6 Mar 2013
So making your own jam may not be considered the manliest of activities however women love a man who knows his way around the kitchen and how else are you going to make your PB&Js when the zombie apocalypse happens. Making your own jam or favorite bagel companion does not need to be something isolated(…)
22 Feb 2013
Typically specific glassware is geared more towards wine than beer, however when you combine the glassware design prowess of Spiegelau with two of the most prominent IPA makers in the US, Sierra Nevada and Dogfish Head, you may not drink your IPAs in any other glass from now on. Designed specifically for your joyful consumption(…)
20 Feb 2013
For those who haven’t followed the site over the years, GORUCK is one of my favorite American made gear purveyors but GORUCK also provides one of the best challenges/team events in the country. The accidental brain child of GORUCK founder Jason McCarthy, the GORUCK Challenge combines military style special forces training that includes 15-20 miles of(…)
7 Jan 2013
If you have ever run in a minimalist shoe, you know it’s an interesting experience. You are more in tune with your terrain, can more accurately adjust your foot placement and gait to fit your speed and you use muscles you did not even know were in your legs, however running in wet snow, slush(…)
4 Jan 2013
Beer tasting is a wonderful thing. It opens you up to a variety of different makes and styles of beer, however there is a drawback. The more you drink the more likely you are to forget how those last few beers tasted. Moleskine has been a favored brand of mine for quite some time, but(…)
2 Jan 2013
George Vlagos and his Oak Street Bootmakers have been a favorite of mine for quite some time. George has a passion for creating great American-made products and that is evident in his new Trench Boot ($426). Designed in Chicago but made in New York, the new Trench Boot is made of natural Horween Chromexcel leather that(…)
1 Jan 2013
Loki and I are taking Tuesday off to get some well deserved peace of mind and most likely a few beverages/frisbee throws in the woods or a snowy open space. In the spirit of starting 2013 on the right step, we look to American writer and author William Arthur Ward and his guidance. Advice that(…)
31 Dec 2012
Many staunch believers out there uphold the idea that proper New Year’s celebrations require popping a bottle of bubbly and, God willing, endless company amongst good food and friends. However, the joys and festivities of the celebrations can leave you in a fetal ball of hurt the following morning when you stock the party haphazardly.(…)
