There’s worse

Started using Everpad [1] on my linux workstation this evening. It’s more responsive than the crapping Thunderbird extension [2] which, in the end, is merely a Mozilla browser window embedded as a tab running against the Evernote [3] site. Using Firefox is fine for that, as far as that goes…which isn’t far at all. The…

Mustacular!

Remember the first time you tried a craft beer? The first time you bought wine that wasn’t on the bottom shelf? The first time you wore silk anything? The first time I used Woodsman Mustache Wax [1] was like that. Oh for all that is holy, this stuff is ridiculous. A little BB-sized ball is…

Santa’s Brewery

Thanks to Santa I’ve got a pressure cooker and some other toys. Working on my first set of slants for yeast [1] right now. I’ve got two Wyeast strains in the fridge and could possibly be picking up another depending on what gets brewed this weekend. Still trying to choose from amonst these choices. another…

Cranky

Because I’m cranky today…and a veteran of sorts: citizens who are willing to sacrifice other citizens to some nameless enemy to somehow save soldiers because they support our troops are dolts. Actually folks who say all kinds of stupid crap as some way of proving up their “support our troops” credibility rub me exactly the…