I’m thinking about my mother even more than usual today. March 11 would have been her 76th birthday. The picture below greats me on my desk each morning. I think it’s my favorite picture of her; despite her suffering, she still managed to smile. Thanks…
Friday evening we headed out for dinner at Park Lane Tavern. I had decided on a malty Scotch Ale when our server let us know the evening’s cask selection was Starr Hill Cryptical. I initially could not remember what style that represented, nor could th…
Sitting around anticipating the approaching winter storm, and waiting for the very slow decision to cancel school, the time seemed right for a glass of a good stout. I retrieved the bottle of Dungarvan Black Rock Irish Stout I had received from a cow…
… wait a few days.
It’s Virginia.
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Pint ]
After I finished shooting that exhausting pistol match, we made our way to Falls Church to join a friend for dinner at Mad Fox Brewing Company. I always look forward to a visit to Mad Fox, both for the tasty beers, and the good food. I actually debated…
Though you’d never know it from the temperature, or this, Spring is apparently at hand. I know because the Fredericksburg Practical Shooters put on their first USPSA match of 2013 this weekend. And, if that match was any indication, it’s going to be a …
Colleen and I decided to have dinner Friday evening at Blue & Gray Brewing. I had heard about two limited beers being served, Franklin’s Crossing IPA and Fred Red Reserve, and I didn’t want to miss them. We dropped our son off for a youth…
A few weeks ago a package arrived with a sample of Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer, along with a logo glass. Alcoholic Ginger Beer is a beverage that’s to new me. It’s not a “beer” in the traditional sense, but we’re alway open to trying new brewed b…
I am often struck by how the Saints work themselves into our lives. One Saint with whom I am feeling a growing connection is St. Gabriel Possenti. Today, February 27, is the Feast Day devoted to this interesting Saint.
St. Gabriel Possenti was a Catho…
If he was just some unknown bumbling fool, Biden’s moronic ramblings might be amusing. But this bumbling fool is the Vice President of the United States for crying out loud. His “self defense” advice is if unknown persons are breaking into your house, …
