The month of May has been pretty lousy so far. I have been quarantined at home for ten weeks now, and the first half of May brought us cold and gloomy...
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Bock On The Dock
Just when I thought that 2020 could not get any worse, I see the news of the giant murder hornets causing mayhem and destruction. Maybe I will just make...
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Cabin Fever
I can no longer remember life before COVID-19. As my self-isolation stretches into its eighth week, cabin fever has normalized behaviour like wearing a...
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Malbec On The Deck
After nearly two months of isolation at home, wearing pajama pants with a collared shirt for videoconferences no longer seems to be a breach of business...
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An Apple A Day
Having been ensconced in my windowless basement home office for nigh on six weeks of isolation now, I am beginning to feel like Sméagol transforming into...
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Easter Beer
Easter weekend has just passed us by, marking the end of the season of Lent. The more devout readers in the audience may have spent the 40 days of Lent...
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International Whisk(e)y Day
This past March 27 was a day filled with both solemnity and mirth, as well as no small amount of whisky. For those not in the know, March 27 was the 12th...
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Quaran-tinis
Dear diary, today is the 25th day of isolation at home, and the keg of homebrew I started on day 1 is almost ready to be tapped. And to think they called...
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Hard Seltzer For Hard Times
While battening down the hatches to prepare for the possibility of an extended stay at home in isolation, I made a resupply run to my friendly neighbourhood...
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Pink Boots & Beer
Last weekend marked International Women’s Day, which I observed by visiting a few of the dozen or so craft breweries in Calgary that were celebrating the...
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