Since the person that suggested the topic failed to write an entry, (as did I) I think we’ll just let this one roll for a month. Obviously, we all have better things to do in the summer than blog!
The New York Times has a ridiculous article out today about the racial divide in this country. It’s not the subject matter that is absurd. What is absurd is that they essentially point their finger at Barack Obama for not instantaneously healing wounds that go back hundreds of years in an article titled, Poll Finds Obama’s Run […]
Therefore everybody should refrain from blowing stuff up in July 4th, because it’s too much trouble for horse owners to put the horses in the barn for the night.
At least, that is how I interpret today’s brilliant letter. Apparently the fact that people ignore the fireworks laws in VA was a huge shock to this […]
Sunday, September 7th [1862] Papa and Mama arrived here yesterday and left this morning for Fredericksburg. Uncle Jourdan and aunt Betsey are so kind and hospitable. They loaded the carriage down with potatoes, tomatoes and peaches for the…
I was watching the 3 a.m. news that either ABC or CBS was running on Tuesday morning (the 15th), when they had some female talking head talking about the recent request by the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court for an arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir, the President of Sudan, for war crimes committed during […]
I’ve been doing freelance work here and there for years, and until now never bothered to do a dedicated site. Now I have one. If you see any spelling or otherwise embarrassing errors please let me know.
This is interesting. Phil Gramm, the McCain Campaign’s National Co-Chairman and Chief Economic Advisor, thinks that America is a ”nation of whiners” and that the recession is all in our heads. He’s also benefiting, financially, from the housing mortgage crisis. And he’s invested tens of thousands of dollars in pornographic movies, including Truck Stop Women and another […]
Benjamin Franklin was, as usual, on to something when he said, “Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Or, less judgmentally, and for secular people who favor a wall of separation between church and tavern, beer is evidence that nature wants us to be.
This is a not-to-be-missed article about beer and human evolution by Washington Post columnist George Will.
The first episode of the 3 part series is online now. The series will be streamed for free through July 20. After that you’ll have to wait for the DVD and buy it, or find a pirated copy online. For those of you that are less geekily inclined, Dr. Horrible is a musical directed by […]
It’s been less than a year since Starr Hill Brewing in Crozet, Virginia signed a distribution agreement with Anheuser-Busch. By all accounts, this arrangement continues to benefit both the brewery and craft beer lovers. Starr Hill beers are available i…
