The local inhabitants of old Watertowne have created much controversy among the scholarly professionals who have made it their business to research local legends and tales. The natives of this quiet little town have become lately restless. Strange whisperings among the more decadent and degenerate of their kind have indicated that a beverage, based upon … Continue reading Spoooky Beer Review: Narragansett “Innsmouth Olde Ale”
Trying New Things
I have never seen much of the Halloween series. I watched the first two or three and I've seen Rob Zombie's attempts, but that's about it. Considering it's the movie that started the slasher genre, I've paid shockingly very little attention to it. So I'm going to delve right in and watch all eight of … Continue reading Trying New Things
Traditions
"All these traditions, jack-o'-lanterns, putting on costumes, handing out treats, they were started to protect us, but nowadays... No one really cares." - Trick 'r Treat (2007) Every October, I have to watch the music video for Thriller. And not the truncated version, but the full, thirteen-minute extravaganza with the werewolf AND the zombies. No matter … Continue reading Traditions
Vaccinate Against Stupidity
I don't feel that there is any reason to debate an Anti-Vaxxer when it comes to the Science of vaccines. At this point, if someone still believes that vaccines cause autism, no study, no research, no rationality will ever cause them to bend. But, let's be honest here, vaccines do not cause autism. At all. … Continue reading Vaccinate Against Stupidity
Play Review: Chalk by Walt McGough
Fresh Ink Theater Company presents CHALK. Written by Walt McGough and directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, it is currently running at the Boston Playwright Theater through January 24. I haven't been to very many plays. Five. I've been to five plays. So I'm not the most informed when it comes to this particular medium. However, I do know when I've … Continue reading Play Review: Chalk by Walt McGough
Spoooky Beer Review: Harpoon’s UFO Pumpkin
Harpoon makes some of my favorite beers, from their UFO White to Leviathon, you're generally going to get a solid, complex beer with a lot to offer. So I had high hopes when I picked up UFO Pumpkin. And those hopes were resoundingly rewarded. This if the kind of pumpkin ale that I want to … Continue reading Spoooky Beer Review: Harpoon’s UFO Pumpkin
James Bond: Chapter One; The First Chapter
“Today we are fighting Communism. Okay. If I'd been alive fifty years ago, the brand of Conservatism we have today would have been damn near called Communism and we should have been told to go and fight that. History is moving pretty quickly these days and the heroes and villains keep on changing parts.” ― … Continue reading James Bond: Chapter One; The First Chapter
Spoooky Beer Review: Shipyard Brewing Co.’s Pumpkinhead
I’m taking it upon myself to review as many Octoberfests and Pumpkin Ales as I possibly can during the Halloween Season. All while listening to “Thriller”. In spite of the fact that I have now reviewed it twice on my blog, I am really not a huge fan of Shipyard's Smashed Pumpkin. There is a … Continue reading Spoooky Beer Review: Shipyard Brewing Co.’s Pumpkinhead
It’s Coming
Sometimes, you need to take a break. You just need to push your chair away from the desk, stand up and walk away for seven months and pretend that you never did what you were doing. And then, sometimes, there's a hint of something in the air. It is, at first, impossible to determine what it … Continue reading It’s Coming
We Can Rebuild Him
Let's see if I remember how to do this... Over the last year or so I've been slowly drifting further and further away from where I want to be and it's only recently that I've made some very deliberate strides back to where I want to be. I started small. I've been going through this … Continue reading We Can Rebuild Him
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