Archive for August, 2009

What to do with 100 Billion Yeast Cells?

Preston and I were talking at Ben’s birthday party, and it turns out he volunteered to brew some beer for a work event, and he was trying to find somebody to brew with him. Seeing as I hadn’t brewed in three and a half years, it sounded like a perfect excuse to get back [...]

Thanks, John

John Hughes died yesterday, and out of total coincidence Katie and I had a copy of The Breakfast Club at the house, so we watched it. The more I think about his movies, the more I realize what a profound influence he had on me. And watching them as an adult, I now [...]

Some new songs to sing along with

There are a few common themes in music that I enjoy, and one of them must clearly be falsetto vocals (Danielson, anyone?). OK, there must be a little more to it because I don’t exactly own a bunch of Frankie Valli or Bee Gees. Here’s a few new ones that I’m really digging. [...]