What is ahead on this day for Dads?

For starters, I’m up at 5:30AM to head over to the church to help set up for the Father’s Day pancake breakfast — being served after the morning Masses, and served by Fathers themselves. Our event is a fundraiser…

I finally had the opportunity to enjoy another one of the beers 45er sent me last month. Life seems to be conspiring to keep me busy, er, I mean keep me from getting bored, so I haven’t had the chance to sit down and write about a new beer for many w…

Now, this is dessert! This week Burger King released it’s new dessert. It’s concocted with vanilla soft serve, fudge, caramel, bacon crumbles, and a piece of bacon.

Photograph: Noel Barnhurst, AP

This gastronomic delight weighs in at 510 …

Earlier this year I put the Kindle app on my iPhone, mostly out of curiosity. I’ve long said I prefer “real” books to “electronic.” I soon found myself frequently taking advantage of unexpected moments of downtime to get in some reading — sitting in …

A group of Catholic shooting enthusiasts spent an afternoon at the range recently. A good time was had by all!

Read about the fun at over at the Gabriel Possenti Shooters blog.
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My beer fridge is typically kept in a full state, even if the beer does occasionally share space with other food stuffs. (Amazingly, I do occasionally find myself staring at the full fridge and not seeing something I want to drink.) Friends who …

One of the drills we often do at the range is to put up targets with colored or numbered sections and have one person call out a random target and everyone will draw and shoot that target. It’s a great way to practice, but hard to do by yourself. Tha…

No excuses. No whining. Do it.

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Richmond BizSense is reporting on a new cidery planned for Richmond, VA.

A Richmond cider startup hopes to open this fall and join the blossoming “drink local” movement. 

Entrepreneur Courtney Mailey will open Blue Bee Cider in Manchester, …

Classic “I support the 2nd Amendment, however…”

Dear Mr. [Constituent],

Thank you for contacting me regarding recent legislative efforts that would create reciprocity for concealed carry permits.

I realize that there are very strong opinions on bo…