“See through the news and the views that twist reality…”

by Katie Gomez May 19, 2012
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BrewDog Gets Bitten By Rabid Alpha Male Nobody ever claimed that taking a slice of the market away from the top dogs in the beer business was going to be easy. But in what can only be described as a “holy shit did I just say that out loud?” moment, British beverage giant Diageo decided […]

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“Find me in my field of grass—Mother Nature’s son…”

by Katie Gomez May 13, 2012
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The celebration of a mother is a curious thing. As the story goes, the history of every American holiday with good intent winds up in the garbage bins of commercialization and bastardization. Anna Jarvis, the “founder” of Mother’s Day kicked off the tradition by holding a memorial for her hard-working mother…two years after she had […]

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: “I can bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan…”

by Katie Gomez April 25, 2012
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“I did it all for the money, Lord, it’s what it seems…”

by Katie Gomez April 22, 2012
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I was sitting in the quiet of a few stolen moments before party guests arrived, contemplating this piece, when I received an email from a blogger friend telling me that a fellow soulmate of sorts had suddenly passed away. Those of you that have read this blog for more than a couple of years know […]

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“And I said no, no, no, no, I can’t take it no more…”

by Katie Gomez April 8, 2012
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DAY 1 – HAPPY HUMP DAY Bob the Coworker: …you mean to tell me you’ve roasted a pig before? Me: Yeah, dude, I’m Cuban. I’ve been roasting pigs since I hit the double digits. Why, you doing one? Bob: My buddy is turning 40. We’re doing one for his birthday. How do you do it? […]

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“Oh, try and mimic what’s insane…”

by Katie Gomez February 28, 2012
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When you start a discussion about the evolution (or perhaps revolution) of craft beer in this country—and the resulting cresting tsunami of microbreweries—that conversation must include Dogfish Head. Regardless of how much you like or dislike its beers, denying its roll in America’s return to craft brewing (and in rescuing it from an ocean of […]

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: “Doctor, is there nothing I can take?…”

by Katie Gomez February 1, 2012
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“Kid you good-a-lookin’ but you don’t a-know what’s cookin’…”

by Katie Gomez January 26, 2012
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The quickest way to lure an Italian into an argument is to weave the subject of meatballs into a conversation. There are, to be sure, at least 300,000 other ways to lure an Italian into an argument, but meatballs is easily the quickest. I grew up in a Cuban household, being nurtured by a mother […]

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“I read the news today, oh boy…”

by Katie Gomez January 17, 2012
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Jersey Government Proves it is Not Completely Corrupt In what has probably been the single most aggravating, nail-biting, ass-dragging legislative bill passing in the history of The Garden State, it looks like we will finally be gaining the right to have wine shipped direct-to-consumer. With stipulations, of course. You’re not surprised are you? The bill […]

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY: “You ain’t a bitch or a ho…”

by Katie Gomez January 11, 2012
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