January 25, 2025. BEER IN MEXICO

 Celebrated my 60th birthday in style. Turks and Caicos. The water was amazing. The sand like baby powder AND the Island beer. CRAZY. There' s a local brewery -- Turk's Head Brewery that makes some pretty damn good beer. BUT what I could NOT GET ENOUGH of was the Lager--I-Ain-Ga-Lie. The name alone had me hooked. I couldn't resist saying it ---It became my mantra for the week. If  lager isn't for you--the light beer--I-Soon-Reach was refreshing and the India Pale Ale famously titled Down-Da-Road is equally good.  These are all classic island sayings that have been around forever. I-Ain-Ga-Lie is a famous saying for when people tell tall tales or fish tales around the bar-- I've been known to tell a few myself. I really love the name I-Soon-Reach too because islanders are notoriously late so they say I-Soon-Reach meaning that they will probably get in the car soon. Too funny. I'm gonna start calling into work late to see what they say when I tell them--I-Soon-Reach. Down-Da-Road is similar. I'll see you soon---I'm just Down-Da-Road. I'm thinking of incorporating these three sayings into my vocabulary so that I can pretend I'm still in Turks & Caico living da good life. I-Ain-Ga-Lie--that's where I wanta be. Just finished a good read that I think you might enjoy called The Wedding People by Alison Espach. The main character of this gem is Phoebe Stone, a divorced, deeply depressed English professor from Missouri. Phoebe is thinking of ending it all and decides to do the deed in Newport, Rhode Island at the Cornwall Inn. When she arrives at the inn, Phoebe is mistaken for a wedding guest and befriends the bride to be, Lila. When Lila hears Phoebe's plan, She talks her out of suicide because it will ruin her BIG day. Lila then invites Phoebe to the week long pre-wedding events where she befriends Gary, the groom,  his daughter, Juice, along with a cast of characters that are laugh-out-loud funny. Find out what happens to Phoebe and Lila as the wedding day approaches when you read this fun book about new beginnings, surprising friendships and starting over.