It’s been a lovely public holiday.
But I’m aware that I haven’t blogged today.
Sorry for that. Tomorrow, beer and rugby. What could possibly go wrong with that?
Tag: beer
Go Large
Castle Larger. For those moments when a Castle Smaller simply isn’t enough.
As spotted at Black Oystercatcher Wines earlier today. I heartily recommend their Triton red: the larger the better.
Some Few Things
A few things that caught my interest today:
Avon sales are up in South Africa, which is good news for those selling Avon products – and their kids:
“My daughter also took the brochure into school – they both knew that if there were orders then they were sure they were going to have food at the end of the day.”
Volunteer rat trappers required on the Calf of Man. I would do this if I was anywhere near to the Calf of Man. As it is, I will have to continue practising on the moles in my back garden. No bad thing.
I have a bloody earworm from some film my wife watched this weekend. I may need this.
My first homebrew project is underway, with my kit from BeerLab. I’m suddenly concerned over the exact air temperature in my house. Oh, and where I’m going to get 23 litres of beer bottles from in the next week and a half.
The Man United refereeing post which is interesting, but which requires shedloads of extra data before it means very much.
Currently, my favourite song from the new Muse album is Follow Me:
…which will definitely be making an appearance on my RunMix02. Big up to Radio One for the amazing light show in the Live Lounge. Yes, I know it’s radio, but really – why bother at all?
The Rand is currently at R8.92/$ and R14.29/£.
I, like the rest of South Africa, am quietly weeping somewhere deep inside.
101 ways to open a beer
This great “short film” via Del at The Bok & Roo, does exactly what it says on the tin. Please enjoy some innovative methods of opening everyone’s favourite beverage.
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OK, so some ways are more successful that others, but anything goes just as long as you get at that sweet, sweet nectar, right?
For the full story, see the video description here.
Castle II
This is another post not about beer. Sorry.
I mentioned a Castle last week in my quota photo post “Castle“. That Castle was Castle Rushen in Castletown, Isle of Man, which overlooks Castletown harbour, which is where I will be taking part in the WTBC next week. Still with me?
Anyway, that aside, almost immediately after seeing my Castle post, Flickr Blog did a Castle post of their own (imitation is the sincerest form of flattery):
Obviously, that’s not Castle Rushen – look at those vast tracts of land with not a harbour in sight. In fact, this is Boldogköváralja in Hungary, although interestingly, both castles were constructed simultaneously in the 12th and 13th Centuries.
Actually, I’m not sure how interesting that is, but here are some nice photos of Boldogköváralja.
I will endeavour to get you some nice pictures of Castle Rushen to go with them. Watch this space.