In Praise of Laphroaig Scottish Whisky My father-in-law had a saying that perfectly encapsulated the sense of adventure we unbottled every time we cracked open a new whisky: "It's single malt. How bad can it be?" The answer, usually (several rare varieties of "sheep dip" notwithstanding): not half bad at all. But the best for... Continue Reading →
In Praise of Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue I've devoted a fair bit of digital space here praising barbecue, and meats, and smoke, and especially, smoky barbecued meats. Whether giving due props to the men who made me into a man who makes meals; or sharing the tricks I've picked up to prepare killer crock pot... Continue Reading →
Science, Jazz and Negro Leagues Museums: Dad About Town As a guy who travels for work dozens of times a year, I know that nothing gets me primed to explore a new city like the cramped confines of another hotel room. As a dad who hauls the whole fam, often plus dog, on the road... Continue Reading →
Do it Right: BBQ Pulled Pork in the Crock Pot I come from a long line of tinkerers in the kitchen. Or at least, I'm a direct descendant of the tinkerer extraordinaire. So I don't take too seriously the category "Do it Right" that I put a lot of my recipe posts in. This just... Continue Reading →
Dadtritus Alert: Multiple Christmas Trees Is it just me, or do you, too, have a backup to your main Christmas tree gathering dust in your basement, or attic, or wherever you stuff backup Christmas trees? And is there a backup to your backup? And backups to that one, too? I suppose there's some logic to... Continue Reading →
Online Watch Scams: Don't Get Your Crown Screwed Cue up "Kerry Pomo" and sing along to our spammy carol:    I'm beginning to see a lot of watch scams    on my Facebook feed    flimsy cases and empty dials    clueless people are posting smiles    and the only... Continue Reading →
A Dad's Christmas Gift Ideas - Shit I Say I come from a long line of teases. Teasers. Dads being dads. A lot of times I think I add to my kids' enjoyment of life. Their enrichment. Making indelible memories they'll one day look back upon fondly. Or at least I build up their tolerance... Continue Reading →
Do it Right: Hanging Up Dress Shirts Men, if you're like me, you have a hard enough time even getting your clothes put away to maybe contemplate the finer points of just how you should be hanging up, say, your seemingly gazilion button-down work shirts. It's not that I can't appreciate I'll look appreciably better in... Continue Reading →
Meandering Man: Spying the Oris Aquis Date Up Close So many ways to begin a post like this, so I'll just start with a confession. This blog installment will feature an intense, geeky, up-close, deep dive into one of my obsessions. And a look at how I indulge that obsession, when I can, on the... Continue Reading →
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