Monday, May 31, 2010

Friday, May 21, 2010

Texas Board Of Education Tried To Keep Word 'Slave' Out Of 'Slave Trade'


This board of intolerant hacks is re-writing the text books for millions of our children. The job of a socially conscious parent becomes more difficult as we now have to unteach our children what they learn in school. From a civics perspective, this is disasterous. From an ethnocentric perspective, this is alarming! We ARE part of a global community and we ARE a powerful nation. Why can't these two viewpoints be reconciled.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Chicago Craft Beer Week

Haven't been to one event. So very sad. This seems to be a pattern every time there is a week long beer event.

Pere Jacque

Enjoyed a couple of
Goose Island's version of a Belgian dubbel last night. Not nearly as fruity as advertised, which is a good thing. Malt was very big with a nice dryness about it that may have been the reason the fruit was a bit less forward as expected. I am very happy with my purchase.

testing...

the Android Blogger app for my Droid. Cool.

testing...

the Android Blogger app for my Droid. Cool.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Tom Corbett Subpoenas Twitter To Identify His Anonymous Critics


http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/23608537/detail.html



I like what Vic Walczak, of the ACLU's Pittsburgh office, says about the Federalist Papers and Thomas Payne at the end of this article!
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Senators Don't Take Position On Limiting ATM Charges Because They DON'T USE ATMS


"Old man take a look at my life, I pay a lot in fees..."



That shiny box has money in it?!?!?
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Mark Williams, Tea Party Leader, Says Muslims Worship "Monkey God"


Stay classy New York! Scary that he is a national leader with such tall and hateful talk.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Monday, May 10, 2010

Recently...

Recently reviewed 5 beers on Beeradvocate.com. Will post the reviews here and give you a sample of what I have been drinking. Lots of Stone, Half Acre, Goose, Surly, Brooklyn, South Hampton, New Holland, and ... FFF's Dark Lord.

Recently reviewed 5 beers on Beeradvocate.com. Will post the reviews here and give you a sample of what I have been drinking. Lots of Stone, Half Acre, Goose, Surly and ... FFF's Dark Lord.

I have a novel's worth of reviews in writing that I need to transfer and a boat load more in my head. I have my work cut out for me. You would think not watching TV would provide free time. You would be wrong.

Steve