July 29th, 2009 by sarah
Driving is a skill and I don’t think it’s necessarily a hard one but it takes practice and attention to be good at it. Most people reading this probably think they’re good drivers, but I know some of my readers are not (wink, wink). Of course, if you ask me I’m just going to say “no, I definitely wasn’t referring to you…” but take a gander at my driving rules below to identify what side of the road you are on. Read the rest of this entry »
July 25th, 2009 by sarah
After losing to the hot Phillies team in a makeup game Thursday night, the Padres beat the Nationals last night 6-2, something Padres fans call a “winning streak…” Let’s hope they keep it up for the rest of the series against baseball’s worst team. San Diego seems to be going through their farm system like a farmer harvests crops. Besides the most likely frustrated All Star player Adrian Gonzalez and still strong Heath Bell (who has very few chances at even getting a save…), every game has a new lineup. Hey Moorad, I’m a free agent- sign me up!
July 24th, 2009 by sarah
Michigan is well known for producing crappy American cars, but they also brew excellent craft beer, and two recent events in the Philly ‘burbs had me drinking to that! Last Saturday, TJ’s pulled together Dr. Joel from New Holland, Derek from Bell’s Brewery, and a “special guest appearance” representing Founders- Bernie of Stockertown… Jeff tapped Mad Hatter, high gravity beers Existential and Night Tripper, Brother Jacob (good dubbel), and Imperial Hatter (me loves the hops!) from New Holland, Two Hearted (always a great choice), Double Cream Stout, Best Brown Ale, Oberon, and Kalamazoo Stout from Bells, and Founders Pale Ale, Curmudgeon, Imperial Stout, and two of my “throw-back” IPA’s- Centennial and Double Trouble.
UJ’s Manatawny “Founders-fest” this past Thursday night also paired some of the best from this Michigan brewer, including Cerise, Centennial, Double Trouble, Reds Rye, Fest Wheat, and my choices for the night: Breakfast Stout and Bourbon Barrel Aged Mountain Maple Brown, which I can only describe as bourbon Canadian Breakfast Stout. It’s a half so you still have a shot at trying some, but I’d get there quickly because I’m kinda thirsty…
July 17th, 2009 by sarah
Washington DC has got to be one of my least favorite places to drive. Mix up asshole Maryland drivers with unpredictable Virginia drivers and you get morons driving the wrong way down a one way road, some just oblivious and others desperate to get their mistress or escort to the hotel before being spotted by a spouse or constituent. But as another one of those metropolises I’ve yet to explore- if you don’t count a layover at Dulles- and with many friends in town, it was time to check out the beer scene. DC must be a good place to knock back a few, given how intoxicated those politicians seem much of the time. So I did the token sightseeing tour, walking from the White House to the Capitol stopping at the monuments and museums in between, building up a lot of thirst! Read the rest of this entry »
July 15th, 2009 by sarah
So the AL extends its winning streak over the NL in the All Star game in one of the shortest All Star games ever, winning 4-3 in just 2 ½ hours. This was good baseball, save for a few errors you don’t expect from these stars!
Highlights:
Carl Crawford’s snatch of Brad Hawpe’s long shot that would have barely cleared the fence and given the NL a one run lead in the 7th inning
Jayson Werth running down Justin Morneau’s drive to deep left center with an outstretched go-go-gadget arm to make an outstanding catch
Curtis Granderson’s triple that led to Adam Jones’ sacrifice fly that put the AL up 4-3 in the eighth
Albert Pujol’s good D, minus the 1st inning…
Lowlights:
Pujol’s fielding error in the 1st opened up the inning for the AL to score twice
Bell giving up the run in the 8th inning (reminiscent of former Padres Hoffman blowing the save in the 2006 All Star game)
Pinch hitter Ryan Howard getting twisted up like a pretzel in the batters box in the eighth, stranding NL go ahead runners at 2nd and 3rd
Funnies:
President Obama looked as excited meeting the players as the players were meeting him
All the players had cameras and camcorders to record the moments, reminding you these stars are in it for the love of the game
Padres road trip: Bell and Gonzalez missed their flight from Indianapolis to St. Louis due to weather and had to rent a car and finish the journey on the road
