Post #646134 by kraken on Mon, Jul 30, 2012 12:15 AM

Let's avoid any possible confusion between newbie KRAKEN TIM and myself,
just plain KRAKEN. We're different fellows altogether.

For starters, we're from widely separated parts of California. I'm now from
Martinez, just a few dozen miles upriver from San Francisco; birthplace of
Joe Dimagio, longtime home of naturalist John Muir, and point of origin
of the Martinez Cocktail, now called the Martini. You may also remember
Martinez as the site of the late, lamented Aloha Club.

Our drinking habits no doubt differ, too. I, kraken, had to face the fact
recently that I definitely need certain medicines that are incompatible with
alcohol. So, no more Mai Tais, Zombies and the like, except for no-alcohol
versions. It's hard to find no-alcohol tiki drinks that are worth drinking, so
I spend more and more time with my other favorite beverage, exotic and
hard to find oriental teas.

Finally, our on-line personalities seem to differ. The other guy, kraken tim,
introduces himself as Mr. Nice Guy all the way. My temperament is variable.