Brews You Can Use III
Beer basics
[http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_hd_st_patricks_day/article/0,1972,FOOD_9844_4491043,00.html]
. Good solid information for the 15-year-old.
Eric Scheske
Brews You Can Use II
I'd have a heart attack of joy:
> A woman in Norway was startled this past weekend when she drew water to wash
dishes and beer came out of the taps. . . .
> It turned out that a worker in a bar two floors below had mixed up the
Brews You Can Use: St. Patrick's Day Edition
My St. Patrick's Day present to you. I scoured the Internet and found stuff
dealing with beer and St. Patrick's Day (I did it while watching the Tournament,
so relatively painless). Enjoy the luck of the Irish.
Ten great Irish pubs in the United States
[http:
GKC on Gaels
Perhaps my favorite GK Chesterton verse:
“For the Great Gaels of Ireland
Are the men that God made mad,
For all their wars are merry
And all their songs are sad.”
Manly Men
I've been meaning to mention this all week, but haven't gotten the chance: a
Boston Globe article about Harvey Mansfield's new book, Manliness. I haven't
read the book, but I've read a little of Mansfield's stuff. I suspect
The Flying Inn
Martin Gardner has written an essay for The New Criterion about G.K.
Chesterton's The Flying Inn
[http://www.newcriterion.com/archives/24/03/naughtscrescents-gardner/]. You must
be a subscriber to the magazine to read the whole thing (and, alas, I'm not),
but I'
Wikipedia
Readers of this blog know I like Wikipedia, though I don't entirely trust it. Is
it trustworthy? I think so, and so do some researchers. From The Atlantic
Monthly:
> [Wikipedia] is not much worse than the online version of the legendary
Encyclopedia Britannica, according to a study
PSA
Blogging will be light today. There's a bunch of reasons, from NCAA basketball
activities to kids to that annoying thing I call my job. I'll do what I can, but
it will be light.
Shaft off of South Park
Isaac Hayes has left South Park. He's offended about a show that lampoons
Scientology. Get Religion, as usual, has a good analysis
[http://www.getreligion.org/?p=1462].
Stab Me, Then Bless Me
Women, gays, lesbians. Why not a murderer? Inclusivity, inclusivity,
inclusivity. Nothing else matters. Anything else, for the matter, is excluded:
> Trading in his state-issued blue denim for a black robe and white collar, the
Rev. James Tramel left prison and arrived at the small Episcopal church where
he&