You'd think that there was only one blog I wrote. But you must remember, there are universal themes in every tale of Christmas, in every gift that is opened - even one to oneself.

I am cross posting this story today as it is pretty cool. My kind beer blog sponsors at Worthington's White Shield have a fascinating contest going on right now:  •  “Worthington White Shield has have launched a national search together with the Campaign for Real Ale to find Britain's oldest …

Oh, for the days of being a street performing environmentalist. I still do this sort of thing in the backyard just to keep my skills sharp.

So the juleglogg experiment worked out well. Just straight frozen berries filling 80% of a couple of half-litre mason jars filled up with 22 buck Polish vodka and left for three weeks in the cold room. Polish vodka is made of rye, not spuds or whatever else other folk make the vodka out of these …

Reading the NYT this morning, I came across this odd passage in a story about a chef who was given some basic cooking tasks but had to use other oils:  •  “Mr. Schwartz, a chef who has worked in some of the city’s most celebrated restaurants, including Le Cirque and Osteria del Circo, agreed to …

I remember like it was yesterday that it was recently not now but that was a lot longer ago than I recall.  •  What is going on? It is a moving day for someone I know and I am lending a hand so a half day. It is also a double party evening. It's been so long since one of them came a long I can't …

An odd bit of public welfare notification giving from the PEI Liquor Commission, an organization I recall as lacking a strong leadership role in public awareness on the risks associated with the product:  •  “The 24-page guide, released in time for the holidays, gives tips on planning a party …

If you read the beer blog at all you will know that I am a big a fan of beer and spirits writer Lew Bryson of Pennsylvania - whose books you all should buy by the way. Lew is the first guy to answer any emailed question the amateur beer writer might have - the one the other week about how to find …

There are so many things I have yet to figure out: why I still have no snow shovel, why I didn't set my alarm again. That sort of thing. But I am not sure about the US holiday season - when "the holidays" are. I am wondering about this Thanksgiving thing, the one that seems to show up five weeks …