Photo by Colleen
Before attending the Evening Parade at Marine Barracks, Washington Friday evening, we had an enjoyable dinner at Molly Malone’s across the street from the Barracks. Colleen ordered one of her favorite beers, Allagash White, served i…
We’re quite fortunate to be able to get in regular trips to the range. (Which reminds me, I need to order more ammo.) Some visits are longer than others, but any time to get in some shooting is good. This week we managed to squeeze in a quick late afte…
We’ve been enjoying more cider recently here at the Musings, my fondness for big beers and tongue-biting IPAs notwithstanding. We’re not tied to one drink preference; a fine beverage is a fine beverage. One cider I’ve been bringing home frequently is…
“And to anyone who says that church is no place to talk about these issues, you tell them there is no place better — no place better. Because ultimately, these are not just political issues — they are moral issues.” — First Lady Michelle Obama, June…
… make beer.
That certainly could be the motto of Port City Brewing. When last week’s derecho knocked out their power, the Alexandria brewery had 13,000 gallons of beer fermenting, and no way to keep it cool. The company acquired a generator and sav…
Earlier this year, the expanded production capabilities of Devils Backbone Brewing meant the brewery’s beers were showing up in Fredericksburg area pubs. Recently, the bottled beers have been on store shelves too, and this week I brought home a six-p…
Hardly a day goes buy that I don’t get a email from someone, usually a fellow Catholic, urging me to boycott some retailer or another. These “feel good” messages typically point out a corporate policy and inform me that I should be outraged and refuse …
It’s Virginia. Stay cool. Have a beer.
[ This content originated at Musings Over a Pint ]
Earlier this week we made a late afternoon trip to the range and it turned out to be an exceptionally rewarding bit of shooting. It’s a bit cliché to say perhaps, but some days things “just come together.” We set up the Pincus-designed target that is …
When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and o…
