Beer Review: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale

As I mentioned in my last review, I really like Guinness and other dark, bitter beers. So I grabbed Dogfish Head's Indian Brown Ale. Unfortunately, I made a mistake. I drank it on the warmer side of cool. While any warm beer is pretty unpleasant, this was like coating my tongue in a beery syrup. But that's … Continue reading Beer Review: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale →

Beer Review: Leffe Blonde

So we're going to try this beer reviewing thing again, this time without the drunken antics. Unfortunately for you, I don't know much about the vocabulary necessary to describe the flavors and tastes of beer. So this means a lot of winging it and confusing, muddled adjectives. I hope you're excited, cause I'm excited. Leffe-Blonde … Continue reading Beer Review: Leffe Blonde →

A Mopsy Proposal

I have a theory and it involves deliciousness. My hypothesis is this: if you were to feed an animal enough something, that animal would taste like that something. To wit; if you were to feed a chicken a substantial amount of pepper, the chicken would then arrive at the dinner table pre-peppered. Which leads to … Continue reading A Mopsy Proposal →

Beer Review: Spaten Optimator

As part of my blog's ever-present need to grow, I've decided to add a new feature: I'm going to occasionally review a new beer. Here is my first review: So this is my new blog feature. I've decided that I should new things. Like reviewing beers and the like. So I picked this. Beer reviewing … Continue reading Beer Review: Spaten Optimator →

Snow

Way back in December, I can remember worrying that it wasn't snowing enough. Emily hadn't really seen snow and aside from a few flurries, Boston wasn't delivering. So there was actually a time when I wished for the snow, if only so Emily could experience it. And on December 26th, it came. Beautiful, clean snow covered … Continue reading Snow →

Where did all the bookstores go?

Bookstores, the ones built of brick and mortar anyway, are in serious trouble. The two big heavyweights, Barnes and Noble and Borders, are suffering and they're struggling to survive. Given that Amazon.com now sells close to 50% of all book sales in North America, it looks like the only place someone might see Barnes and … Continue reading Where did all the bookstores go? →

Major Diskovery

I haven't been to a used bookstore since I left Durham. I used to go to Nice Price Books when I lived down there, but lately I've been deprived. I missed the smell of old books and browsing through stacks, not knowing what I'm going to find. That's the major appeal of a used bookstore: … Continue reading Major Diskovery →

Jazzed

I generally consider myself fairly open minded about music. I listen to stuff that hasn't been popular in almost fifty years. I occasionally listen to an indie rocker or two. Hell, bring on a rapper and I'll give 'im a try. But the one type of music I've never been able to get into is … Continue reading Jazzed →

Going the Distance

I have a huge problem with exercise: it's not instantaneous. I've always had this problem. I'd run for a few days and I'd still be winded or my time wouldn't dramatically increase and then I'd get discouraged and stop. I couldn't see any real progress being made and that was inordinately frustrating. And I'm running … Continue reading Going the Distance →

Ringside Fascination

This is going to sound a little bit silly, but I'm not sure why I want to box. I have no clue where my fascination in the sport comes from. I'm not sure why I've read two books on boxers (Unforgivable Blackness and Sweet Thunder) and ordered two more (Hard Times Man and King of the … Continue reading Ringside Fascination →