Second Gen (2003-2016, 2016- )
Adjectives from another time. How irritating. I mentioned this the other day somewhere folk were discussing steam beer. One theory of the meaning is it’s a reference to the vapor from opening the bottle. Another says something else. Me, I think it’s the trendy word of the year of some point in the latter half … Continue reading “Cream Ale: I Hate Records Revisited…”
I hate records. Well, I really like them. But I hate them. See, we are subject to their limitations… or at least two of them. Or three. The last one first. Finding them. For a while I have been grabbing images of maps including … Continue reading “One Brewery And The Problem With Records”
The trial decision in the case Cheskes v. Ontario (Attorney General) of Ontario’s recently struck down access to adoption records case is now available on the internet. You can find a copy here. For present purposes, even though I’ve yapped about it before, have an interest in adoption and have, and in the past represented … Continue reading “More On Privacy As Exemplified By Adoption Records”
My order came from murderecords today: Closed by jale (1995, ep cd) Smart Bomb by Thrush Hermit (1994, ep cd) Peppermint by Sloan (1992, ep cd) Mock Up, Scale Down by The Super Friendz (1995, cd) Peter by Eric’s Trip (1993, cd) Three months but who cares. Five disks of Halifax scene. I used a … Continue reading “Murderecords”
Can we call these the dog days of winter? The evil cousin of August’s dullest days? Storms and snows came this week with a keen intent this week putting the end of a rather warm and grey winter. Six weeks to March. Just about. Just six. I can do that. I hope I can. But … Continue reading “The 43 Days To March Edition Of The Beery News Notes”
It is instructional to live next to a bigger neighbour. As long as they don’t attack you… any more. And by bigger I mean the most influential state in the most powerful nation in the history of the western world. Which is to say I can see a slice of New York state from my … Continue reading “The Beery News Notes For That Week The USA Does All That Weird Thanksgiving Stuff”
Ha-ha! I wrote bowels. If you’re not born of Scots, that might not be daily dinner table language so I apologize as I refer you in the alternative to the basso loco of Dante’s Inferno for a clearer sense of the reason for the season. But if you are Canadian of a certain age, however, … Continue reading “The Woooooooooo Scariest Hellbound Beery News Notes Ever Unleashed From The Bowels Of Hell!!!”
Here I am! Thursday morning once again. And the whole world of beer and brewing… and photos of vegetables. It’s what you demand. I know. I hear you. That’s an Orangello plum tomato from Chiltern right there. Just six seeds to the pack and everyone a winner. Super productive and tasty. Seed influencer opportunities most … Continue reading “The Beery News Notes For The Dog Days Of August”
I like March. The mud. The late winter blizzards. The building anxiety about income tax return preparation what with that retirement savings deadline yesterday. This particular March is the last full month of my fifties. Yup, I go from being an old young man to a young old man in around seven weeks. Just like … Continue reading “The Thursday Beery News Notes For March March March !!!”
Already we see an ending. The long goodbye, that’s what I say. It’s been quite a week. I went to a pub in another city with old pals for one thing. A cheery sort of dive. We talked about stuff like, you know, the anticipated next LP from The Cars and, umm, how the Trudeau … Continue reading “The Last But Decisive Beery News Notes For January 2023”