Eastern Market Lancaster PA Opens it's 2009 season

The Eastern Market opens this Saturday! Eastern market is looking forward to seeing ya'all at Eastern Market, where everyone is eager to offer you fresh and local produce, grass-fed meats, dairy, baked goods, sweets, live music, arts and crafts, and a diverse spread of prepared foods. Check below for newly added vendors.Eastern Market is a proud partner of Buy Fresh Buy Local, who will be joining us to celebrate on Saturday. Sat: 9 AM - 2 PM &Weds: 4 - 7 PM

May 30 - Oct 24*Food*Music*Arthttp://www.historiceasternmarket.org/

308 East King st, LANCASTER, PA

Jazz fest at Victory Brewing

JazzFest at Victory
Sunday, June 7th
$50 per person
12-4pm at Victory Brewing Company

Join Victory for a Sunday of music, brews and barbeque at JazzFest. This inaugural event will benefit Handi-Crafters of Chester County. Ticket cost includes live music by the Victory Jazz Orchestra, a barbeque buffet and of course Victory beer. Tickets are required and are only available online. Handi-Crafters is a not-for-profit that provides life transforming opportunities for people with disabilities.

*Please note that Victory will be closed for regular business during this event.
$50 per person. Order Tickets Online.http://www.victorybeer.com/

Sonia Sotomayor was my pick.

On Monday, President Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next U.S. Supreme Court justice. Of course, the Right is already fighting against her confirmation—so we need to get the facts out about her impressive qualifications and background. Below is a list of 10 key things about Sonia Sotomayor that you might not know.

1. Judge Sotomayor would bring more federal judicial experience to the bench than any Supreme Court justice in 100 years. Over her three-decade career, she has served in a wide variety of legal roles, including as a prosecutor, litigator, and judge.


2. Judge Sotomayor is a trailblazer. She was the first Latina to serve on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and was the youngest member of the court when appointed to the District Court for the Southern District of New York. If confirmed, she will be the first Hispanic to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court.


3. While on the bench, Judge Sotomayor has consistently protected the rights of working Americans, ruling in favor of health benefits and fair wages for workers in several cases.


4. Judge Sotomayor has shown strong support for First Amendment rights, including in cases of religious expression and the rights to assembly and free speech.


5. Judge Sotomayor has a strong record on civil rights cases, ruling for plaintiffs who had been discriminated against based on disability, sex and race.


6. Judge Sotomayor embodies the American dream. Born to Puerto Rican parents, she grew up in a South Bronx housing project and was raised from age nine by a single mother, excelling in school and working her way to graduate summa cum laude from Princeton University and to become an editor of the Law Journal at Yale Law School.


7. In 1995, Judge Sotomayor "saved baseball" when she stopped the owners from illegally changing their bargaining agreement with the players, thereby ending the longest professional sports walk-out in history.


8. Judge Sotomayor ruled in favor of the environment in a case of protecting aquatic life in the vicinity of power plants in 2007, a decision that was overturned by the Roberts Supreme Court.


9. In 1992, Judge Sotomayor was confirmed by the Senate without opposition after being appointed to the bench by George H.W. Bush.


10. Judge Sotomayor is a widely respected legal figure, having been described as "...an outstanding colleague with a keen legal mind," "highly qualified for any position in which wisdom, intelligence, collegiality and good character would be assets," and "a role model of aspiration, discipline, commitment, intellectual prowess and integrity."Judge Sotomayor is an historic, uniquely qualified nominee to the Supreme Court. Let's get the word out and make sure we get a prompt, fair confirmation on her nomination.-from moveon.org

and I know someone who knows her ;)

Memorial Day and Map of the Fallen

http://www.mapthefallen.org/

US and Coalition War Casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sean developed geospatial content for the Google Earth Outreach team and to teach people how to use Google Earth/Maps. This is his personal project he started 4 years ago while still in graduate school. Please take a look at it. For more information please check out Sean's web site.

The New Yorker cover was painted by an iphone app.

