Food and Drink

I've written elsewhere that the difference between frugal and cheap is that the frugal person denies himself a pleasure or perk, whereas the cheap person hurts or inconveniences others. The frugal person's lack of spending, in other words, is based more in selflessness, whereas the cheap

I'm glad Friday is here. The week at the office has been brutal. I had to cover for two absent partners and work has been rushing in like I'm the only lawyer in town. It's a great blessing, but it gets exhausting. I hope

The Internet this morning is moving slower than a slug in molasses. Not sure what the problem is. A few quick things: This is one of the most-infuriating legislative trends I've seen [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54143]: > State laws requiring young girls

Catholic Exchange has one of my favorite articles up this morning. "Three Degrees of the Sporting Life [http://www.catholicexchange.com/en/node/9540]." > I am glutton and gluttony is me. > I know, gluttony is one of the deadly sins. Gluttony and its sibling sins (lust,

Today, we celebrate American Catholicism's coming of age: it's the memorial of St. John Neumann: > John lived in Bohemia until he came to America in 1836. Having already completed his studies, he was ordained soon after he arrived. He was a parish priest in Buffalo

It's that time of year, and I'm scramling like a chicken without a head. Days and evenings are jammed. Advent? Patience? Waiting? Pshaw. We gotsa run. It'll be an abbreviated one today. First: Blue laws are being tested by a Monday Christmas [http://www.

Yikes, forgive the brevity, but I typed up a bunch of stuff . . . then the computer ate it. Unbelievable, but I didn't yell, punch the monitor, or weep, so I'm happy. A quick re-cap of what was going to be a pretty good Brew day: Looking for

Tap handles are getting yet more artistic [http://www.dispatch.com/connect/connect.php?story=dispatch/2006/10/30/20061030-D4-00.html] : > Breweries have tried for decades to attract attention by making tap handles larger and more colorful, but the microbrewery movement has brought a proliferation of artsy and exotic

Great site, if you're dealing with keg issues [http://www.kegs.com/faqs2.html]. I rarely buy a keg anymore. The mess, the ice, the deposit, the 25% chance that the distributor will give you a defective pump, the heft (and corresponding bad back the next day). It&