Monthly Archives: April 2003

Begin the Beer-guine

Posted on April 12, 2003 by Marchbanks

The wort for a batch of British Pale Ale is cooling in its ice bath, in the kitchen sink. Continue reading →

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A balancing seal in the circus has nothing on me

Posted on April 11, 2003 by Marchbanks

I balanced my checkbook today. Continue reading →

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A momentary Nice Surprise

Posted on April 11, 2003 by Marchbanks

They must have made a detour off-route to be certain they got my stuff picked up, which they sure didn’t have to do. Continue reading →

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Friday Five: I’d Buy a Big House Where We Both Could Live

Posted on April 5, 2003 by Marchbanks

If price had been a first consideration, we would be living in some just-built, faceless subdivision with a lower mortgage payment. Continue reading →

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In Which it is Demonstrated that Dreams are a Good Thing

Posted on April 5, 2003 by Marchbanks

Last night I was so tired that I blew off going to TGIB, crawled into bed at seven, and didn’t wake up until half past five this morning. Continue reading →

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“Beer! Beer! Beer! I like to drink lots of beer!”

Posted on April 1, 2003 by Marchbanks

He explained that if I substituted fresh for dried one-for-one, I’d get a beer that tasted of nothing but ginger. Continue reading →

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