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I use Firefox a. because I'm used to it (it's a lot like Netscape used to be). b. I get less junk on my computer than with IE. c. tabs.

I'm wondering if this is my best solution now. A lot of the other things people suggested I can't do because I can't get it to boot up all the way. So I don't know how to back up any data or anything at this point. Maybe I just need to put in a new hard drive, install Windows and then...

Well, I wish I didn't have to go into to work today. When I left yesterday, my computer had been attacked by a virus or trojan or something like that. Whatever it was kept trying to install some sort of fake anti-virus app and it has also screwed things up so that the computer won't fully boot...

The best chicken I have ever tasted in my life was prepared by my parents and grandparents back in the 60's on charcoal grills that had electric rotisserie attachments. They would put cut up chickens in baskets on the rotisseries and baste them with butter while they were cooking. They would...

SWMBO seems to be doing better today. Perhaps she just needed to vent a bit (note: understatement of the year). I think God really knew what he was doing when he gave us beer and televised sports.

Ithink I need to get druck.

I was just passing through Potosi, Wisconsin over the past weekend. Potosi is a tiny town of 711 on the Mississippi River in southwestern Wisconsin. It used to be the home of a small brewery called, you guessed it, the Potosi Brewery, which closed some years ago. I was very surprised, though...

Forgot about that. I'm pretty sure there are trapping seasons here, and I suspect that June is not in season.

I was wondering about that, too-- herbicides, and fertilizers, actually, more than pesticides. I wonder if the rabbits know enough not to eat someone's lawn that has just been sprayed down by Chem-Lawn? They all look very healthy, though.

My neighborhood is experiencing a rabbit population explosion this year. Rabbits are literally everywhere, chomping away at everyone's grass, gardens and shrubbery. I got to thinking about this today while looking at a particularly plump looking little bunny. When I was younger my friends and I...

There are 3 ways to dramatically improve your brews: 1. use an immersion chiller 2. add your extract later in the boil 3. go AG Oh, and honorable mention: 4. keg instead of bottle If you can figure out how to use an immersion chiller in you apartment, then the rest is easy. You can make...

Thank you very much for your sympathy. I considered taking a couple of days off from work, but have decided that would not be appropriate. After all, there is more beer in the world. Heck, I even have more beer right here at home that I can drink. So, I did go through a couple of rough moments...

When I was in high school (back right after the end of the Civil War I think) we used to repair holes in car bodies. We would buy kits that came with resin and fiberglass cloth. Do they still sell that kind of thing?

I was cleaning carboys this afternoon in the basement and I dropped one in the sink next to the washer. It's a twin tub job that I assume is fiberglass. Well, the carboy is fine, but I cracked the bottom of the sink. What can I use to fix this? Are there products made for it, or do I need to...

Actually, no. I believe I was sans hydrometer at the time. If I recall, though, it looked like a normal ferment. I think I made it during the winter, which, of course was a very long, cold one here. I suppose it's possible my basement was too cold for the yeast I used. I think I was trying to...

Well, most German cities are very clean, so I guess there goes my theory!

I had to dump a batch that went bad today. I just racked a kolsch to the secondary, but that will take awhile to clear up. I have about 3 gallons of ready to drink beer kegged and carbonating. I need to make something that will be drinkable fairly quickly. Something simple, too, I think. Any...

I just racked a killer kolsch to the secondary today, but man, is that ever a messy yeast. It's my third batch using that yeast, but first ever AG kolsch. My experience in the past is that it takes forever to clear up, but once it does, the wait is well, well worth it. Sure wish they could...

I've been brewing for 3 years now and today I had to dump my first 5 gal. batch ever. I've had some klunkers before, but never anything I had to throw out. This batch, though, was a different story. I knew there was something seriously wrong when I transferred to the secondary. It tasted like...

Well, see that's the thing. A "real" baseball cap, the kind the MLB players wear in games, is a specific kind of hat. Ever since the 1950's it was made exactly the same way. Now they changed them, though, and I don't like the new ones.