Category Archives: Website

More about me, because, honestly, I find the topic fascinating (also a bit disturbing, but let’s not dwell on that).

Another of those posts over at the more intellectual of my internets ramblings may be worth your attention. beer is mentioned, if that provide any incentive. The various physical endeavors involved in making the Great Spring Switch-Over did involve a … Continue reading

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You really should visit the Beer Yard website every day.

If you’re looking for more posts from me, that is. Not that it’s the only reason to stop by, but it might be for some folks who show up here and find the cupboard bare. For a variety of reasons, … Continue reading

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With a little help from my friends…

Woke up Monday morning, no way to hold my head it didn’t hurt…*** Actually, what I woke up to this Monday morning was a lot worse than a hangover. I could not access my website, nor could anybody else. The … Continue reading

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Liquid Diet Update: back to square one. Or farther.

All the dreams have been crushed, all the solutions failed. Only really drastic options remain and since I, who almost never gets sick, am wracked with sneezing, coughing and other unseemly bodily behavior at this point, drastic may be beyond … Continue reading

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Things I might have said if I had but the time.

When, thanks to Tom Foley, I wrote about Brandon and Leigh’s new venture earlier this week, I should have pointed out that, if you read the whole item from Michael Klein’s column (you can find the link here), that it’s … Continue reading

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Tomorrow is just a dream away.

Sorry to have gone silent much of the week but I’ve been way busy. Today was the first day of this year when I did not get out of bed with a deadline staring me in the face, one after … Continue reading

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You guys deserve an explanation.

No, I have not run away with the upstairs maid (although it has been tempting). At the moment, I have found that writing longer, more formal stories for the print publications that help pay my bills is more satisfying creatively … Continue reading

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Jack on a Stick. The secret life I never knew.

Wow. When I posted this, I had no idea how many JOAS photos existed, many I’ve never seen before. That guy had him some good times. Dan Bengel has them all here and here. I suppose I should thank Bryson, … Continue reading

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Memories are made of this: Jack on a Stick.

Let’s take a walk down memory lane, inspired by my turning up the photo below this weekend while searching my hard drive for other older photos which I need for a project. To find out what this is all about, … Continue reading

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If this were a Facebook post, I would definitely “Like” it.

The local beer community is a cool place and it’s always fascinating to see how everything works. About three minutes after I posted this which was about five minutes after Lew Bryson broke the story and emailed me about it, … Continue reading

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