Category Archives: Alabama

Good People Brewing Co. Collectivelly Sell Souls to Devil, Gets Baseball Park Built Across Street

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

It seems too good to be true: a small Birmingham craft brewery looking to make it big moves to an out of the way warehouse in Alabama, a state peculiarly unfriendly to beer makers and just downright rude to beer … Continue reading →

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Hangovers, Scotsmen, and a Certain Team That Won A Certain National Championship Game Last Night

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

When you wake up with a hangover, the first thing to attempt to bring into focus is that you probably had a good time the night before. Of course there are hangovers that follow bad things like the passing of … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest 12/7/12: Have A Greasy Kind of Christmas

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

John Travolta and Olivia Newton John are back! Ever since 1978 when they taught a generation of young girls that the only way to get the guy is to stop being yourself and just dress like a tramp, fans have … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: 10/15/12 New Bond, Hate Week, and There Is a Hot Dog Under There

Posted on October 15, 2012 by

The new Bond film comes out in less than a month. If you have children, you’ll get to see it when I do: sometime next year once it has been released on DVD. Also due for release soon-ish, The Spy … Continue reading →

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Some Things of Interest: 9/3/12

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Even the casual reader of this blog should know that my love of food would fizzle and die were I not allowed to make my own tomato sauces. In the arena of life, cutting vegetables. browning meats, adding herbs and … Continue reading →

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College Football and the Once a Month Steak Sandwich

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

It’s been a long journey through the desert, but kickoff is less than twenty-four hours away and college football will bless us once again. Although TCU made a fine accounting this year, on the backs of four players allegedly involved … Continue reading →

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You’ll have it Oooouuuurrrr Way!

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

There’s a new bistro/casual fine dining restaurant in Birmingham called [REDACTED]. After raves from friends my wife and I tried it out. We only had time for a few appetizers but we were impressed. Creamy chicken liver mouse on toast … Continue reading →

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Headline: Chick-fil-A Adopts 2008 Democratic Presidential Platform, Draws Ire of 2008 Democratic Voters

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

Timing is everything. Had Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy expressed his views on gay marriage at any point between the early 1830s founding of the Democratic Party and May 7, 2012 when the President evolved, he could have claimed solidarity with … Continue reading →

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SEC Media Days: And I Whiffed It

Posted on July 18, 2012 by

It would require a heady company of riffraff to make The North Jefferson News feel itself above the fray, but that’s apparently the case today. Every year the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover hosts the SEC Media days so that real … Continue reading →

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Strippers, Steak Sandwiches, and The Remarkable Power of a Pizza Bag

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

I am not a fan of strip clubs. That’s where quitters dwell. Hapless tongue tied miscreants with not a whit of wit about them infected with the need for company but lacking the confidence to cast themselves out and risk … Continue reading →

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