International Beer Garten Opening Soon

EDIT: It's officially open, and I've been here quite a few times. It's Pernecky Approved.

This is more of a selfish post, but I guess having a blog dedicated to myself is pretty selfish to begin with, right?

Anyways, there is a new bar opening up within (LONG) walking distance from our house, about 1.5 miles away in the new Northpointe Village in Lutz, FL - near Land O Lakes and Odessa. It's called the International Beer Garten and was originally scheduled to open in the trendy Hyde Park area of South Tampa, but they had some zoning problems, so we will gladly welcome them with open arms! As you can guess from the name, they'll be offering tons of different beers in bottle form (over 300 per their website) and on draft (40 taps), along with a selection of pizza and appetizers.

I stopped in to check out the place yesterday and it's coming along swimmingly. I chatted with (someone I believe to be) one of the owners, and she's hoping to open the doors for business this Thursday, December 11th, for a soft opening with the grand opening to follow later.

The interior looks great, lots of brick and a large wood bar, a few big screen LCD TV's, and plenty of taps just begging to be filled with hoppy goodness. I'd suggest checking out their website at www.IBGTampa.com to find out the latest details on product offerings and when the place will open. I know I'll be watching, as my wife and I can't wait to try this place out!

If you're the owner of the International Beer Garten in Lutz, and would like me to add/delete something from this post, please send me an email, mikepernecky [at] gmail [dawt] com.

Easy Link

For those of you that come to this blog to get to Cameron's page (I know there's plenty of you), I placed a link directly to the right called "Cameron's Page", take a look ---------->

Cam's Growth

I thought I would post a few pictures that show how much the little guy has grown...

Almost 2 months:

His first 2 days:

He's a little stinker, but we love him. He slept almost 6 hours last night for us, hopefully it's a sign of things to come!

Dempsey the Pug

Happy Halloween!

 Thanks to the PicSay application on the T-Mobile G1...

Busch Gardens Coupon Howl-O-Scream

If anyone is interested in going to Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream and would like a discount, just go here:

 

$25 -- Busch Gardens 'Howl-O-Scream' in Tampa, Save $40 http://www.travelzoo.com/top20/22558167-476722/

Source: Busch Gardens

 

Pretty good savings I'd say!  The wife and I won't be attending because I don't think it would be the best atmosphere for a 4 week old infant. 

 

My Boy!

cameron 008
Originally uploaded by al schuth

Here's a nice little picture taken the day after Cameron was born. He's my little dude!

Cameron's First Pictures!!

Once Cameron Michael is born, we will start posting pictures to this link, so CLICK HERE, you'll be brought to http://babypernecky.blogspot.com/

I'm making this especially easy for my mom:

CLICK HERE TO SEE CAMERON!

Thank you!

Our President

Pretty funny, found this while surfing Digg.com. I'm sure maybe the picture was taken at an angle "just so" or whatever, but he's still a man, right? So is this really out of the ordinary?

Flents Quiet Time Comfort Foam Earplugs (Purple Ones)

My wife has been using earplugs to aid her sleeping ever since we were at Northern Illinois University, circa 2000.  So she's become addicted to them and is now at the point where she CAN'T sleep without them.  Like many earplug lovers out there, she had to try a bunch of brands to find just the right fit, and Flents (purple colored) Quiet Time Comfort Foam Earplugs turned out to be the best - so she's been using them for years.  Just a couple weekends ago, she purchased another 10 pack of these earplugs and they weren't as "squishy", and actually hurt her ears so much that she would wake up a few times in the night.  What happened?

 

Well I called the company, which is actually Apothecary Products out of Minnesota, for an explanation.  I talked with a very nice woman who explained they just switched manufacturers of their foam, and this is causing an uproar in the earplug community.  Ok she didn't say "earplug community" but anyone reading this that isn't one of my friends -- you're a member of the earplug community!  The representative went on to say that they're switching back to the old formula, and the new, original formula earplugs will begin shipping shortly.  They will hit Wal-Mart stores first, then everywhere else.  She also said they will have a sticker on them saying something like "Original Formula!", so make sure you pick one of them up when they become available.

 

Fear not, earpluggers, your voice has been heard!