Many of the Ohio State fans I know try to downplay our annual game against Penn State. Can’t get excited about playing a team that’s been in the league for such a short time, they say. We beat them too often, they say — how can we get fired up about that? Those Ohio State… Read More the (other) game.
As I suspected, the trip to Hartwood to see Los Lobos didn’t materialize (Sorry, food bank — yinz guys deserve the support, but I just couldn’t swing it this time). What did I do instead? I went to the grocery with a specific dinner in mind. Since having a little taste at the Burghseyeview Fourth… Read More sweet meat.
Meet Ken Scibetta and Ed Webster, the owners of the Lewiston Village Pub, an English-style bar in the western New York town where we spent the weekend. Mrs. Crappy found the pub’s website while we were planning for the trip, and we immediately decided we would have dinner there. The food sounded delicious, and we… Read More how it’s done.
On the recommendation of our bartender last night, we drive into Niagara Falls today in search of Consumer’s Beverages, which he promised we would like. Um, yeah. “Like” is definitely an understatement. It doesn’t look like much from the street, and neon green and yellow sign isn’t especially inviting. Inside, however, were a half-dozen sets… Read More haul.
Derrick had a good suggestion when I asked for help with topics a few days ago. In the past couple of weeks, I’ve sampled a huge variety of beer; Derrick was curious about what I had tried and liked. I’ll address Derrick’s suggestion more directly in the near future; what I want to do today… Read More beer me.
Our work schedules prevented us from making the trek home for our traditional UA Fourth of July. But we had been invited to share my favorite holiday with the crew at the Burghseyeview Lounge and Resort — and as it turned out we had pretty much everything we needed for a great first Fourth of… Read More first fourth.
Uncle Crappy 