Month: March 2009

  • Oatmeal Cake and Emerald Sequins

    My sister posted a note on a family breakfast favorite: ‘Oatmeal Cake’.  As she recalls, we first learned of Oatmeal Cake (a wonderful breakfast dish that my wife refuses to serve me because of the high fat content) at a retreat center up in the mountains of north central Pennsylvania.  Maybe the low-fat version that…

  • Bailout I

    “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who are not.” – Thomas Jefferson

  • Book Study

    My buddy Wade has invited me (and a bunch of other guys) to join in on an interactive book study centered around The Way of the Wild Heart: A Map for the Masculine Journey, by John Eldredge. Basically, we read the book simultaneously and post comments, thoughts, etc. on each chapter on our blogs.  I…

  • Cranberry Beer Bread

    Round-about Christmas time I start to see the Samuel Adams Winter Classics Mix Pack on store shelves.  I love all but one of the 6 selections in the Mix Pack (especially the Old Fezziwig Ale – the Christmas cookie of beer).  The one that I don’t care for is the Cranberry Lambic. The Samuel Adams…

  • Merger

    I have merged https://iknowthings.com and https://joshuatownsend.com. https://joshuatownsend.com has received a face lift as part of a stimulus package at tax-payers expense. https://iknowthings.com has been redirected to https://joshuatownsend.com and content from the pathetic posting history of https://iknowthings.com has been imported to https://joshuatownsend.com. https://joshuatownsend.com has become the new hub for things about me on the interwebs.