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I went to the Nickel Tap House last night for the first time. Great beer list and delicious oysters. The food was good, but nothing that really excited me. I went with the steak frites, but should have gone with a burger. They looked really good. They offered valet parking for $6, but since it was S...

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Good example of (excuse for) why I'm such a whiny baby about all the craft beer stuff: I emailed Union Craft via their website to see where I could find their double in the Owings Mills area and if they had any bar recs and ended up having a nice little back and forth that ended with the guy tellin...

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I have not heard of that place, but I don't get out to Sykesville ever either. Looks good. Shouldn't be too much traffic along that route.

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I don't know the Owings Mills area at all, but have heard good things about Cilantro, a middle eastern place (http://www.cilantromd.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;). And that is the extent of what I know of Owings Mills. If you feel like driving, there are a bunch of goo...

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No pictures, but they wouldn't be interesting given all you could see was snow. The only interesting thing that happened was me inadvertently driving my Toyota Yaris into a snowbank in the Hobby Lobby parking lot on the way back to my hotel from picking up dinner. Didn't see the deeper snow until it...

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Very cool pictures.

I'll be sure to share my pictures of Saginaw, MI. Headed there tomorrow. Flying into Flint hopefully, but Southwest already warned of delays or cancellations.

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Maybe one of the ones that dropped out early? Good point - Huckabee and Santorum joined him on stage at his wounded warrior rally. Christie might also be a good fit. VP selection might be the reason why Kasich and Dr. Carson are still in, though I can't see Kasich teaming up with him. A Trump and H...

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Why would Rubio be ineligible? Isn't his situation similar to Obama and Trump -- parent(s) born overseas, but he was born here? The main thing I don't like about Rubio is that he says different things to English and Spanish US media. I have no idea who he is lying to, but he is straight up lying to...

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I'm amused by Trump threatening to sue Cruz and now Rubio about eligibility to be president. Reaping what the GOP planted in all of the idiotic comments about Obama's citizenship. Had the GOP nipped that in the bud, I guarantee Trump wouldn't be using that against Cruz and Rubio. I'm certain both ar...

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Iowa...WAAAHH. It's round, it bounced, and I am sure met NCAA specs. of course the headline is a bit unfair to Iowa's actual quotes. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/01/29/iowa-player-says-marylands-under-armour-ball-is-heavy-like-a-street-ball/" onclick="window.o...

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and he is speaking today at Washington & Lee's Mock Convention. W&L's mock convention is one of the bigger ones in the U.S. Pretty good record of picking the actual nominee (they always do the party currently out of office and the students do solid research). They convention before I was th...

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I'm annoying about weather. But I've consistently told people for many years: If the storm is coming up the coast, we are going to get hammered. When storms come over the Appalachians, they often diminish or just flat out skip over us to the north - you can't count on those forecasts. When the buil...

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I don't think they had any choice but to kick the field goal It was 4th and 7 and still nearly eight minutes left. You're hoping to get the ball back with Bama either not scoring or only kicking a field goal. If you go for it and fail, the same applies, except a field goal makes it two possession i...

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When Clemson kicked the FG late to get within 4, is it me or is that not a good decision? Forget the kickoff being returned for an Alabama TD, but what does getting you to 4 do? You still need a TD. I figured even if you didn't make it there was decent time left if you hold them to a 3 and out or sh...

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What I really liked about that write-up was the theory that the Force is not just something out there that certain people can harness, but an actual "living" thing that can push people into action. I had never really thought of it that way, but like it. It's not just some inanimate thing,...

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What I really liked about that write-up was the theory that the Force is not just something out there that certain people can harness, but an actual "living" thing that can push people into action. I had never really thought of it that way, but like it. It's not just some inanimate thing, ...

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I am guessing I will like it even more on second viewing when I can work at hearing some stuff and seeing some stuff I missed the first time I was thinking this same thing. I'm especially interested in seeing the flashback scene again. I saw it in 3D on Sunday and am considering regular 2D if I go ...

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I saw it yesterday morning with my 8 year old son and loved it. Some of my favorite parts that weren't big plot events were when Kylo Ren stopped Poe's blaster bolt mid-air, Finn and Rey repairing the Millennium Falcon and hiding in the storage bay just like in Star Wars, C3-P0's re-introduction, an...

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Is there real heat between Malkin and Dupuis, or are they just fucking around? I think the latter, but I'm curious how well-liked Malkin is by his teammates. No, I don't think there's any heat there. That's just how Dupuis is. You can find a bunch of clips on YouTube of him fucking with Dan Potash,...

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A few years back when HBO ran the Penguins/Capitals show prior to their matchup in the Winter Classic there was a scene of Dupuis fooling around at home with his kids, driving to the facility then walking through the facility saying hi to everyone. Except Malkin who he greeted with a discreet "...

