This week will be remembered by many highs and lows.  A new champion is crowned, and shortly followed by an attempt at a team record for highest BAC.  We also lost a well known chef and world traveler, and look back on the journey.  When the dust settled though we may have found the perfect DELI.

The region is in whipped into a frenzy as the Caps make their case that they are the best in the NHL. Playoff hockey is as about as intense as it gets, and it can make your stomach turn faster then eating your dip...combine the two and it really causes discomfort. A championship would be priceless, as are some diamonds, but a diamonds true value can't always be defined by the factors on paper. It is the intangibles that make them both difficult to explain to the disinterested.

For the second week in a row we are joined by Big Rich from the Booze and Grooves podcast, and WRIR 92.3FM.  Father of the Year awards haven't been handed out this year, and a few of us are making our case early.  The case for Uber Eats may have just taken a hit though.

As we head into Memorial Day weekend we are joined by the one and only Big Rich...need we say more.  Round second and grab a ham sandwich.

Check out Big Rich on the Booze and Grooves podcast on Soundcloud or on his radio show NightTime Maneuvers on WRIR 97.3 on Saturday night between 3-5AM

We all have been in relationships that are probably not in our best interest, but when it is your sports team that is the offending partner you really don't have anybody to blame but yourself. Soon you will be able to place your hard earned money on your teams instead of just your emotions...so you have that going for you.

Distractions are all around us this week in the Pallet House, but like true pros we pressed on.  Professionals know not to get distracted when using a power washer or a paint gun, but this week we are reminded that we are not the type of pros that have mastered those tools. As long as the accidents we endure don't require penis transplants we should good though.

Most people dream of waterfront living, but it is more often than not out of reach.  Trailer park life is easily obtainable, but not often something you dream of.  If you combine the two though you just may have a happy medium.  Kind of like being colorblind with corrective glasses. It may not be perfect, but it is a pretty good substitute. Of course there is no substitute for a Yeti cooler...that dream lives on.

We should always be checking our surroundings when using ATM's, and sometimes even after.  Some scams are relatively harmless, while a small scam like the value of a hotel in Monopoly can be life threatening.  Rumors are a scam all of their own, and we spread one.

This week we lost everybody's favorite Drill Sergeant, R.Lee Ermey, and we remember some of the life lessons he taught us.  Something tells me he was a Bud man, and two of us reflect on our first week of being one ourselves. The stories get a bit off track, and like eating a two donut burger this episode needed a break...TBC.

A beer drinkers loyalty to their brand is not something you see often change.  Truth is many of these loyalties are formed long before the first sip is taken thanks to marketing, or family and social ties.  We wanted to put these beer affinities to the test by blind tasting 5 common American Lagers.  This sounds easy but when numbers and unsophisticated palettes get involved all bets are off.