On Visiting Bookshops
It is a curious thing that so many people only go into a bookshop when they happen to need some particular book. Do they never drop in for a little innocent carouse and refreshment?
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On Visiting Bookshops
Twitter Updates for 2010-03-02
- Legislation would ban sale of booze-themed games to kids. http://bit.ly/bK742Z Next: Candyland banned 4 promoting unhealthy diets. #
- Valve’s been churning out some weirdness in the PC version of Portal. http://bit.ly/ch59RQ Please please be a leadup to Portal 2! #
- @DandyGlenn engineers FTL – mah sniper pwns =D !!1!! #
Groupthink: Old Crow Reserve
Beam’s newest bourbon is aged four years and bottled at 86 proof.
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Groupthink: Old Crow Reserve
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-24
- On The Pleasure Of Taking Up One’s Pen http://bit.ly/9Br5EK #
- 50 Words on Magic Hat Vinyl http://bit.ly/bc0umI #beer #
- @taylorbuley Any flak who mails your personal address is NOT doing their job. They’re doing the opposite of their job. #jerkandidontmeanme #
- Via @jimedits, I think I may have my motto for the new year. “2010: Like stuffing Dick Cheney into a potato sack.” #
- @colebops You should never feel bad for someone who stands to inherit $620 million. http://bit.ly/8ZPjRM #
- How did that hedgehog get so fat? http://bit.ly/bt08Ou #
PC Schadenfreude
In this video, a college professor freezes a laptop in liquid nitrogen in order to show his students what will happen if they goof off on their machines during class.
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PC Schadenfreude
Fifty Words on Magic Hat Vinyl
Magic Hat Brewing’s new spring seasonal amber lager.
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Fifty Words on Magic Hat Vinyl
On The Pleasure Of Taking Up One’s Pen
Among the sadder and smaller pleasures of this world I count this pleasure: the pleasure of taking up one’s pen.
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On The Pleasure Of Taking Up One’s Pen
Fifty Words On Blue Point Spring Fling
“Long Island’s Brewery” calls this copper ale; really just colorful American pale. Amber hue, tight bubbles, thin head. Dry aroma, some caramel malt.
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Fifty Words On Blue Point Spring Fling
Twitter Updates for 2010-02-18
- 50 words on Samuel Adams Noble Pils http://bit.ly/chArJq #beer #
- @booknerdnyc figs and balsamic vinegar. definitely. #
- Hex maps! RT @TheFeed: Sid Meier’s Civilization V Announced, Set To Destroy Lives This Fall http://tinyurl.com/yj846s3 #
50 Words On Samuel Adams Noble Pils
Boston Beer’s new Spring seasonal sings with five noble hop varieties.
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50 Words On Samuel Adams Noble Pils