More than 50 years ago, a man stole a 35-cent toy from a store in Abilene, Kansas. Last week, a letter arrived on the desk of the town’s mayor, apologizing for the theft and containing two $5 bills. The missive, signed simply “Bob,” …
Looks like the weather is going to be good for Saturday’s Oktoberfest at the Timonium Fairgrounds, noon to 8 p.m. Advance tickets have sold out.I recommend taking the Light Rail. It stops at the Fairgrounds, and there won’t be driving issues. The Ligh…
The poster says a lot, but it’s not giving you the whole story. The first of what is hopefully many festivals at The Stable contains truly some Monsters of Beer. I helped pick some of the offerings and it looks like only one beer at this po…
According to The Wall Street Journal, non-traditional investments as diverse as comic books and alpacas are becoming more popular as the stock market continues to tank. Fine beverages are no exception:Andy Pick, a 49-year-old stay-at-home father in At…
I just can’t leave this topic alone. Sorry about that. At least one of you finds it interesting, too. Reason enough for me to continue.These are the other three beers I’ve found in the 1910 Fuller’s brewing records, P (Porter), BS (Brown Stout) and PA…
Julie and I took a four day cruise from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas and back. Here are pictures and comments from the trip.Before we got on the ship, we spent some time visiting some of the historic ships docked nearby, including the Star of India, t…
…Seattle adman Terry Heckler, explains why he stays out of political advertising in a nice story by Seattle P-I reporter Mike Lewis… here’s the bit we want to read: Rainier, he said, had burned through every ad agency in Seattle…
…Seattle adman Terry Heckler, explains why he stays out of political advertising in a nice story by Seattle P-I reporter Mike Lewis… here’s the bit we want to read: Rainier, he said, had burned through every ad agency in Seattle…
What’s happened to the session beer? Once upon a time, on a cold blustery island, they used to brew a style of beer called a mild. The idea was it was low in alcohol and you could drink a lot of it without sacrificing taste. Bud Light, this w…
It’s that time of year again. For a Beer Director just very well be ‘the most wonderful time of the year’. I am sitting comfortably in my reclined window seat in row 9 on one of Southwest Airlines’ newest planes – yes, complete with a new pl…