This post started out as a paragraph on the previous post about mead, but I realized there was more to it than a paragraph or two. So, here we go.

I have to say, another big reason why I’ve re-delved into mead is my wife, my best man, and his wife. See, my wife, “Bea”, and Pistolette’s hubby, “Mikey”, apparently have this thing for live band ( Read more... )

I have the memory, hazy albeit, of sitting on the balcony of the apartment that my friends Sonny and Lara once shared in Mid-City, drinking a bottle of mead with them and Bea, brewed by my friend and future groomsman, Andre.

And goddamn, was it delicious. A bit thick/heavy, spicy, sweet, and a high ABV. In a word: wonderful. That was good while ago ( Read more... )

‘Tis the season. Kickball season.

It’s starting to get warm again, and that means that for those miserably hot months before Saints season1, me and a bunch of other idiots2 will be spending our Sundays losing half our body weight in sweat, only to replace it with beer.

We had our first “practice” tonight in City Park. It wasn’t really big or ( Read more... )

So, for the past, I dunno, 6-7 years, I’ve pretty religiously gone to Molly’s for 10am Sunday coffee. Sometimes it devolves into lunacy1, most of the time it involves getting some work in and playing cribbage and/or backgammon. And if you ask the bartender nicely, they’ll let you use the cards and cribbage board they keep behind the bar. If you ( Read more... )

I got an email invite a bit ago for a very unique surprise birthday party for my friend Skip: a private tour of the NOLA Brewery. Let me tell you, if you get the chance, GO!

It was only about $15/person for all-the-NOLA-beer-you-can-drink for the 3 or so hours we were there. Plus, we got to take home our pint glasses, which the sell for $5/ea. Not ( Read more... )

This evening was loosely planned out. We (the collective we (when is ‘we’ not collective? I guess I meant extended.) - including Pistolette and hubby) have our old friends and progenitors of PizzaNight™ in town tomorrow, so I found myself with a free Friday night. And before she kills me with either her .50cal Desert Eagle or some crazy Parkour! ( Read more... )

Despite a run-in or two with the Po-Po which basically amounted to them telling us to get out of the way, Mardi Gras this year with my krewe - the St. Anthony Ramblers - was pretty smooth and a lot of fun. As usual the Panorama Brass Band was great, and everyone seemed to have a good time. My, how has our little Krewe grown.

I managed to get a few ( Read more... )

Finally, Abita has come around to canning. Don’t get me wrong, there’s something I really like about the Abita bottles, but here’s why I’m happy they’re canning (in no particular order):

1. Weight. That much glass vs. that little aluminum really adds up, especially when you want to stay mobile. And let’s face it, that’s often. At 13oz, the can weighs ( Read more... )

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Unbeknownst to many, the NOPD is required by the Louisiana Supreme Court to inform the public of upcoming DUI checkpoints. How they disperse the information is pretty passive, and I think it should be a little more active.

I had an idea this afternoon, and have built out a “twitter app” that does just this.

All people have to do is follow the ( Read more... )