Latest addition to the liquor cabinet: a Single Malt Welsh Whisky: Penderyn - Aur Cymru (Welsh Gold).

Penderyn, the first single malt distillery in Wales since the 19^th century, produces one cask a day (reputedly the smallest distillery in the world); then the balance of available alcohol is diverted to other products: Five Vodka, Brecon Gin, and Merlyn Welsh Cream Liqueur.

Tuesday, next week, I will be 64 years old; I become Medicare eligible, unless the Republicans in Congress extend the date as part of some one-sided “bipartisan” deal Barack accedes to. Fortunately, I have a 100% Veterans disability rating that will take care of all my medical needs right up to where my son pulls the plug sometime in the future. He knows I prefer being toasted rather than taking up space on the ground, while being taking cubic space under the lawn.

Currently reading Early Autumn by Louis Bromfield; next up, The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder. (There is a sequential order I’m following. It starts at His Family by Ernest Poole. (A great book if you’re looking for some place to start a series of reading opportunities.))