Category: play

• brewing

  November 3, 2012

  beer, food & drink, hobby, homebrewing, play

  Brew Day! And it’s about freaking time. I’ve been so lazy these past months that there’s not much home brew left in the basement lair, so it’s time to brew like a crazy man. This time, I’m going for a dark beer that’s not too bitter and has a mild nose. Let’s see how this… Read.

• no! not the bees!

  October 28, 2012

  daily drivel, farmer’s market, food & drink, play

  The woman selling goodies for Honey Bee Bakery at the Monona Farmer’s Market was dressed as a giant bumble bee this morning. “Bet you can’t guess what I’m supposed to be,” she said to me as I approached her booth. “John Belushi?” I answered. If she got the reference, she didn’t let on. Honey Bee… Read.

• corbomite

  October 27, 2012

  entertainment

  The Corbomite Maneuver is one of those Star Trek episodes that I thought was the absolute cat’s ass when I saw it back in high school, but when I watch it now it’s so full of cornball I can hardly see anything else going on. It starts off with a mystery: A giant multicolored cube… Read.

• music to my ears

  October 25, 2012

  entertainment, music, play, television

  If you can hear a whole brass section going DUNNNH DUH-DUH-DUH-DUNNNH! as you gaze at this cinegraph, you must have wasted at least as much of your youth watching Star Trek as I did. Read.

• How to see Milwaukee on just $500 a day – Part 3

  October 23, 2012

  coffee, daily drivel, entertainment, food & drink, My Darling B, O’Folks, play, radio, restaurants, travel, vacation

  Just a bit more drivel about Milwaukee and then I’m done for a while, I promise. Almost as good as being in the audience for one of our favorite radio shows was having the great good luck to find a place to stay for the night as comfy and warm as the County Clare Inn.… Read.

• How to see Milwaukee on just $500 a day – Part 2

  October 22, 2012

  daily drivel, food & drink, music, My Darling B, O’Folks, play, radio, travel

  We went to Milwaukee to see a taping of one of our favorite radio shows, Says You! and then we almost didn’t make it to the show! It was an evening taping but we left Madison in the morning and got to Milwaukee around noon so we could have a wander around town. Then we… Read.

• How to see Milwaukee on just $500 a day

  October 21, 2012

  beer, daily drivel, entertainment, food & drink, My Darling B, O’Folks, play, radio, restaurants, show, travel, vacation

  We’re back from Milwaukee! We went there to watch a taping of one of our favorite radio shows, Says You!, and ended up doing a sightseeing tour of a small slice of Milwaukee while stopping off at a couple of our favorite places. Even as the number of things we wanted to do mounted up,… Read.

• Permanent Revolution

  October 19, 2012

  entertainment, music, play

  I wish I knew some guys I could run in slow motion with. Read.

• drinking in nyc

  October 14, 2012

  beer, booze, daily drivel, food & drink, My Darling B, O’Folks, play, restaurants, travel, vacation

  One afternoon in New York City on our way back from a tour, My Darling B suggested we stop at McSorely’s, reputed to be the oldest continuously-operated tavern in America. From the moment we set foot on the sawdust-strewn floor of the place, I didn’t doubt it. The bar ran down one side of the… Read.

• Once Upon A Time In America

  October 14, 2012

  entertainment

  “I think we’ve stuck with this long enough,” My Darling B said after we had watched about forty-five minutes of Once Upon A Time In America. “Any time you want to put an end to this is okay with me.” This is supposed to be Sergio Leone’s best movie ever. For my money, Leone’s best… Read.