The Washington Beer Trail

Dan Henebery has done all beer lovers in the DC area a huge favor. He's created what he's calling the Washington Beer Trail, DC's version of the Connecticut Beer Trail, the Valley Beer Trail, the Finger Lakes Beer Trail, the Delaware Beer, Wine, and Spirits Trail, and--well, you get the point!

You can read more about beer trails HERE.

Please follow this LINK to see Dan's full article.

What is your favorite Beer Trail?

Do you like the idea of using genetic algorithms to map out the most efficient route for your cultural heritage or agricultural touring adventures?

How would you like to try a bicycle tour of Washington's breweries?

That Moment When #6: Disagreement?

That Moment When #5: Too Hot to Run?

Today was hills day. It was 90 degrees, sunny, and humid. Pretty sure the heat index carried the apparent temps into the mid-nineties. I did my job, summiting Harrison Hill three times--but it took me the better part of an hour to accomplish, plus a gallon of water and 40 minutes to cool down. 

Hooah!  

49 days! 

Abide

Fans of "The Big Lebowski" will no doubt appreciate this t-shirt.Get yours here: http://teesop.com/abide

Rather than on a wooden floor, though--shouldn't this shirt be displayed on a rug? Yes, on a rug, one that really ties the room together. And a tumbler containing a half drunk White Russian should be displayed beside the shirt. I'd be more likely to order a shirt if a beverage were somehow involved.

That Moment When #4: the Power of Memes

"That moment when" something touches a shared nerve--and sends ripples across the Internet!

The fact that you are reading a blog post is a good indicator that you are at least a consumer and possibly also a producer of social media content. So I could almost take your understanding of memes for granted. Perhaps you have already used a meme-generator to add a funny or poignant quip to the social fabric. This post is intended for those of us who are perhaps a little late to the party. I'll define a meme in the context of social media, provide some examples, and conclude with links to some meme generator sites. Then, we'll all be armed and ready to meme on!

A meme is "an element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by nongenetic means, especially imitation."

In his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, British scientist Richard Dawkins coined word meme, which he defined as "a unit of cultural transmission." The term meme itself, like any good meme, caught on fairly quickly, spreading from person to person as it established itself in the language.

Often, a meme takes the form of "a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied (often with slight variations) and spread rapidly by Internet users."

Here are a couple of examples from among thousands upon thousands floating around the hive mind we call the Internet.

Meme generators are websites that facilitate the creation of memes by providing some images and editing tools, Users can add their own text and, viola! Of course, you can always use PowerPoint or even a photo editor to quickly make your memes. But the meme generator sites are nice because they come with the tools you'll need to launch your little gem into the ethersphere.

The original meme generator https://memegenerator.net/
Imgur's site http://imgur.com/memegen
Live meme http://livememe.com/
Meme Dad http://memedad.com/
Quick meme http://www.quickmeme.com/
Image Flip https://imgflip.com/memegenerator
One of Image Flip's popular meme templates (The World's Most Interesting Man) https://imgflip.com/memegenerator/The-Most-Interesting-Man-In-The-World
Good old Photoshop http://www.photoshop.com/

That Moment When #3: Old Friends

That Moment When #2: Remote Control

https://memegenerator.net/instance/70909753