

Vacation after (Thanksgiving) vacation
Most vacations we take aren't very relaxing. That's as true now as it was before we had kids, though where we go and what we do has...

King Connery
Sean Connery, probably my absolute favorite actor, died a few weeks ago. There's something fitting about it all ending in the Bahamas....

Arran Amarone Cask Finish (2010)
With the whiskey reviews accumulating here, I'm trying to show off the diversity available. That's most apparent with Scotch, which is...

Artemis and angst
Recently I watched Hotel Artemis, currently available on Prime. Set in Los Angeles in the near future, the city is crumbling and burning...

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...



















