Big vs. Small. Mountain meet molehill. Mouse meet Elephant (Eek!). The world is filled with the huge and not so huge. We compare them even when we try not to… “My truck is bigger than yours!” “My cellphone can fit in my wallet!” “My cellphone doubles as a […]
My boy G-LO is a big fan of the cocktail, and on those rare occasions when he’s motivated enough to don his bartender’s cap, he’ll expend a great deal of effort to throw together a respectable and representable version of whatever cocktail he’s been inspired to make. I […]
See that little Lego guy in the above photo (I call him Seamus) that’s carrying a camera in one hand, and a pretzel in the other one? He was behind Door #2 of this year’s 2015 Lego Advent Calendar. While there’s no denying that the Lego Advent Calendar […]
This post was supposed to be one of those unboxing videos that are all the rage on YouTube. Here’s an example of a very popular one: That video has been viewed over 63 MILLION TIMES! I should be grateful that two of those views weren’t made by my two […]
During many a late night drinking session, the topic of Life 2.0 has often been discussed. What is Life 2.0? The short answer: walking away from our current jobs to do something fun and exciting, i.e. a jumping-off point for the second half of our working lives. Limpd […]
If it’s hot out in La La Land then you know it must be time for the Gathering of the Peat Heads. The Los Angeles Scotch Club’s annual celebration of peated whisky descended upon the worshippers with Peatin’ Meetin’ VII. These kids may catch up to the Super […]
When I first started drinking Bourbon in the late 1980s, I knew very little about it and only drank stuff with names like Jim Beam, Wild Turkey, Old Grand Dad, or Maker’s Mark on the label. I’m sure there were others available, but they probably lurked on the […]
The other night, G-LO called to tell me that our workload had backed up (his polite way of saying that I had once again shirked my Booze Dancing responsibilities) and that we had mucho whiskey to review (talk about #FirstWorldProblems!), so he invited me over for another episode […]
AK: Friday night means one thing: WHISKY! G-LO: Indeed it does! AK: And since I’ve filled my kids with sushi, it’s Daddy Time! G-LO: Amen, Brother! My kids are filled up with FroYo, Yo! And hopefully fast asleep. AK: I got one in the living room watching a […]
A long while ago, I bought a bottle of Jefferson’s Reserve Very Old Straight Bourbon. I think it may have been for one of the Wookie’s Derby days, but in the haze of the many, many bottles purchased since then (some for me, some for Pappy, some for under […]