This is the continuation of a two-part series on cigars with my good friend, Philip Meech. I really want to give a shout out to him and his coffee roasting company, Caffe Lusso. We have been ordering coffee from him consistently. My personal favorite is […]

I have shared several posts over the years about my Irish heritage, mostly as it relates to food. I did a post on the history of corned beef, how to pour a proper Black and Tan, how to make you very own Irish cream, Irish […]

Please note that is is a guest post from my good friend, David DeVries, a Mission and Church planting coach and was originally posted on his website, Missional Challenge on March 17, 2008 and is used with permission and will be included in several St. […]

I owe quite a bit to my good pal, Philip Meech. He has introduced me to some of the finer things in life, things that I only wondered about from afar, or didn’t have the budget to play around with and experiment. Fine wine, various […]

  know I stole the post title from DALs, but hey, it works! I am working on tweaking my blog this summer because I think it needs a little TLC.  I am going to try and do a few new things that I think my […]

A guest blog post by Bill Fishburn. You can follow Bill on Twitter @rwfishbu1. I found a bottle of HUB’s Pigwar at our local Safeway a couple days ago, and it’s been burning a hole in my fridge—to bastardize a common saying. I had a chance […]

A guest blog post by Bill Fishburn. You can follow Bill on Twitter @rwfishbu1. The Brewery: Hale’s Ales, Seattle Hey there! I’m back with October’s Northwest beer review. As you might recall, my intent with these posts is to be educational(if you’re a first timer, or […]

The Brewery: Port Townsend Brewing Company – Port Townsend, WA A guest blog post by Bill Fishburn. You can follow Bill on Twitter @rwfishbu1. This month I am reviewing Port Townsend Brewing Company’s (Strait) Stout. Port Townsend Brewing is one of approximately 13 microbreweries on Washington’s Olympic […]

Full Sail’s Wassail vs. Deschutes Jubelale Guest blog post by Matt Anderson.  You can follow Matt on Twitter @supermatt28. On the heels of the head-to-head by Bill and I on the Night Owl, and following the example of my fellow writer Bill, I am going to […]

Diamond Knot’s Whip Ale Guest blog post by Matt Anderson.  You can follow Matt on Twitter @supermatt28. Hello beer lovers! Well the holidays are upon us, and normally this time of year calls for a dark winter ale! However, I have decided to go with something […]