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Sam Adams Utopias - Extreem Brewing Hit

By Bryan • Dec 31st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

[Photo Courtesy Zengrrl via Flickr] [Update 12/31] Today realized a few ounces still in the bottle. It’s been closed since Friday the 26th. The extra few days exposed to air has aged the flavors just a bit. I now get a nose of honey after pouring a …



Blackberry Storm update 1.1

By Bryan • Dec 6th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

On Friday 12/5, RIM and Verizon released software version 4.7.0.75 for the Blackberry Storm. I consider this release 1.1 (maybe closer to 1.0 with the unit shipping with a late beta). Already, I can tell you this:The screen rotation is MUCH faster. It …



Verizon Blackberry Storm Review

By Bryan • Dec 1st, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

Since Friday I have been using my new Verizon Blackberry Storm (Verizon 9530). A little background first. For the past 28 months I’ve been using a Verizon Blackberry 7130e. Not the most modern blackberry, but a suretype device that is a good prep for t…



Claiborne’s 2 for $59

By Bryan • Sep 12th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

Tonight Gail and I set out to have an early dinner to start our weekend. We quickly settled on Claiborne’s when they were able get us a table at 6pm. When we arrived, we were surprised that they are having a great special until the end of September. …



Homing in on new camera selection

By Bryan • Sep 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

With a baby on the way and the blog popularity rising, the other month I started looking for a digital SLR. I thought I had made my decision, when Nikon releases the press release on their new D90. This dslr has the sensor of a pro camera, but with a …



Distubing Trend in Restaurant Menus

By Bryan • Aug 4th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

I don’t know if it’s because of the economy, or the steady flow of political ads stating how each candidate is going to help me be better off, but this weekend I noticed a particularly disturbing trend in dinner menus - no drink prices.We visited two c…



Service? PetSafe Delivers

By Bryan • Jul 3rd, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

Wow! In a day and age when I thought customer service and standing behind your product had gone out the window - one company comes through and has restored my faith in society.PetSafe - maker of radio fences for pet containment (along with many other …



New Travel Bag

By Bryan • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

The other week I had the opportunity to experience the joy of traveling after the airlines started charging for the 1st and 2nd bags. Needless to say, trying to finding an overhead bin was “fun”. Just before the trip, I retired my old 21″ carry on. My …



Fly ExpressJet

By Bryan • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local, Reviews

If every airline had service like ExpressJet, I’d be ecstatic. I had to go from Tucson to Sacramento, and flew on this exceptional small carrier. Their ERJ isn’t the biggest jet, with just one flight attendant, but with the food service (hear that Airl…



Moderate Risk for severe storms - again

By fnews • Jun 16th, 2008 • Category: News.Local, Reviews

Once again we’re faced with an evening commute featuring potentially rough storms. The Storm Prediction Center has placed us under a Moderate Risk for severe storms. They break down severity types and tag them with our chances:
Tornado: 2%
Severe hail (.75in or larger): 30%
Severe wind (58mph or more) 45%
Additionally, there is a 10% [...]