Outpost 505

I love Thanksgiving, and I love that nearly every Thanksgiving since 1999 has included at least one bonus Thanksgiving dinner – not the comprised of leftovers type, but the type where you’re surrounded by friends and loved ones who are not bound to you by genetics or tradition. I wrote about this in my zine [...]

[Read more →]

Remember what I said about Thursdays? It might be Friday, but tonight was very much like a Thursday night for us. Shane has a very busy weekend ahead of him: tonight’s the first session in the Beer Judge Certification Program, and then tomorrow he’s off to Springfield, Ohio, for the day to watch his brother [...]

[Read more →]

We had a hot date with some Toms Collins tonight, but were both definitely too hungry after work to wait until 7pm.  Yeah, yeah, we eat like old people.  I’m less bothered by that fact than I am bothered by my total hunger at 5pm when I’ve had breakfast at 6:30am and lunch at 11.  [...]

[Read more →]

Today was all about Mom – from breakfast to football to cake. For breakfast: French toast and fried apples.  I don’t love French toast, but Mom and Shane both do, so while they slept in, I battered and grilled up slices of challah dipped in egg, milk, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice.  I also cut [...]

[Read more →]

Photo by aechempati It’s fall here – for real, despite the weekend temperatures near 80. Our driveway is full of leaves, and the garden is starting to give up the ghost. It’s basically perfect moped weather, but with other obligations this weekend, we hadn’t had a chance to get out for a ride together. We [...]

[Read more →]

Photo by Mark Grealish It’s no secret that I’m not particularly happy in my current job.  It’s a fine job, and I’m thankful to have it, but it’s been more than a year since I was in a position that challenged me professionally – and even longer since I’ve been involved with work that I [...]

[Read more →]

Another quiet Saturday.  Shane got home last night, tired and sick after a week away.  We went to Corner on our way back from the airport, had beers and fish tacos, and went to bed early.  Seriously, he was sawing logs by 9pm – well deserved after a long day of travel while under the [...]

[Read more →]

Photo by bichromephoto I’ll be honest – I spent most of today looking forward to cocktails at the second meeting of the Knights of the West Side. I even did a little research as to what constitutes a classic cocktail, mostly to determine whether or not I should be able to order a Vesper martini. [...]

[Read more →]

photo by Michigan Municipal League (MML) Shane’s mom came up from Cleveland today to attend the chaos known as the annual Ann Arbor Art Fair. It’s actually more accurate to say ‘art fairs’, plural, as there are four fairs spread out over the downtown and Central Campus areas. Between vendors and visitors, the art fair [...]

[Read more →]

photo by Eric Murray I’d tell you more about what we ate tonight, but the drinks from Knight’s pretty much obliterated that meal and any semblance of healthy eating.  I’m not sure why we haven’t been to Knight’s before – it’s literally right down the street from us – but between the strong drinks, high [...]

[Read more →]