Author Archives: Scotch Drinker

The Genesis of A Novel Isn’t That Important

“Whenever I begin a novel,” he said, “the beginning never stays at the beginning. It ends up in the middle, or near the end. It never stays put where I started.” That is an interesting quote from Philip Graham’s latest post on writing a novel and how to approach it. It’s eye opening to me …

September 5, 2010 – 8:39 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Writing A Lot

I ran across this post today on Hacker News. The short synopsis of the post is Sebastian explaining how he writes so much but it’s definitely worth reading the whole thing. I wanted to consider a couple of thoughts he brings up. For the 4 or 5 people who still regularly check in here, it …

September 4, 2010 – 9:47 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Tagged , | Comments (1)

Paleo Bison Stew

I made this up the other day and it turned out pretty darn good. Plus it’s reasonably priced with bison stew meat going for $7.49 a pound at Whole Foods. There’s very little precision to it, it’s “old school, your grandma has leftovers and she threw them all in the pot” stew but it’s tasty …

August 31, 2010 – 12:19 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Food | Tagged , , | Comments (3)

Escaping The Cozy

Not too long ago, I went out to my vegetable garden to fertilize all the plants. I have events on my phone’s calendar that reminds me when it is time to fertilizer particular things in our yard. After I was done, I left the bag of fertilizer on the grill shelf outside because I knew …

July 8, 2010 – 6:39 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Thoughts on the US Open

Watching the final holes of the US Open plus the post play interviews, I was struck by the difference in the Europeans who were interviewed and the Americans, specifically the number one player in the world, Tiger Woods. Frenchman Gregory Havret, in a consolation interview, was gracious and personable. He talked about playing well, about …

June 20, 2010 – 8:50 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Sports | Tagged | Comments (3)

What Is The American Way of Life?

Lexington Green asks this question over at Chicago Boyz while providing his own answer. It’s a phrase you often hear but that rarely is explained. I wonder if it isn’t largely personal in nature and possibly dependent on your political proclivities. However, given the existence of the concept, I also feel that there are common …

June 15, 2010 – 8:27 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Culture | Comments (0)

Marching Towards Another Depression

A fascinating article at New Deal 2.0 details the steps we are taking towards a likely second Great Depression. At a time when economies are teetering on the edge of recovery and a second recession, governments are starting to make noises, particularly in Europe, about reducing deficits as a model for responsible financial health. Unfortunately, …

June 8, 2010 – 9:18 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Economics | Tagged , , | Comments (0)

Remembering

“We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees.” Franklin D. Roosevelt

May 31, 2010 – 9:25 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Pictures | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Wasting Time

I have a confession to make: I’m a time waster. But worse than that, I hate it when other people waste time even though I have a strong tendency to do exactly the same thing whenever I sit down in front of the computer. Regardless of my hypocrisy, I’d prefer to not be a time …

May 19, 2010 – 7:45 pm | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Random | Tagged | Comments (0)

Can Civilization’s Birthplace Become Its Funeral Pyre?

Overreaching headlines aside, the Eurozone is a bit of trouble. Greece has been bailed out in an attempt to avoid a sovereign default. Those in the know think the Greeks are unlikely to be the last country in the Eurozone to require a bailout and the conditions the IMF are expecting Greece to conform with …

May 18, 2010 – 10:42 am | By Scotch Drinker | Posted in Economics | Tagged , , , | Comments (1)