May 25, 2009 from The New Yorker
Cover Story: Finger Painting check it out:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/tny/2009/05/jorge-colombo-iphone-cover.html
Jorge Colombo drew this week’s cover using Brushes, an application for the iPhone, while standing for an hour outside Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in Times Square.
“I got a phone in the beginning of February, and I immediately got the program so I could entertain myself,” says Colombo, who first published his drawings in The New Yorker in 1994. Colombo has been drawing since he was seven, but he discovered an advantage of digital drawing on a nighttime drive to Vermont. “Before, unless I had a flashlight or a miner’s hat, I could not draw in the dark.” (When the sun is up, it’s a bit harder, “because of the glare on the phone,” he says.) It also allows him to draw without being noticed; most pedestrians assume he’s checking his e-mail.
There’s a companion application, Brushes Viewer, that makes a video recapitulating each step of how Colombo composed the picture. (Watch how he drew this week’s cover below.) Colombo leans heavily on the Undo feature: “It looks like I draw everything with supernatural assurance and very fast—it gets rid of all the hesitations.”
Colombo’s phone drawing is very much in the tradition of a certain kind of New Yorker cover, and he doesn’t see the fact that it’s a virtual finger painting as such a big deal. “Imagine twenty years ago, writing about these people who are sending these letters on their computer.” But watching the video playback has made him aware that how he draws a picture can tell a story, and he’s hoping to build suspense as he builds up layers of color and shape.
And so are we: look for a new drawing by Colombo each week on newyorker.com.

Peter Arthur and PA Stories

OMG, what is the ad on the back inside cover of my entertainment weekly this issue-5/22/09?

It's called Peter Arthur stores, a very tiny film with a heart as big as PENNSYLVANIA. Check it out and watch the episodes...http://www.pastories.com/

It is so so cheesy and it is sponsored by PA tourism as in visit PA.com and their is a sweepstakes involved?http://contest.pastories.com/default.asp?o2mguid={6ECE7C21-F614-4773-9855-34BF5C6CBFF3}

http://www.visitpa.com/index.aspx

World MS Day May 27th 2009

about World MS Day~http://www.worldmsday.org/about-world-ms-day
when: World MS Day will be held on Wednesday 27 May 2009 (and the last Wednesday of May every year in future).
who: World MS Day has been established by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation and its member MS societies for any individual, group and organisation involved in the global MS movement.

why: World MS day has been established to:
Raise awareness of MS, national MS societies and the global MS movement
Unite, broaden and mobilise the global MS movement ...
Generate funds to support the global MS movement !!!

how: Individuals, groups and organisations can get involved in World MS Day by:
*Registering their involvement in the global MS movement
*Organising or participating in a World MS Day event
*Registering MS related research
*Donating funds to support the work of the global MS movement .

Please help. We need a cure now!

Awaiting The Fractured Prune

The Lancaster location is just about ready, I think and I am awaiting the opening.

Check out their website and think about what kind of donut you are going to create at the Fractured Prune....http://www.fracturedprune.com/index.php

Our Mission: To provide a one of a kind experience for our customers in a fun atmosphere, to serve only the highest quality product, and do so in a way that brings out the child in them all and puts a smile on their faces. To treat our customers, employees and franchisees as family, and in doing so, earn their loyalty and respect.

Donuts are hand-dipped in our custom made glazes and assorted toppings.SPECIALTY DONUTS© Banana Nut Bread: banana glaze, cinnamon sugar, peanuts
Black Forest: raspberry glaze, coconut, mini chocolate chips
Blueberry Hill: blueberry glaze, powder sugar (Find Your Thrill)
Carnival: honey glaze, rainbow sprinkles
Creamsicle: orange glaze, powdered sugar
Chocolate Covered Cherry: cherry glaze, mini chocolate chips
French Toast: maple glaze, cinnamon sugar
Lemonade: lemon glaze, granulated sugar
Morning Buzz: mocha glaze, Oreo® cookie crumbs
Myrna Medley: chocolate glaze, chocolate jimmies, peanuts
Ms. Prunella: mixed berry glaze, cinnamon sugar
O.C. Sand: honey glaze, cinnamon sugar
Pebble Beach: honey glaze, cinnamon sugar, mini chocolate chips
Peppermint Patty®: mint glaze, mini chocolate chips
Plain Jane: a naked donut (don't peek)
Rolo®: caramel glaze, mini chocolate chips
Reese Cup®: peanut butter glaze, mini chocolate chips
Strawberry Shortcake: strawberry glaze, graham cracker, powdered sugar
Sundae: honey glaze, peanuts, mini chocolate chips
Trail Mix: banana glaze, nuts, coconut, chocolate jimmies
OR CREATE YOUR OWN from the following:
GLAZES...honey, banana, chocolate, maple, cherry, strawberry, lemon, raspberry, orange, peanut butter, blueberry, mocha, mixed berry, mint, caramel, pineapple, vanilla, apple, bavarian cream.
TOPPINGS...rainbow sprinkles, chocolate jimmies, coconut, peanuts, Oreo cookie, mini chocolate chips, graham cracker crumbs, mini peanut butter chips.
SUGARS...powdered, granulated, cinnamon, sugar....yumyumyummmmy

Nurse Jackie

I am looking forward to the new showtime channel series NURSE JACKIE. It's about a nurse who struggles to find a balance between the demands of her frenetic job at a New York City hospital and an array of personal dramas. Nurse Jackie is played by Edie Falco, a great actress. Showtime channel has tried to tie in National Nurses Week/month to advertise the new series which premieres early next month but I think this is a bad idea. No matter how funny, how dramatic or how well written “Nurse Jackie” is, the showtime channel is doing nothing to advance or promote the nursing profession because Nurse Jackie is a drug addict.

