Hoptober is back! Hoptober is made up of Centennial, Cascade, Sterling, Willamette and Glacier hops, while pale and wheat malt are mashed with rye and oats. Its creative elements spark a bonfire of citrus notes, fruity cheers and a bold finale. “The wide array of hops creates a series of flavors that slowly unfold on [...]
If you didn’t watch the Tour de France this year, this is really the image that sums up the whole race. From Bicycling Magazine: After dropping his chain during an attack on the Bales climb, Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck tries desperately to chase Alberto Contador, Denis Menchov and Samuel Sanchez. At the end of the day [...]
We spent Friday evening and are going again today to Pitchfork here in Chicago. The reviews on the Time Out Blog pretty well capture my impression of what we saw on Friday, including: Modest Mouse, and Robyn, and Broken Social Scene. Missing is the note that the sound for BSS was terrible. There’s a difference [...]
If you’re looking for a great beer this summer, check out Ranger IPA from New Belgium. It’s supposedly their answer to the demand for “more hops!” Whatever it is, it’s full of flavor with a nice hoppy bitterness that finishes light and smooth. It’s great cold and perfect for a bit of refreshment after a [...]
I learned last week on the absolutely wonderful Chicago Architectural Foundation boat tour that Chicago was known in the 19th century as a really hard-drinking town. Our docent said something about Chicago having more bars per capita than in all of the states of the southern U.S. combined. So it’s no surprise that Chicago is [...]
Half of babies born in rich world will to 100. That’s going to be hell on social security. New York City’s PS22 Chorus is really surprisingly great. I especially love their version of The Cure’s Pictures of You. I guess Ashton Kutcher does, too, which means I am cool or a tool, and I am [...]
We had our first real spring-like day yesterday in Chicago with temperatures in the mid-70s. It was beautiful, except apparently not for the ten people who got shot and the one who was stabbed. Apparently, the warm weather makes people violent. That’s really not cool. Something that is cool: this group of musicians playing “Kids” [...]
This city has absolutely the worst roads I have ever driven on. Potholes everywhere, and once they start, they don’t seem to get filled until they’re deep and wide enough to swallow your wheel whole.
Save live trees. Wipe with recycled ones. –Sierra Blogging Post I also like “If it’s yellow, let it mellow; if it’s brown, flush it down.” Not very popular, though. Probably more important in drought-stricken areas like CA than IL, anyway…
President Obama is doing all these infrastructure improvements so at least we’ll have plenty of beautiful bridges to jump off of. —an unemployed person being interviewed on WBEZ’s 848
