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I've done brisket on the smoker a couple times. It had always been flats before, though the last one was enormous (for a flat) at...

Our son Jack turned two. I can barely believe it. It doesn't, by any means, feel like we brought him home yesterday. I was still working...

Tonight's whisky is Monkey Shoulder , which will be my first 'blended' Scotch review. For a refresher, a blend combines whisky from...

Tom Bombadil is a totally random Lord of the Rings character and if you've seen the movies but not read the books, you've likely never...

I didn't make ribs in the last few days. I've been saving this idea for when I don't have anything else ready, like today. The last time...

Tonight's whisky is the Glendronach 15 year 'Revival.' I already loved the 12 year thoroughly, it's a great example of a 'sherry-bomb.'...

to consider myself a Minnesotan right now. Minnesotans hugely pride themselves on their way of life, which includes having competent and...

I finished the most recent Better Call Saul season (5) a few days after it premiered. It's been a rare show I keep up with instead of...

Hopefully everyone is having a wonderful Memorial Day . It can be easy to enjoy the three day weekend, spending time with your family and...

The 2017 Justice League, a team-up movie of DC comic book characters, was a bit of a trainwreck through and through. Zack Snyder, who had...

What ideas have emerged to help you get through quarantineSZN? Besides virtual Catan , I've been trading some whiskey. I wish I had more...

With video games I usually stick to certain series. Zelda and Halo remain the absolute favorites but a few others always require...

Today I'm highlighting a rare beer (the first was DFH 90m, this is the second). Surly, a brewery I think is undoubtedly the best in...

This is the second time I've made this cake. The first happened because I craved some lemon cake and found a recipe. It turned into a...

It started with a tweet. I read the suggested rules and thought, 'That's a good idea.' A friend saw the same thing and sent it to me and...

Update 3/12/21 - There is an updated version of this list: Starting whiskey recs v2.0 Along with the lessons and reviews, I thought it'd...

Since we moved to Maryland in 2014, I've always been at home. Most of that time I had a remote job in software QA. Things definitely...

We have a board book that explains the origins of the Star Spangled Banner. It's on our main level where we generally hang out, so I read...

Over the past few weeks I've been watching the Toy Story movies while folding laundry. I need something to distract our son or else he...

Tonight's whiskey, or whisky rather, comes from Clynelish distillery in the northern Scottish highlands and is their 14 year expression....