Chocolate Raspberry Stout is Blue & Gray Brewing’s contribution to the Valentine’s Day celebration. Doesn’t every holiday deserve a beer? The label shows Cupid bearing a raspberry and chocolate-laden arrow. I wouldn’t want to offend Cupid by drinki…

More and more consumers are asking about foreclosures and winterization.  But, what exactly does winterization mean and what additional steps might a buyer have to take in order to purchase a winterized home? 
1.  What does “winterized” mean?
Technically it means that the home has been prepared for the winter season.  However, we are seeing foreclosed homes being winterized […]

Thirty-five folks posted a total of 55 comments and were entered in the January Giveaway sponsored by the Thomas Hooker Brewing Company. The randomly selected winner is Edmond Medina of Richmond, VA. Congratulations to Edmond! Edmond also happens to ha…

I think there was a trilogy of movies back in the 90s that warned us about trying this…
The Pyrenean ibex, a form of wild mountain goat, was officially declared extinct in 2000 when the last-known animal of its kind was found dead in northern Spain.
Shortly before its death, scientists preserved skin samples of the goat, […]

Some scientists now believe that the age old habit of kids eating dirt and chewing on toys that have been FSM knows where is good for you. The exposure to bacteria helps program the immune system.
In studies of what is called the hygiene hypothesis, researchers are concluding that organisms like the millions of bacteria, viruses […]

It’s easy to find a community or high school band or chorus concert around the holidays or in the spring, but January/February is a dead zone for that sort of thing. So it was a nice treat to hear the Fredericksburg Community Concert Band play a wint…

It starts with ibex, and soon we have a Tyrannosaurus rex running down the streets of San Diego.