I’m a selfish sports fan. I not only want my team to win, I want my team to win in such a fashion as to please all of my sometimes conflicting desires. So, Saturday night as the Cleveland Indians were losing, I didn’t feel bad. Why? Because their magic number was at 2, Detroit was …
Monthly Archives: September 2007
Shame!
So, this morning Sherry and I are in the car driving to school. I’m nattily attired in sport jacket, shirt, and jeans. Sherry is sharply dressed. We pull out of the driveway–obeying all traffic laws–behind a school bus toting its young charges to the local elementary school. We’re minding our own business, listening to Morning …
Thoughts of NOLA
This morning I was sitting in my house in Tiffin, OH at the dining room table, stacks of papers on three sides, dirty dishes in the sink staring at me from across the room, more items languishing on the breakfast bar inbetween. While eating my peanut butter toast, I was reading Henri Nouwen’s _The Return …
T8: Simcoe Pale Ale
I was pretty excited about batch 8. Besides being the last brew in the summer of Pale Ales, it was also going to be the first ale I was going to make according to my own original recipe. Sure, I’ve tweaked kits here and there in the past year, but I hadn’t actually started something …
T7: American IPA- Alpha King
The Morefields were visiting during the turn-over between batches, so Cindy got to see the entire brewing process, if in reverse. She helped me bottle T-6 and then got to brew T-7 with me. Since Cindy has developed quite a taste for hops, I chose G&G’s American IPA–Alpha King, which features 10–TEN!–hop additions. Almost 6 …
T6: American Pale Ale
Batch Six turned out to be a smooth as silk operation. I didn’t really have any concerns about the recipe itself since I was simply using the G&G American Pale Ale ingredient kit. I’ve said it before; I’ll say it again. G&G provide excellent service and excellent products; they are what a store should be. …
Ert for the Masses
Been away from the blog for a while due to the beginning of the semester craziness AND my redesigning of Cindy Morefield’s website. She’s got a bunch of new work on display (and for sale). The site was launched Wednesday in preparation for an art salon at the new home of Dan and Laura Morefield. …
