It’s snowing here, this morning, in Santa Fe and I have to say these old bones don’t miss the wetter, icier variety I experienced most of my life back in New England.

Using the Moxie poster in my afternoon Post about the NYTimes selling their stake in the BoSox. Too lazy to scan in the autographed photo I got from Terrible Ted in 1951. Google Images led me to your site.

Nicely produced. And I have to admit I miss the Maine Coast, really fresh seafood – and Moxie.

(Ummmmm…can you throw in a couple of lobster rolls too?)

How’s this for fun. Because my kids are native Mainers, they can both get a youth lobstering license good for 10 traps each! The kids still have a few years before they’re up to hauling, but when they are, they’ll going to be in high demand with the family!
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I have to say though that regional sodas are all good in their own way, if for no other reason than they make you feel a bit special because you think only you know about them.

I drink a couple of these per week. They are from heaven.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Red_%28drink%29

And we left these for out of town guests at our wedding:

http://www.ale-8-one.com/images/80th%20pict.jpg

I’d love to try them both! The thing that I like about regional anything is that it makes them special. The stuff of daily life has become homogenized and it’s become quite rare to find out that “you can’t get that here”. There are a few regional things I cherish and would never want to see spread all over the world. Moxie is one of them. Next trip you make north, I’ll pick you up the Moxie if you bring some Big Red!
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If you like the Dr., you just might like Moxie! I have serious doubts that you’ll find it in your neck of the woods but hey, anythings possible! As for that different sodas are called in Oz versus the States, I have no idea. It would be fun to find out though. Thanks for writing!
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I don’t think you told us the ingriedients, or weren’t they required to put that on the label?

NOTHING would get me to change from Coca Cola the real thing, I must have bought that company twice over with how much I drink it.

Oh, it’s an acquired taste, to be sure. Over the years, Coke has burned out at least half my stomach lining. Moxie will no doubt claim the other half! As for ingriedents, the “magic” in Moxie is gentian root. What is it? Beats me. I just like the taste!
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I’m sure you are very manly and everything but that just ain’t right. Do you even realize the extremes you had to go to in order to make up for D&D? Power rifles? Crazy. Pilot’s license? Crazy. ADVANCED scuba endorsement? Crazy.

Think about all the efforts you would have spared yourself if only you had stuck to backgammon like everyone else…

Bah! Backgammon? What use would my 20 sided dice be? Say what you will, we had a lot of fun. And just remember, when the undead rise and try to take over the world, SOME of us will know just what to do!
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In my crotch rocket days, I dated a biker. The leather. The tats. The real enchilada. Having lived in Europe most of my life, I had never heard of such thing as Dungeons and Dragons. I went to his place one night and found him playing this “game” with his buddies. That was it for me! Done! I’m sorry but this is just a tad too weird for me. My idea of role-playing does not involve a dragon. A Dungeon Master perhaps. A dragon – never.

Very nicely developed story, as usual!

Ba-Hahahaha! I was just WAITING for your comment and I was pretty sure that it would be something along those lines. Yes, YES! I was/am a geek, and not ashamed to admit that! The difference is that I’m a geek with high powered rifles, a pilot’s license, an advanced SCUBA endorsement with three specializations (I can fix your dive gear for you!) plus I got the hot chick to marry me and now have two kids. That, and I rock climb, mountain bike, sculpt, and a bunch of other things that get me “Manly” points. The point is that though I played D&D and loved it, I didn’t live in my parent’s basement and grow to the size of a walrus on a diet of Doritos and Diet Pepsi.

C’mon Nat! Embrace your inner geek! I know there’s one in there! Hmmm. Camera Geek? Hmmm!
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Apparently, you can make a “poor-man’s” Moxie by taking a root beer and adding Angostura Bitters. I’ve never tried that and to be honest, it sounds kind of vile. Still, many more have said that about the actual drink. I still love it though.
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Actually, I came home early today to get a bunch of stuff done. I mowed the lawn and finished a piece of furniture that I was working on for Lulu Bell’s room. About half way through the jobs, I stopped, walked down to the corner store and picked up a Moxie! After writing this post this morning, I had to do it. Man, I like that drink!
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Thanks! It was fun to write. I just checked out your blog. Looks like I’ve got some reading to do. I hope you find some more stuff here worth spending a minute or two on in the future.
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