From the Bar – Ta Henket, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Having a thing for cats pretty much guarantees at some point you'll become fascinated with Ancient Egypt.  And thus started my interest in history and religious myths.  When I read in the Smithsonian Magazine that some brewers were making ancient alcoholic beverages, I set out to find some of them.  Our local Wegmans suprised me … Continue reading From the Bar – Ta Henket, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Episode 3 Still more religious pandering

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is yet again wasting time and taxpayer dollars with more religious nonsense.  Oh we don’t need job bills, or a transportation plan or anything that would actually helpPennsylvania.  We just need more pandering to the narrow minds of a few. Here’s the HR 609 Recognizing May 3, 2012, as the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Episode 3 Still more religious pandering

What the Boss Likes – John Carter

Finally got to see John Carter last night.  I LOVE it.  Screw the "critics", it's an excellent entertaining  movie that you can enjoy and not worry about.   A modern viewer may not see it as original but it was the first of its kind and everyone has borrowed from it.  And face it, no story is original anymore.  It depends on execution, … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – John Carter

From the Back Room : Bavarian Hefeweizen

A couple of weeks ago we bottled the hefeweizen that we made from the Northern Brewer kit.   At that point the signature banana aroma was pretty strong.  After a couple weeks in the bottle, it's even stronger, but much more blended with the other aromas in the beer.   If you get this kit, get it with the Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephen yeast.   … Continue reading From the Back Room : Bavarian Hefeweizen

What the Boss Likes – the cats part 1

In the interest of keeping the tubes full of cats, here are 2 of mine and my husbands.  The others will be coming, it's rather hard to photograph black cats and one cranky one.  We also have a ferret, Loki, which is even *harder* to photograph. We have 5 total: Grendel, Luna, Mystra (all siblings), Mordred and Muffin.  … Continue reading What the Boss Likes – the cats part 1

Not so polite dinner conversation – HB 1077 or Episode 2 in Pennsylvania lawmakers looking for a theocracy

Representative Kathy Rapp (R- McKean, Forest and WarrenCountieslkrapp@pahousegop.com )  has taken it upon herself to try to force yet one more medically unnecessary ultrasound on a woman before she gets an abortion.  Her bill, HB 1077 has these provisions:  -  all women seeking an abortion to receive a mandatory ultrasound at least 24 hours in … Continue reading Not so polite dinner conversation – HB 1077 or Episode 2 in Pennsylvania lawmakers looking for a theocracy