Maine. Air clear. Sky blue. Fabulous. People are off to Scratch. Last night it was Beale's by the pound. This has been an eating holiday. I need an exercising winter.  •  Damon should not have been a Red Sox player a second time. Not that he is not a good guy or a great player. There just would … read more »

You would think that they would have thought of this maybe in 2006 when people were making money at blogging:  •  According to Andrea Mannino of the Philadelphia Department of Revenue, in fact, simply choosing the option to make money from ads — regardless of how much or little money is actually …

The Taconic State Parkway in eastern New York State. Some very weird design elements that challenge one's sense of highway driving. Storm water grates. Unmarked short turn off lanes. Cross roads that simply cross without any merging opportunities. No shoulders. You have to drive on to the lawn if …

This time tomorrow I'll be pretty much around here. Travel takes time after all. But we'll be in Connecticut soon. Just passing through and curious to see if we can connect with the place. There was I time I was not well with New Hampshire until we got roadside help on that trip back in 2003. It's …

Monday was a day off, a practice travel day and the Glenora Ferry was calling us. Probably the best sweet potato fries I have ever had at the Acoustic Grill in Picton. Burgers were really good, too. While this was not a beer hunt, the selection could improve to match what looks like a pretty fine …

Now you know. Dog days are related to the dog star. We speak ill of the days of the dog but once upon a time w worker could pack it in early and still get paid. What a great rule. We celebrated unintentionally with a eight of the Beau's brewing gang in the backyard. Drinkig beer with beer people … read more »

A good article in the Toronto Red Star in which 25 things to add to the city are suggested:  •  The question is: what stuff? Music? Theatre? Art? We have plenty of those already. The answer has to be something intangibly missing from the fabric of the city, yet that robs us of assuming a complete …

There are signs. Rob says email is dead. Has spam finally does its job? Stan thinks beer blogging may be over - I just think its a healthy cull. Oddly, Bill Thompson at the BBC thinks its time for a web etiquette lesson, too:  •  Online tools and services such as Twitter and Facebook create a …

Can you believe some people thought that setting off a nuclear bomb to stop the Gulf well? What else would an A-bomb help with? Well, the cap is holding and concrete is being put in place. Bugs are eating it. But who eats the bugs? The future. Leave it to the future.  •  Is email dead …

The Glob has a puff piece on "Seven costly things kids can definitely do without" and all I can think of is how they all lead to one problem - stupid parents. Consider this one thing better not done:  •  In recent years, it's become trendy for parents to hire sports trainers - perhaps even retired …

You just can't make this stuff up:  •  Day, president of the Treasury Board, was asked Tuesday why the Conservative government intends to spend billions of dollars on expanding prisons at a time of falling crime. "People simply aren't reporting the same way they used to," he responded. "I'm saying …

I can't decide. Is A.J. Burnett a major league star pitcher? Can beer help you lose weight? There seems to be some authority for these propositions yet something tells me that I just can't trust what I am being told.