It’s been a running theme that 2016 was just a horrible, steaming, diaper blister of a year. All the celebrity deaths, plus the election of probably the worst presidential candidate ever (sorry if you’re surprised that I’m not a fan), certainly made it feel like worst year ever. But beyond that, I also spent more… Read More 2016: My year of unemployment
Here it is, another big number post. I feel like I’ve accomplished so much! Despite undertaking this task, I don’t believe my beer consumption has gone up very much. In fact, it’s probably gone down, since sometimes I’ll get the opportunity to have a beer, look at the selection and decline because none of the… Read More 365 Iowa Beers: 192-200: A trip to eastern Iowa part 1
When my wife and I found out we were having a baby back in 2011, I stupidly hoped we would have a boy. My big reasoning was we already had a boy’s name picked out, so if we had a boy there wouldn’t be a difficult naming process. Also, I’m a boy and figured I… Read More Happy 5th birthday to the funniest person I know
I’ve consumed my 200th beer for this challenge, and I’m anxious to write about it, but I’ve fallen a bit behind in that department. I expect my next post will cover that, so I guess this one is like one of those filler episodes of “The Walking Dead.” Something big happened in the last post… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 184-191: FliteBrite & Fox
My last beer post let me hit 175 beers, which is a nice number, but this one is more of the milestone. Beer 183 gets me past the halfway point of my goal of trying 365 Iowa Beers in a year. If my math is right, I started this journey on April 28, which means… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 176-183: Halfway done
Ten years ago this month, I was probably in the best shape of my life. I was working out six days a week, had just lost 15 lbs and was eating a lot of vegetables and lean protein. I was also having a series of small strokes on a regular basis. I didn’t know they… Read More It’s been 10 years since I didn’t die from a stroke. That’s awesome.
Before my senior year of college, I was a bit uncertain where I would be living. I had just been named the editor of the school literary magazine, and there was an apartment that traditionally went to the new editor. But the last editor seemed unsure if she was moving out, and I wasn’t entirely… Read More A fridge full of urine: My college experience
It’s been about six months since I started this possibly foolish challenge, and I seem to be a little behind. Not a lot, but I need to catch up a bit. I’m planning to drive to Cedar Rapids for a freelance article this week and will probably stop for a few growlers are breweries along… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 167-175: 515, Great River & Kalona
A few weeks ago, Ava kept asking me why I haven’t watched “Minions” yet. After being asked the same question a few times, I finally replied “Why haven’t you watched ‘Citizen Kane’ yet? She’s four, so of course she hadn’t seen it. She asked what it was about, and I said it was about a… Read More Ava Reviews Daddy Stuff: ‘Citizen Kane’
Yes, I used two colons in the header. Sometimes the established format for a headline can back me into a corner, but I won’t let that get in the way of a “Breakin’ 2” reference. If you want to check out the earlier beers I tried at the summit, click here. Beer 161: Toppling… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 161-166: Little Giant Beer Summit 2: Electric Beergaloo
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