Anthurian

I racked the Wet-hopped Calamity Ale to secondary yesterday after only a week in primary. Normally I let my beers sit in primary for a couple weeks just to make sure that the yeast have had sufficient time to do their work and then have a nice rest but, this time, there was almost no [...]

The last couple of years, I’ve taken time off from brewing during the summer months due to the fact that I have a hard time keeping my fermentation temps regulated when the weather is warm. Sure, I’ve used a swamp cooler but cycling out the ice packs gets to be tedious and and have a [...]

Ah June…when a boy’s fancies turn to beer and jam bands. And what better way to celebrate the season than to travel out to Saratoga for Phish concert and stop along at breweries along the way. As we were heading out to Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) for the Phish concert on June 19th, we [...]

Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood was an OK film that lacks the lightness of other previous versions. As Michael O’Sullivan, critic for the Washinton Post put it, Robin Hood is less about a band of merry men than a whole country of really angry ones. Compared to other films by Scott, this one is not an [...]

Continuing my “Historical Perspective” series, this article was originally posted on October 17th, 2003. The other day Kenny asked a group of us what we would consider our favorite “underrated” albums. As I’ve pointed out before, Kenny has a music (mostly rock) collection that far outstrips my own but I did manage to come up [...]

This is another piece for the “Historical Perspective” section (from March 11th, 2003) which I wasn’t originally planning on re-running until I came across this post on the Consumerist about an AMC theater banning children under 6 from attending R-rated movies after 6pm. Last night, Curtiss gave David and I a free movie pass to [...]

This article was written awhile back but never posted so I’m not including it in the “Historical Perspective” category. I’m sure I could add more movies and scenes to the list While watching the director’s cut of Aliens and, when the final fight between Sigourney Weaver and the Alien queen came on (“Get away from [...]

Here’s the first in my “Historical Perspective” series. This was originally posted on September 26th, 2003. Kenny came at me the other day with a list of his Top 105 Favorite Rock bands/musicians. Neither my personal experience, nor my CD collection, can even attempt to rival Kenny’s — a man who has a twenty year [...]

INGREDIENTS 2 lbs hash browns (thawed, used 1 lb 14oz bag shredded hash browns) 1/4 cup butter (melted) 1 can cream of chicken soup 1/2 cup onions (finely chopped) 1 pt sour cream 4 oz cream cheese 6 oz sharp cheddar cheese (grated) 6 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese (grated) 1 tsp black pepper 1 [...]

INGREDIENTS 1 lb elbow macaroni (cooked) 2 lbs extra sharp cheddar cheese (cut into chunks) 1 lb Velveeta (cut into chunks) 24 oz evaporated milk (2 x 12 oz cans) 3 cups milk 3 eggs 2 tsp black pepper 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp salt DIRECTIONS 1. Combine (cooked) macaroni, cheeses, liquid ingredients, and [...]