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We haven't watched a ton of TV the last year or so, and what was likely our favorite show may be a bit of a surprise. Jeremy Clarkson is...

For my birthday my wife gave me The Fall of Gondolin, a new-ish (2018) book credited to J.R.R. Tolkien but put together by his son...

I often get annoyed with our eldest son, too often. There are other circumstances, to be sure, but one type of interaction has really...

As stated elsewhere (like in Whiskey 101) the Balvenie 12y DoubleWood was the first whiskey I really liked, the one that kicked off this...

On moving into our Minnesota house in 2021 one project was on our radar from the start, the deck needed refinishing. We had raw wood for...

John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) is now classic horror, but seems a whole lot less known than the various slashers with too many sequels...

A month or so ago, soon after start of school year started I think, I introduced our kids to Raffi, using YouTube videos. He's now a huge...

Maryland has the 'Eastern Shore' (of the Chesapeake). Minnesota has the 'North Shore' (of Lake Superior). Both are referred to by locals...

On Saturday October 7, 2023 Israel was attacked. It was Hamas, the terrorist group that's controlled Gaza since 2007, that invaded the...

We're Costco people now, and are just over a year into having a membership. I usually go once a week to buy at least a handful of things...

Recently I (re)watched s1 of HBO's Rome and mostly decided against writing about it. Then, for a few days at least, the online discourse...

As mentioned previously, with our bi-weekly CSA, and to a lesser extent our little backyard garden beds, we constantly have a plethora of...

Summer is over and it's the school year again. Before now that didn't mean a lot, even when #1 was in preschool four days a week that's...

Much like Moana and Frozen, see those two previous posts, my kids (two this time) have become obsessed with Disney songs and have been...

My wife and I have enjoyed doing whiskey tasting kits in the past (see A Johnnie Walker vertical), it's like getting a flight at home. So...

Last year we signed up for a bi-weekly CSA ('community supported agriculture') box through the summer and we did it again here in 2023....

10 years ago a friend suggested making a list, selecting a favorite movie from every calendar year. It's a fun idea, and one that...

When talking about ancient Greece it's easy to make generalizations. Most of our hard evidence from that era comes from Athens, home to...

A little while back I saw an article about NBC potentially getting back into NBA coverage after a 20 year hiatus. To be honest I'm not...

Our visit to San Diego included a few run-ins with Stone Brewing. A huge and prominent craft brewing operation based in southern...