect for Baby Boomers enchanted by hours of Lucky Charms commercials and hopefully a box or two.

See the website for the recipe but essentially you separate the marshmallows by color, drop six of them in a shot glass and add vodka.  The marshmallows dissolve leaving their respective colors behind.  Brilliant!

Regardless of your beverage choice, imbibe carefully as always.

– Jet Cannon

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Sugar, Carbs, and Calories

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Buzz off bad boys!  All three are bad for the beach body we’ll need this spring and summer.  Hence the hard seltzer craze.  These beverages are lower in all three.  Now, 100 non-nutritional calories per can is not exactly healthy but it beats most beer, wine and liquor options.  The alcohol content is also lower making summertime parties a little safer.

The fun part is the number of choices is growing as all the big beverage makers are jumping on the bandwagon e.g. Bud Light Seltzer.  Lots of subtle fruity flavors.  “Here, try one of mine!”  The millennials seem to have claimed White Claw.  If Baby Boomers have a favorite brand, please let me know.  I want that one.  

– Jet Cannon

 

Photo courtesy of swiglife.com

Zero Proof Taste Test

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It seems counter-intuitive to write about zero proof gin on Buzzed Boomer but there may be occasions when one wants to stay sober, or more sober, while still enjoying a cocktail.  Ritual intents to fill that need with their gin, whiskey and tequila substitutes.  I mixed up a “gin” and tonic with a little lime juice and, well, I can imagine it’s pretty close to some of the craft gins out there that toss in a bunch of botanicals on top of the juniper.  It didn’t taste like the Bombay or Hendricks I prefer but it kept my interest.  It was better and more tantalizing than just pure tonic water.

The mocktail served it’s purpose very nicely.  It was Saturday night, I wanted a cocktail, but I needed to stay sober.  Next, on to the “tequila” and “whiskey”.

– Jet Cannon

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Zero Proof Cocktails

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My friend Jeff wanted some help with giving up alcohol for Lent.  Not help for himself but for others. 

You probably know about alcohol-free beer and wine.  That’s an option.  For cocktails, there’s a nice selection of mocktail recipes available courtesy of Town and Country Magazine and elsewhere online.  (https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drinks/how-to/g785/best-mocktail-recipes/).  There is also zero proof tequila, gin, and whiskey if you really miss those flavors in your mocktails.  

So where’s the Buzz?  Perhaps it’s the thrill of finally being able to socialize with your vaccinated family and friends.  

There’s also weed.  

– Jet Cannon

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Canned Cocktails

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A cocktail in a can?  Sacrilege?  Not necessarily.  Baby Boomers are on-the-go movers and shakers.  Taking the cooler full of beer up a notch, well, canned cocktails could be the solution.  (Please bring a nice plastic cocktail-appropriate glass.)  There’s no question of a portability advantage.  See foodandwine.com for a review of various brands.

But do not imbibe at home.  Please honor the code of cocktail makers worldwide and get out the shaker and the fresh ingredients when at the homefront.

For those of you whom exude class in a remote setting where cans might be appropriate but perhaps not quite right, consider the portable bar.  With glasses, strainers, metal toothpicks, a shaker and storage for a couple bottles, these clever cases make proper cocktails away from home a reality.

Stay classy.  

– Jet Cannon

A Natural High

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It’s been over year since indulging in an IN-N-OUT BURGER Cheeseburger – Animal Style.  Catch a Buzz?  More like a deep meditative state.  Emotional bliss.

The 30-plus line up of cars in the drive-thru was managed in an efficient fashion that rivaled Disneyland’s line management.  IN-N-OUT in ten minutes! 

– Jet Cannon