Husband and I dabble in home brewing. We’ve made about 6 Brewers Best beer kits now, American Cream Ale, English Bitter, Summer Ale, Dunkleweisen, Weizenbier and I’m damned if I can remember the other one. To start off 2012 right we started the Holiday Ale. Evidently the yeasties were all excited about this, because the … Continue reading From the Back Room – Brewer’s Best Holiday Ale
Not so polite dinner conversation – Saccone is at it again
As one can see from my post below, I have little patience for Pennsylvanialegislators wasting time lying about how “Christian” the US is. Representative Saccone saw fit to be “shocked, shocked” that anyone took issue with his bill, and made even more poor arguments. You can see his further claims that were published here and … Continue reading Not so polite dinner conversation – Saccone is at it again
What the Boss likes – Iron Sky
Dieselpunk is one of the many ‘punks out there. Back in the 80’s and 90’s it was cyberpunk, the dystopian future where corporations owned everything and computers were large and no one seemed to have a cell phone. I played Shadowrun, knew about Cyberpunk, read William Gibson and others, etc. Rather funny to now look … Continue reading What the Boss likes – Iron Sky
From the Bar – Cream Ales
I was a bit late to the party when it comes to drinking alcohol. When my peers in high school were drinking on strip jobs rocking out to Lynyrd Skynyrd, I was home reading and listening to movie soundtracks. Yes, I still am much that nerd. I finally got a taste for alcohol in college … Continue reading From the Bar – Cream Ales
From the Kitchen – thick hot chocolate aka cocoa lava
In what now seems like the Paleozoic, I visited Spain (and Portugal and Morocco) on a high school trip. I loved the thick hot chocolate that we would get for breakfast. I could never figure out how to make it, failing dramatically with adding too much cocoa, cooking it for too long in an attempt … Continue reading From the Kitchen – thick hot chocolate aka cocoa lava
From the Bar – Bully Hill Vineyards
Being from the hinterlands of the East Coast, local wines tend to be sweet. Some gawdawful cloyingly sweet and some basically off-dry (I don’t think I’ve had a truly dry wine from around here). But they all have taste and body, sniffed at by “experts” as “unsophisticated” country wines. My predilection for these makes many … Continue reading From the Bar – Bully Hill Vineyards
Not so polite dinner conversation – PA HR 535
The following was submitted to the local newspaper as an op-ed, and was also posted on the WWGHA forum: "Thou Shalt Pander to a small ignorant sect of one religion" House Resolution 535 has been introduced, and passed unanimously in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Again, some of our legislators (Representative Saccone from Allegheny Co. … Continue reading Not so polite dinner conversation – PA HR 535
Not so polite dinner conversation – Jessica, you’re my hero
Jessica Ahlquist, you are a hero. You have stood up for all that is American. You are a true patriot and thoughtful human being. I’d be proud to be in a foxhole with you. And those who called her names, the hateful brats (age had nothing to do with *that* term ) who encouraged physical … Continue reading Not so polite dinner conversation – Jessica, you’re my hero
From the Bar – red wine blends
Recently tried two red blends from the US. I generally don’t care for varietals since they are largely one trick ponies. They aren’t bad if they have one purpose, like accompanying a steak at a single meal but if I’m going to be sipping for hours, a blend is what I’m looking for. Cupcake Vineyards … Continue reading From the Bar – red wine blends
Welcome, can I get you a table?
Welcome to yet one more blog taking more space in the tubes filled with cats. You can find out more about me, your host, in the Boss's Office tab. I'll be posting about food, drink, various issues that I find interesting and of course, the occasional indulgence in schadenfreude. Subjects will be loosely gathered under various headings. I'm … Continue reading Welcome, can I get you a table?
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