Big Love

I totally agree with Entertainment Weekly's Must list #1: BIG LOVE.

For it's subtle writing and peerless acting. We are pulling for you come Emmy time, Grace Zabriskie!! Love is renewed for a fourth season on HBO, so find a place in your heart, catch up by viewing the dvd's and read Jon Krakauer"s Under the Banner of Heaven.

Here is Grace's IMDB info:http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0951471/maindetails

This is her website, where she sells some beautiful art pieces.: http://www.gracezabriskie.com/index.html

Happy Birthday Abe and Charles

"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." -Charles Darwin

"...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom; and that this government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863.

These two great men were born on the same day, in the same year: Sunday, February 12, 1809

http://www.darwinday.org/englishL/newsviews/darlin.html

Iron Hil Lancaster Chocolate and Beer Pairing

Attention Mug club Members of Lancaster Iron Hill
Beer & chocolate pairing
Thursday, February 19th 7-9 pm
hosted by Greg Orth “lover of chocolate & beer”
and head brewer Paul Rutherford
5 iron hill beers paired with 5 specialty chocolates
Along with beer and chocolates prizes for everyone
Twenty five Dollars Per Person
Limited to Twenty Five People
Sign up now by calling the Restaurant and leaving your
Name, phone number, and payment information.

This is such a sweet Valentine from the sweetest Brewmaster:
Cheers, Paul Rutherford/ Head Brewer !!

Looking for a cool gift

Check out my friends site:http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6796930

I saw this on Etsy and I liked it so much I wanted to share it with you.

http://beachandcabin.etsy.com/

Etsy is an online marketplace for buying and selling all things handmade. Both links should take you to the same place. This is the shop for Joseph Fox and his great wood creations.

The photo is of Beautiful Purpleheart wood paired with a chrome droplet stopper! Purpleheart is hardwood from Central and South America. Pretty grain and takes a shine well. Almost 5 inches in length and almost 1 1/2 inches wide. Great gift item! Or just keep it for yourself!

bottom of the mug

I didn't mean to take this photo, it just happened! Lancater Brewing Co.. (LBC) Saturday for lunch.

Lancaster Brewing Company LBC

I Joined the LBC mug club and I loved the new Shoo Fly porter. Over heard a patron call it the shoo-fly pie porter and the bartender yelled; "It's a porter not a pie, your not in Bird in Hand"
I almost fell off my stool laughing and only a Lancaster City resident would really think that was so funny!.
The shoo-fly porter is smooth and not as sweet as I thought it out be. I ordered it from draft so it was the perfect temp. Rumor has it that when it warms it will open up with a smother sweetness. I had no patience for that on this warm February Saturday.

Army reports alarming spike in suicides last month

What is going on? This is so upsetting!

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army is investigating an unexplained and stunning spike in suicides in January. The count is likely to surpass the number of combat deaths reported last month by all branches of the armed forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere in the fight against terrorism.
"In January, we lost more soldiers to suicide than to al-Qaida," said Paul Rieckhoff, director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. He urged "bold and immediate action" by the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
According to figures obtained by The Associated Press, there were seven confirmed suicides last month, compared with five a year earlier. An additional 17 cases from January are under investigation.
There was no detailed breakdown available for January, such as the percentage of suicides that occurred in Iraq and Afghanistan or information about the dead. But just one base - Fort Campbell in Kentucky - reported that four soldiers killed themselves near the installation, where 14,000 soldiers from the two war have returned from duty since October.

Here is a link to read more. Images of the movie the "Deer Hunter " just ran through my mind.

http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/Army-reports-alarming-spike-in-suicides-last-month/Cei1hdh0dk20prkrQ4912g.cspx

Image is of Colonel Elspeth Ritchie discussed efforts to understand suicide among US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan yesterday. (J. Scott Applewhite/associated press) Chart year ends 2006!!