Archive for June, 2026

From Washington’s Notebook to the Taproom

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 30th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

It’s well known that early American colonists drank a great deal of beer. In an era when much of the available drinking water — especially in cities — was unsafe, beer provided a safer alternative. One popular style was “small beer,” a low-alcohol brew…



WTF is up with sugar allergies?

By From https://chrisod.weblog.lol • Jun 27th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

WTF is up with sugar allergies?
Friday evening we were on the patio at our local brewery when my wife overheard a young person expounding to his two friends about how people wear CGMs to manage their sugar allergies. My wife wears a CGM because she has…



We can’t fix society with tech

By From https://chrisod.weblog.lol • Jun 27th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We can’t fix society with tech
Just capturing this thought from an online friend.
You are not going to fix anything, until we find some other core principles to build on. Like cooperation and collaboration rather than competition. Like community rather…



We can’t fix society with tech

By From https://blog.odonnellweb.com • Jun 27th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

We can’t fix society with tech
Just capturing this thought from an online friend.
You are not going to fix anything, until we find some other core principles to build on. Like cooperation and collaboration rather than competition. Like community rather…



Five O’Clock Friday: Budget? What Budget?

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 26th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy cigars.Cheers!
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Barrel ]



Welcoming Summer with a Kentucky Colonel

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 24th, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The first day of summer coincided with Father’s Day this year, making for a fitting occasion to spend a relaxing afternoon on the porch with a drink and a cigar. The weather was delightful with warmth and relatively low humidity.Recently, while looking…



“Laurel Hill State Park”

By From https://chrisod.weblog.lol • Jun 22nd, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Laurel Hill State Park
Trip: 58
Nights: 191-193
Last weekend was the annual Aliner Ascape rally, which has settled at Laurel Hill State Park near Somerset, PA. We missed last year when my career blew up 3 weeks before the camp out, so it was great to g…



“Laurel Hill State Park”

By From https://blog.odonnellweb.com • Jun 22nd, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Laurel Hill State Park
Trip: 58
Nights: 191-193
Last weekend was the annual Aliner Ascape rally, which has settled at Laurel Hill State Park near Somerset, PA. We missed last year when my career blew up 3 weeks before the camp out, so it was great to g…



Laurel Hill State Park

By From https://blog.odonnellweb.com • Jun 22nd, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Trip: 58
Nights: 191-193
Last weekend was the annual Aliner Ascape rally, which has settled at Laurel Hill State Park near Somerset, PA. We missed last year when my career blew up 3 weeks before the camp out, so it was great to get back this year to…



Bishops Blend, Heaven Hill, and a Cool June Evening

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jun 22nd, 2026 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Scanning the humidor for an interesting smoke on a cool, almost-summer evening, my eyes settled on a Black Label Trading Company Bishops Blend in the Corona Larga vitola. I knew the cigar had been resting there for quite a while, and when I checked my …