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Hiking in Frederick County

While I wasn't excited to move to Maryland when we made the jump in 2014, I've since come to love a number of aspects of living here. One...

Ardbeg 5 Wee Beastie

To continue with single malt reviews today's whisky is another from Islay, that amazing and beautiful little island off the west coast of...

Weekly reset

My wife has a mostly typical work schedule and is usually only busy during the week. Like most people, the weekends are for everything...

Roadtrip (and Cuyahoga)

We won't be traveling to Minnesota for either Thanksgiving or Christmas this year, with the baby due in December. So we decided to go in...

The Electoral College

The Presidential election is tomorrow. It'd certainly be best if we know the winner sooner rather than later. Today I think it's a good...

Whisky 301: the regions of Scotland

Like the 200 series on American whiskey, the 300s will cover Scotch whisky in more detail. An introduction to the regions is a good...

Minnesota vs Maryland: driving

It turns out lots of behaviors you learn and know in life are largely regional, and this becomes profoundly clear when leaving your...

Cannae

The book I'm reading now was given to me by a friend, and it's called Carnage and Culture. It looks at nine battles where 'western'...

Room shift

It's often said the time to move a toddler out of their crib is when they start climbing out. That never happened for us. Instead we...

OGD 114

I tend to look at Bourbon in two groups, and that's usually reflected in open bottles in our pantry. First are the easy sippers, usually...

Jalapeño cheddar scones

Grilling season is winding down but there are still other foods to experiment with. After stumbling across this recipe for savory scones...

31 days of Halloween

I've watched a lot of movies and, sure, I like horror, though usually only in October as a lead-up to Halloween. My wife is really not a...

Legitimacy

On (Fri) Sept 18th of this year, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg passed away at 87. She was a political and cultural icon well...

Catoctin Creek Roundstone Rye

As a companion piece to Bourbon or Rye? , it's high time I review a Rye whiskey. Why not start with one that's close to home? No...

Whiskey 201: Bourbon or Rye?

Doing the Whiskey100s was fun, for me to write and hopefully you to read, and it's now time to expand on them. After some deliberation I...

Dr. Seuss

Lately we're reading more and more Dr. Seuss . Soon after Jack was born we acquired (can't remember if it was a gift or what) a little...

Golf league @ PB Dye

This post definitely goes with the idea this blog is sometimes a sorta virtual scrapbook. Ideally, whether or not I write for that long,...

The Decline and Fall of the French Empire

For what should be the last time (I finished the Roberts book) I'm writing a Napoleon-centric post, though I can't promise there won't be...

Mortlach 12 'Wee Witchie'

Like quite a few others, I didn't know Mortlach distillery before our first trip to Scotland in 2016. My wife planned the vast majority...

Rush Hour

Ever since I was a kid I've loved Jackie Chan. While I don't exactly remember how it started, my family would occasionally rent his Hong...

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