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If you're a fan of The Lord of the Rings and haven't seen the extended versions of the films, you should give them a watch. Though they...

The beaches out this way are a way of life in the summer. An absurd number of people sporting 'Salt Life' car clings are immensely proud...

Today isn't a holiday here in the US. Over in France it's the national holiday. Known as Bastille Day in English speaking countries, the...

Our family went blueberry picking nearby (at Glade Link Farms north of Frederick) and came home with giant bucketful. After a week there...

Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm liking Rye more than Bourbon these days. And today's Rye is probably the most interesting one yet. Making it...

Yesterday was July 4th, better known here in America as Independence Day . It's a wonderful holiday where we celebrate tossing aside the...

Right now it's funny to think our toddler barely spoke at all his first year, then only very sparingly after that. He's an absolute...

One day, while trying to nail down my favorite movies (future post?), I recalled a few that go way back, I've only seen once and I really...

If I'm being honest I didn't know about Juneteenth until the last few years. That's on me, or my education, but it should never be too...

This is an unusual one. A whiskey I believe only be available in Hawaii, I bought it on a whim expecting very little because sometimes...

Probably my favorite plot arc of the entire MCU is the development of Bucky Barnes. Captain America has been my favorite Avenger since...

The Confederates invaded north into Union territory twice during the Civil War . The second invasion culminated with the most famous and...

Dinner was great and stupidly easy last night and I feel a need to share it. That means two food posts in a row, but it's this or nothing...

I felt like making something. We have a bunch of whole wheat flour, which I considerably over-purchased, and poppy seeds and no plan for...

Of late I feel Scotch has been neglected, mostly as a result of focusing on exploring American whiskey. The whiskies reviewed here are...

Son #2 isn't quite six months old yet and he's really a ton of fun right now. A couple years ago I remember our neighbor asking when #1...

There aren't many pop culture characters bigger than Batman and Darth Vader. Even if one's an all-time villain and the other the greatest...

Covid has dominated our lives and conversations for the last 14 months. Most of it involved painfully slow progress on the cases then...

I'll never get over the dense history of the East Coast. Since moving out in 2014 we've visited quite a few cool places and hopefully...

After first seeing ads for Ted Lasso I just wasn't that interested. A show starring Jason Sudeikis, about soccer in England, and on Apple...