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365 Iowa Beers 201-215: The Return

It’s been a bit since my last update in this. The holidays happened, plus my new job got busy, so blogging fell by the wayside. Some drinking has still been happening, I just need to catch up with the writing. I’m going to handle this post a bit like the beer festival posts from last… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 201-215: The Return

January 18, 2017 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

365 Iowa Beers 176-183: Halfway done

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

November 21, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

A fridge full of urine: My college experience

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

November 7, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

Ava Reviews Daddy Stuff: ‘Citizen Kane’

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’

October 26, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

Review: Elvis Costello at Hoyt Sherman Place

Elvis Costello has been a bucket list concert for me for a long time. I only recall one other opportunity I had to see him: I was in college and in Atlanta for a conference and had other obligations. Thursday night, I finally got a chance to see him in concert, at Hoyt Sherman Place,… Read More Review: Elvis Costello at Hoyt Sherman Place

October 7, 2016 Joe Lawler1 Comment

365 Iowa Beers 151-160: Little Giant Beer Summit Part the First

I’m starting off this entry a little different because I found a beer that I tried a few months ago that I forgot to write about. So beer 151 is probably beer 110 or something, but I don’t want to go back and renumber everything, so I’m just sticking it on the start of this post.… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 151-160: Little Giant Beer Summit Part the First

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

Happy birthday son, am I failing you as a dad?

Last week my son, Jonas, turned two. If you follow my Facebook posts, you’ll see a lot of them focus on my daughter, while Jonas doesn’t get as many mentions. The biggest reason for that is the fact that at four-years-old (or four-and-a-half, as she’ll inform you), she’s much more verbal. She’s an endless font… Read More Happy birthday son, am I failing you as a dad?

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

20 years with the love of my life

This week is the seventh wedding anniversary for me and my wife. That’s a pretty good number, but 2016 also marks 20 years since we started dating. I’m going to focus on that one for a bit. Just to be clear, we haven’t been dating for 20 years. Even though I married my high school… Read More 20 years with the love of my life

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

365 Iowa Beers: 107-112: Flix, Forks & Cheese

I don’t really have a good intro for this post. I kept coming up with a lede, but it felt too forced. So I’m just kind of typing words until it feels like I’ve set this up well enough. Is this enough? No, too soon. There, that’s probably good. Beer 107: Millstream Hoppy Hour White… Read More 365 Iowa Beers: 107-112: Flix, Forks & Cheese

August 11, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

My June comics reading list

I spent a good portion of June reading “The Girl With All the Gifts.” It was written by The Unwritten/Lucifer author Mike Carey, but it’s a novel, not a comic. There’s a film version coming out in September, directed by Col, McCarthy, who directed the entire second season of “Peaky Blinders.” Between that and “Peaky… Read More My June comics reading list

July 1, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

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