Category Archives: Drinking

Beer On Mars

December 21, 2018 – 8:59 pm

The European Space Agency aimed the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera at the Red Planet’s North Pple and discovered a huge frozen lake in the Korolev crater. 82 kilometers wide and 2 kilometer deep of frozen H2O meaning that there will be beer on Mars. Some hopefuls have claimed that discarded beer cans have […]

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THE LIGHT OF THE MOON by Peter Nolan Smith

October 22, 2018 – 8:29 am

Sundays belonged to the Lord in Tulsa. Numerous church bells rang from nearby steeples. Sean pulled the pillow over his head. A knock sounded on the door. “Don’t say anything,” whispered AK. He liked sleeping late, but free rooms had their price. The next knock was more forceful. “You boys awake?” The voice belonged to […]

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WALKING THE WALK by peter nolan smith

September 17, 2018 – 12:19 pm

Road trips need a destination. Point A to B. The travel is important. Not A or B. The summer of 1987 Greg Hunt, and I threw our bags in back of Paul Fullerton’s pick-up. Our friends in Michigan had extended invitations to visit them in Onekema and the Upper Peninsula. We celebrated our departure at […]

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The CannonBall Club

August 25, 2018 – 7:32 am

Luis Bunuel, the surrealistic director, loved drinking. His favorite tipping time was in the late afternoon. The sunlight dabbling through the trees to bathe the oak-lined walls with an eternal gold. He was a true connoisseur of martinis. “A dry Martini is composed of gin and a few drops of Noilly Prat. Connoisseurs who like […]

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High on the Field / Bernie Carbo

August 5, 2018 – 12:31 am

When the Pentagon liberalized their policy on gays in the military under ‘Don’t Tell, Don’t Ask’, President Clinton was excoriated by the right for homoficating the ranks, while sexual liberationists accused him of a sell-out. Two decades later President Obama favored scrapping his Democratic predecessor’s measure for a service-wide acceptance of gay military members. While […]

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