On this day, December 5, in 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the long national nightmare officially was officially over. The 21st Amendment to the U.S Constitution was ratified and Prohibition was over.
Photo courtesy of the Nation…
No, not the sort of winter storm that causes power outages and snarls traffic. I’m speaking of the one from Heavy Seas Brewing.
This is one of my favorite Winter Seasonal beers and I look forward to seeing it on the store shelves each year. Admittedl…
I’ve added a few more interesting blogs to the links listings lately. The new links include some shooting blogs from other Catholic shootists. Find these and related listings on the Shooting Links tab.
The Miller
“This is the ramblings of a regular gu…
Saint Barbara crushing her infidel father,
with a kneeling donor,
by Domenico Ghirlandaio, ca. 1473
December 4 is the Feast Day of Saint Barbara. The fourth century martyr is the traditional patron saint of artillerymen, armorers, gunsmiths, min…
Gee, I almost forgot to post a Friday Funny.
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The rhetoric out of “Occupy Oakland” movement is calling for a blockade of America’s west coast ports on December 12.
Occupy Oakland calls for the blockade and disruption of the economic apparatus of the 1% with a coordinated shutdown of ports on the e…
As mentioned previously, Asheville, NC is one of the East Coast sites under consideration by Colorado brewery New Belgium Brewing Company. The coloradoan.com is reporting that the brewery is also looking at several other East Coast sites, including Phi…
The main thoroughfare in town is undergoing a much needed widening project. The project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, otherwise known as “The Stimulus.” The process of widening this road speaks volumes about gove…
While flipping through radio channels in the car the other day, I came across a recorded interview of John Fogerty talking about his 1970 hit song “Run Through the Jungle.” The artist was explaining the common misconception that the song was a protest …
This one one of the “impulse buys” from our recent beer shopping trip. New Belgium Snow Day Winter Ale is just one of the many beers from the Colorado brewery that are starting to make appearances in Virginia. I’m impressed, and appreciative, that…
