Numero Uno Summer Cerveza is the new summer seasonal from Flying Dog Brewery. This beer was originally released last June as part of the Brewhouse Rarities series. I didn’t realize I’d had it before until I started drinking it and then I had the “flash…
A friend sent a text Friday evening inviting me to join him and another friend at the range Saturday morning. My first thought was to decline in order to get some chores done. But I soon came to my senses and agreed to meet them for some early morning …
Once again, a quick IDPA match down at Black Creek provided a fun mid-week diversion. As I walked down to the range I spotted an array of targets profusely obscured by non-threat targets. “Oh great,” I thought. Then I heard something said about strong …
I’ve heard rumors of beer being used to get someone out of a dress, but now someone is making dresses out of beer.The Beer Dress is made from fabric produced by a bacterial-fermentation process. Scientist Gary Cass and visual artist Donna Franklin…
Since I took a few years off from shooting IDPA matches, I had not shot the official classifier since April 2012. When I started back up this Spring, I still had my old Sharpshooter classification, though it was expired since the rules say that yo…
I recycled. I put copper and lead back in the ground.After work Wednesday, I headed south for the Black Creek IDPA match. I hadn’t been to the weekday event for a couple of seasons, so I was looking forward to shooting it again. Black Creek IDPA sets u…
On Tuesday evening we enjoyed a beer and food pairing with Blue Mountain Brewery at Capital Ale House. The beers were not ones that are usually available at the restaurant, and the food dishes were specially created for the event as well.The MenuHors d…
I’ve often seen used pizza delivery boxes used to hold targets at the range, but Palmer City Alehouse in Alaska makes their reuse even easier.Neat idea. And cardboard takes up much less room in the recycle bin if it’s full of holes.H/T to Miguel at Gun…
On Saturday morning, three friends and I headed out to a local practical pistol “practice match.” The monthly sessions at Cedar Mountain Youths are a chance to get in some practice with your pistol and at the same time help raise funds for the youth pr…
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI celebrates his birthday Bavarian-style today at his residence in the Vatican today.Happy Birthday Your Holiness!More photos on the Zenit News Agency Twitter feed.
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