I emailed both of my US Senators regarding the UN Arms Treaty recently signed by the traitor John Kerry. I received the following auto-reply from Senator Tim Kaine:Thank you for contacting me. Unfortunately, a lapse in funding has required the non…
Virginia’s Blue Mountain Brewery and Hop Farm was recently recognized for its commitment to using local ingredients in their beers and supporting the local agriculture industry. The brewery made the Farm Flavor Top Ten listing of Farm to Pint…
A bar owner locked up his place at 2 AM and went home to sleep. He had been in bed only a few minutes when the phone rang. “What time do you open up in the morning?” he heard an obviously inebriated man inquire. The owner was so furious, he sl…
Pico de Gallo, pronounced peek-o-day-GY-o, also called salsa fresca, is a fresh, uncooked condiment made with tomatoes, onion, chilis or jalapeños. You can also vary the recipe using other fresh ingredients. It is a refreshing combination of…
What wonderful timing. I walk into the house, thinking I’d like something interesting to drink that evening, and then I spied a package on the porch from Flying Dog Brewery. “I hope it’s the Harvest Ale,” I thought. I was right! Typically I set brewery…
Over the weekend I was dismayed to watch as each successive model run pointed toward an earlier time for today’s cold front passage through Virginia. The low CAPE / high shear regime looked enticing but the timing progressively got worse. S…
Quick, check the calendar. Is it really October? It sure didn’t feel like it based on the 90° temps, and humidity to match, that we experienced at this “Fall” match on Sunday. Despite the unseasonably warm weather, the match was a lot of fun. Six fiel…
Well, Musings Over a Pint is six years old today. I do appreciate all those who stop to read these musings. I certainly have enjoyed writing them, and I admit, I write mainly for my own entertainment. Last week I sat down and started looking through al…
The email from Jeff at Blue & Gray warned that this might be the last weekend for the Baron von Steuben Oktoberfest seasonal. As noted a couple weeks ago, I hoped to get back to the brewery to enjoy it again, so we headed over to Blue & Gr…
The strong winter storm now (Friday evening) firing tornadoes out in the Plains and upper Midwest states will drag a cold front into the Mid-Atlantic Monday Oct 7th. At the same time the remnants of TS Karen accompanied by robust low level helici…
