Sometimes you just need to do it. I was reviewing my leave status on Wednesday and realized I had a whole bunch of leave banked up. And some of that was in the “use or lose” column, so I decided I was going to partake in some “ballistic therapy” on Thu…
We went down to Capital Ale House Tuesday evening for dinner and the Smuttynose Brewing “Steal the Glass” event. They were featuring four beers this evening, Finestkind IPA, Big A IPA, Cluster’s Last Stand IPA, and Tripel. Note, that’s two America…
The monthly USPSA match held by Fredericksburg Practical Shooters was a “Monster Match.” Not only were there fitting stage themes for the Halloween season, the stages were “monster” in size. Six stages, averaging around 50 rounds each, made for a …
We loaded the candy bowl, poured a couple glasses of Southern Tier Pumking, and waited. Since Halloween fell on a Friday this year, we assumed there would be larger than usual crowds, and the Trick or Treating would go on later in the evening. Not long…
We already know about the blessing for beer, but there’s also a Catholic blessing for another of our favorite food groups — bacon! While it might not be very useful on a (meatless) Friday, it’s a good tool to share with your favorite priest.V. Our he…
Oktoberfest officially ended a few weeks ago, but that didn’t stop our enjoyment of Oktoberfest-style beers. I decided this year I would concentrate on trying as many Oktoberfests as I could. I didn’t drink them exclusively, but I did look for them whe…
Regular readers are aware I shoot at a semi-unsupervised range conservation organization. There are RO’s that pop in regularly to enforced the latest iterations of the range rules, and I’ve been told numerous times the rules are to keep the “less …
A few weeks ago we received a couple sample bottles from Flying Dog, which were promptly stuck in the beer fridge, and life went on. This weekend I remembered getting that package, but couldn’t recall what beers were included. I dug around and pulled o…
Bill Whittle breaks it down in terms “even a progressive could understand.”Refuting “crybaby progressive whininess.” Heh.
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After I posted that I may need to take some time off from work to rectify the lack of range time, I realized that actually was wonderful idea. So, I did just that one afternoon this week. After days of cold, wet weather, a fall day in the low 70’s was …