American craft beer week now and always

May 11-17, 2009 American Craft Beer Week and this is my declaration....
I declare that these are historic times for beer with today’s beer lover having inalienable rights,
among these life, liberty, and the pursuit of hops and malt fermented from the finest of U.S. small and independent craft brewers with more than 1,400 of them brewing today, and
I declare the beer I choose to enjoy is not a commodity, but more importantly an artistic creation of living liquid history made from passionate innovators. The beer I drink furthers our culture and teaches us geography and helps to nurture a sense of community, and helps to make the world a better place, and I declare to practice the concept of ‘Informed Consumption’ which has me deserving to know if my beer comes from a small and independent brewer or if it is owned by a mass production brewing company. I want to know why so many of my local beer brands are not available in many of my favorite restaurants, bars and beer stores, and I encourage beer sellers to offer a wide selection of beer styles and beer brands that includes beer from my local and regional breweries, and I declare American craft brewers provide flavorful and diverse American-made beers in more than 100 distinct styles that have made the United States the envy of every beer drinking nation for the quality and variety of beers brewed in America to such an extent that beer made by American craft brewers helps to reduce dependence on imported products and therefore contributes to balanced trade, and
I declare to champion the message of responsible enjoyment of craft beer, the beverage of moderation, as the makers of these beers produce libations of substance and soul that are sincere and authentic, and the enjoyment of them is about savoring the gastronomic qualities including flavor, aroma, body and mouth feel while practicing responsible appreciation.
I therefore declare to support America’s small and independent craft brewers during American Craft Beer Week May 11-17, 2009 and beyond…Cheers!

Cape Ann Brewing Co.

I really liked this brewing company that was at the Mt. Hope Brewfest.

http://www.capeannbrewing.com/

Cape Ann Brewing Company Founded in 2004, Cape Ann Brewing Company is an award-winning, family-owned, micro-brewery in the heart of the historic seaport in downtown Gloucester in Cape Ann, Mass. The bold flavors and characters of the Fisherman’s line of beer reflects the spirit and courage of the sailors of the North Atlantic fishing fleet, and is the same passion that drives what we do. Fisherman’s is a tribute to hard work, and a salute to friendships that endure. Cape Ann Brewing continues it’s support of the Northeast Seafood Coalition, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving fishing communities, protecting fishery resources and feeding the world, and urges people to get involved in aiding our local fishermen.

Iron Hill and Burgers

Iron Hill Brewery has the best burgers and they are celebrating NATIONAL HAMBURGER MONTH. Stop by for a pint and a burger, yum!!

No plans today? Mt Hope brewfest

Thinking about what to do today...why not the Brewfest at Mt. Hope.

Mount Hope Estate introduces a brand new event for 2009! Celebrating all that is ale, the Swashbuckler Brewing Company hosts its very own deliciously entertaining BrewFest 2009!
Mount Hope Estate May 9, 2009

sessions=11:00 am - 3:00 pm / 4:00 - 8:00 pm

http://www.parenfaire.com/pages/outdoor_events/brewfest.html

Spring House Brewery news

SHB is pleased to announce the second release of the Beyond the Gates Double IPA! It will be on tap and they corked up some of the 750ml's too!
Be sure to stop in! Retail hours are Wednesday 6-9, Friday 6-9, and Saturday 12-5.
If you are a fan (which I am) of the new Atomic Raygun Design they will have shirts available this weekend!
http://www.springhousebeer.com/

Current tap list is:
Seven Gates Pale Ale, Beyond the Gates Double IPA and Atomic Raygun Imperial Red!
On Deck:
Summer Wheat, Maybe some Belgians???
Upcoming Events:
Saturday May 9th - Mount Hope Brewfest (yeah)
Friday June 26th - York Heritage Brewfest

MAY is Monty Python month @ Quips Pub

The whole Month of May is Monty Python month @ quips pub......Here is a little info from wiki......Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons is a group of six comedians who created Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on October 5, 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series. The Python phenomenon developed from the television series into something larger in scope and impact, spawning touring stage shows, films, numerous albums, several books and a stage musical, and launching the members to individual stardom. The group's influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles' influence on music.
The television series, broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974, was conceived, written and performed by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Loosely structured as a sketch show but with an innovative stream-of-consciousness approach (aided by Gilliam's animations), it pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in style and content. There will be a Monty Python costume contest on May 16th @ 9pm with prizes and giveaways.