Grumpy Troll Brew Pub

Ah, the good old Grumpy Troll. I've grown fond of his wooden mug of a face. I must have passed by him at least 4 times today. It's been a very, very active day for me. As I write this my pedometer is showing I've taken 17, 166 steps so far, almost 9 miles! Lots of chores, restocked on fireplace wood. We've now two months worth in the garage sitting in my Jeep trailer. The new gym routine I kicked off yesterday is really giving it to me but good. I've also really bashed up my right elbow through a combination of activities... It's SO tempting to just head over to the Troll and order an amazing beer. But I won't...

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Jormungand

They've sailed their Dragonships here to the upper-midwest and have settled. Occasionally as I travel the back roads that twist along ridges like the long back of a great serpent and suddenly I'll stumble upon a symbol of the ancient past.

"His dragon with her sails of blue,
All bright and brilliant to the view,
High hoisted on the yard arms wide,
Carries great Canute o’er the tide.
Brave is the royal progress — fast
The proud ship’s keel obeys the mast,
Dashes through foam, and gains the land,
Raising a surge on Limfjord’s strand."
(The Song of Canute, Saga of St. Olaf)

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