Month: June 2012
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Brewing an English bitter on a hot day
It’s hot. I brewed. We’ve been way above normal all spring and summer so far, and here we are on what is expected to be the second 100 degree day in a row. And I made a yeast starter last night so despite the heat I spent the morning outside on another brew session. Today’s…
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Microsoft’s Strange Tablet Launch
I don’t normally write this sort of thing, as I prefer to keep this site focused on my everyday life, but I watched the Microsoft Surface keynote video this morning and have been thinking about what I did and didn’t see. And although I am a long-time Mac user, iPhone user, and iPad owner, I…
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Completing Beer Prep for Andy’s Housewarming
Tonight I bottled the third of the three brews that I’m bringing to Iowa for our get together at Andy and Lindsey’s new place in Des Moines. The beer was the simple American Rye Ale from the Northern Brewer Kit, the product of the smoothest brew process I’ve had so far. It should be ready…
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Buying the Focus
I finally bought a new car, over a year after I first started seriously considering it. Say hello to my candy red 2012 Ford Focus. I’ve been a fan of small European hatchbacks for years, and lamented that so many of them never make it to American shores. We had the Golf, and the first…