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Up until Saturday, Michigan's DC - DJ Durkin - was heavily rumored to be going to Maryland. I mean, I'm sure that rumor is still out there, but his stock certainly took a hit after that second half against OSU. From what I've read and heard, this still looks like the most likely outcome in the next...

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Up until Saturday, Michigan's DC - DJ Durkin - was heavily rumored to be going to Maryland. I mean, I'm sure that rumor is still out there, but his stock certainly took a hit after that second half against OSU. From what I've read and heard, this still looks like the most likely outcome in the next...

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InBev : 10 Barrel Blue Point Elysian Fordham Goose Island Kona Old Dominion Redhook Terrapin (via SABM) Widmer Duvel Moortgat : Boulevard Firestone Walker Ommegang Other : Abita (Enjoy Beer) Ballast Point (Constellation) Founders (San Miguel) Lagunitas (Heineken) Magic Hat (NAB) Mendocino (UB Group...

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I stumbled across this a few weeks ago, my company underwrote a new brewing line for Lagunitas in Chicago so I keep a Google alert for it. http://blog.seattlepi.com/thepourfool/2015/11/04/a-reader-asks-i-answer-lagunitas-and-heineken/ After reading it I think he has a good point about continuing to ...

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Really enjoyed this book about two brothers driving a team of mules across the Oregon Trail or what's left of it. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MbPBCtM1L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg The way the guy describes his brother, I kept thinking of Bigfoot from the Howard Stern show and in my head ...

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America East Conference: (1): Ryan, Rush American Athletic Conference: Atlantic 10 Conference (2): Mister D; J-Lo, Rush Atlantic Coast Conference (2): Dsafetyguy, vandwagon Atlantic Sun Conference: Big 12 Conference: Big East Conference(1): L-jam Big Sky Conference(1): howard Big South Conference: B...

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Having taken the DC Metro to and from work a long time ago, the walk on the left, stand on the right thing is ingrained in me. If I don't walk, I stand to the right.

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That family is the worst. And she was engaged to Medal of Honor winner Dakota Meyer. Key word being "was." Now I'm curious if the baby is his or possibly another guy's. I'm just glad that he split before that family could use his award as some sort of political talking point. Occam's Razo...

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I think only one of the undead was actually killed. The one Jon Snow used Longclaw on. THe others (ha!) didn't seem to die, even if dismembered. They just become less locomotive. So their army just keeps getting bigger and bigger? I imagine some of the ones the giant stepped on are fully dead now.

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What a fantastic episode. Just when I had forgotten about the White Walkers... It was a little crazy to see Tyrion and Daenerys together after spending the whole series apart up to now. One question about the White Walker army though. When the undead are killed, do they stay dead and are they then r...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/18/us/mo ... texas.html

The picture in that article is insane. Those dudes just had an Old West style shootout, but the cops are letting them chat on their phones and the cop guarding them is LOOKING THE OTHER WAY!

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Love watching him play and just letting the music flow from his whole body. RIP

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Hope things were calm in your neighborhood last night, Bengal. I watched both local and national coverage last night. Local coverage was taking a positive look that most people heeded the curfew, but the national coverage made things sound worse than it appeared.

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I watched a lot of the Channel 11 coverage starting around 8:30 after my kids were in bed. I tried explaining it to my 7 year old in somewhat vague terms, but am not sure it worked. He wanted to watch the Orioles after we got home from his game and figured I owed him an explanation as to why the gam...

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Going Clear: Scientology on HBO was really good and maddening and depressing. On the other hand, another season of Trailer Park Boys just came out on Netflix. My wife and I watched Going Clear last night and were fascinated the whole time. It was strange before Hubbard died, but seemed to turn part...

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Ryan wrote:Go read the email of the week at the end of today's Funbag.

I literally just finished reading it and clicked over to The Swamp. You knew where it was going, but not to that extent.

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Watched the first two "Better Call Saul" episodes the last two nights. Sure, it is probably still good if you haven't seen Breaking Bad, but when Tuco put his head out of the door at the end of the first episode I think I let out an audible "oh shit". Also, his continued sticker ...

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P.D.X. wrote:Is there anything more horrifying than helplessly watching your clogged toilet overflow?

That's the reason that when I have to replace supply valves I replace the old ones with the ones that shut off with only a quarter turn.

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Is #7 Arizona in if they beat #2 Oregon? They certainly have a case, if not a good one. But I think they'd just end up at #5 barring a total TCU/Baylor/OSU meltdown. Quote from an SI article on the most recent rankings: The Wildcats have 10 wins. They beat the teams currently ranked No. 2 (Oregon),...

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Canned is the way to go. My 7-year old son and I just about polished off the canned stuff last night while the rest of the group at the fresh stuff my wife made. Her's was good, but I still preferred the canned stuff.

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