Tonight I was at Staples picking up some last-minute items for the Ubuntu Pennsylvania Software Freedom Day Event tomorrow morning. While I was there I was seduced by the OmniTech Flexible Keyboard, in pink. Teri Solow had pointed me in the direction of a similar one a couple months ago, but the price tag for […]
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Cantillons!
July 7th, 2009 by pleia2
I discovered Cantillon with Michael a couple years ago over at Union Jack’s Inn. Wow. I’ve since had it in bottles one other time, and last year I was able to snag it on tap during a lambic happy hour downtown at Zot. Tonight I was up at my local place-to-buy-singles (grumble strange state laws) […]
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Sorry sweetheart, I haven’t got time for anything else.
June 20th, 2009 by pleia2
Well, it happened again. In spite of saying I’d blog more regularly – I haven’t! I haven’t actually been a hermit every day, either. Going back all the way to the beginning of the month, when my friend MJ was in town we headed down to Philadelphia to see Star Trek at The Franklin Institute […]
“When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.”
April 17th, 2009 by pleia2
In spite of my supreme love for good beer, since living alone I’ve hardly been drinking at all. I think I just don’t enjoy drinking alone very much, and the places I’ve gone out to lately haven’t really had fantastic beer so I’ve tended to just go without. However I do like a nice brew […]
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Pumpkin Season!
September 7th, 2008 by pleia2
I love the fall. The tropical storms sweeping up the coast, fewer days when air conditioning is required, the start of breweries releasing pumpkin ales. I haven’t been going out as much lately, been hanging in and getting work done on projects. Even so, I’m tired, I need a vacation. I might talk to my […]
Nugget Hops!
August 28th, 2008 by pleia2
Last year was a disappointment for hop growing, but this season we were blessed with a single very active hop vine that produced some HUGE hops! Michael cut it down this afternoon: Maybe making some beer this weekend? EDIT: This is more hops than we’ve ever gotten from 3 vines, just from one! Michael just […]
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Brew at the Philadelphia Zoo!
August 23rd, 2008 by pleia2
On July 26th Michael, Bob, Mike and I attend the first Brew at the Zoo at the Philadelphia Zoo! In the years past it was held at the Norristown Zoo, which was fun but they have much cooler animals at the Philly Zoo – when I heard it would be held in Philly I had […]
DONE: Peter Murphy, Wall-E, Pancakes and Beer; TODO: HOPE, Brew @ Zoo
July 8th, 2008 by pleia2
I just returned from Niagara Falls, Canada on Sunday night, I have tons of pictures and lots to say, but before that I’ll catch up on other, non-linuxy, things I’ve been up to the past week or so. Last Sunday night I took Michael out for an early birthday outing to see Peter Murphy at […]
Beer, radio, metal
June 15th, 2008 by pleia2
It’s been a busy weekend. Friday night I met up with Stephen for dinner at Union Barrel Works in Reamstown. I’d never heard of this brewpub, and their beers were pretty mild, but everything in the sampler we got was clean finishing and good (Sampler: Kolsch, Mai Bock, Pale Ale, Dopplebock, Dubbel, and one other […]
No More Alcohol
October 6th, 2007 by pleia2
We quit drinking. My birthday was our grand finale. Gasp! Shock! I know, I know. So what spurred this decision? For the most part, health. Following Michael’s high cholesterol report early this year we immediately cut red meat and pork from our diet. Our poultry intake has been reduced considerably. We’ve been eating more fish […]
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