Nate and I stayed at home this year and did a little homebrewing and baking.  We took some pictures of the brewing process (we're making a dry stout) and also of the bread I made from the spent grains used to make the wort for the beer.  I also made cardamom bread, which is a Scandinavian breakfast type bread...and it is GOOD!

Brewing the beer!

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Imagine you are on your deathbed. Recommend to those who remain in your life...
1) One book to read.

The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

2) One movie to watch.

Schindler's List

3) One food to eat.

Lemon Garlic Penne with Chicken from Wildflower Bread Company

4) One place to go.

Reno, NV and Lake Tahoe

5) One life lesson to leave behind.

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Your Score: Longcat

61% Affectionate, 27% Excitable, 46% Hungry


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The local Bug & Weed Mart sold me a can of...something. All I cared was that it was relatively inexpensive ($28) and could kill a scopion on contact. I sprayed part of the block wall where I see a big fat scorp hanging out every night. Then I went to the front of the house and sprayed the sidewalk crevices. I found one large gap in particular and ( Read more... )

I've been so busy lately, lots of things going on with the band and lots of work to do.

Wednesday was my birthday, and it was nice and quiet--Nate and I went to my parents and my mom made BBQ ribs and potato salad with corn on the cobb and rosemary bread. Dad baked me a chocolate cake and it was all really yummy. I got some cool stuff, too!

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Inspiration hit me at about 3:30 am. I woke up, not even from a dream, just woke up and had an idea for a story I've been thinking about. I grabbed my little notebook journal, turned on my booklight and wrote for what only seemed like 15 minutes, and what only seemed like 3 pages ( Read more... )

A big thanks to all those who came out to our show at Cooperstown last night!!!  It was completely awesome in every way.  It was the biggest audience I've ever played in front of, we did a *great* set, and the response from the crowd was really good and encouraging.  The best part, for me, was that it was an outdoor stage on a beautiful summer ( Read more... )

We made it in the top 10 of azcentral.com's BEST!

VOTE FOR HUNG DYNASTY (best local band) IN AZCENTRAL.COM's BEST!!!!


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