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My Weaknesses – Learn From Me

Bob Fagan

  I am nearly finished writing “my masterpiece.” It’s a book on elder wisdom and how my experience might help... Read more »

Charlie Chaplin: Man Without a Country

Tom Bedell

[As a Library Thing Early Reviewer I’m in the running to be sent books in exchange for a review. It’s... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023 – 12: Allagash Snow Report

Tom Bedell

It’s the Twelfth Day of Christmas today as I drink this beer and, so my friend Jerry Carbone informs me,... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2022 – 11: Common Roots Snowy Night

Tom Bedell

Common Roots Brewing Co. opened late in 2014 and was on the verge of expanding in 2019 when a fire... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023- 10: Baxter Brewing Ice Storm of ’98

Tom Bedell

  Baxter Brewery of Maine suggests its Ice Storm of ’98 IPA pairs best with: “Broken shear pin. Grilled cheese... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023- 9: Victory Merry Monkey

Tom Bedell

A few missing days here puts completing the 12 Beers of Christmas by the 12th day of Christmas in jeopardy.... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023 – 8: Berkshire Brewing Holidale

Tom Bedell

Pliny the Elder (not unknown in the world of beer, but here in his role as a first century naturalist)... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023 – 7: The People’s Pint From Nova Scotia With Love

Tom Bedell

When Boston’s official Christmas tree was illuminated this year on the Common, it marked the 52nd consecutive year that a... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023 – 6: Left Hand Candy Cane Nitro

Tom Bedell

Truth be told, shortly after having Ommegang’s Everything Naughty on our ersatz Christmas Day (also our grandson Nate’s birthday), we... Read more »

The 31-Year-Old Billionaires

Bob Fagan

(Photo courtesy of Oliver Sjostrom from Unsplash) If you are as old as 31-years old, you have already qualified as... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023 – 5: Ommegang Everything Naughty

Tom Bedell

Our delayed Christmas finally arrived, and an impressive bit of consumerism it was. It took hours to open our presents,... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023 – 4: Abita Christmas Ale

Tom Bedell

Our delayed Christmas Eve was delayed even more tonight, thanks to our dilatory son, Mike, truly a man likely to... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2022 – 3: Breckenridge Christmas Ale

Tom Bedell

Well, it’s sort of an odd Christmas this year. Two of our tribe work in hospitals and couldn’t avoid the... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023 – 2: Allagash Gatherwell

Tom Bedell

What more aptly-named beer could we have had on a Christmas Eve (La Vigilia), where eight of us gathered well... Read more »

12 Beers of Christmas 2023 – 1: Revolution Fistmas

Tom Bedell

It’s Festivus for the rest of us day. So something a little different seemed called for, since we’re not, for... Read more »