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The results of homebrewing
June 10th, 2011 at 6:39 pm » Comments (0)
So several weeks ago I started the adventure of brewing my own beer. It's been a lot of fun. This is the result: A yeasty, slightly fizzy cloudy lager. It's ...more »The Mad… Brewer?
May 20th, 2011 at 3:38 pm » Comments (3)
So for a long time I've had this idea that I want to make my own beer. It's cheaper (50 cents a beer), it's a fun hobby, and it's 100 ...more »Adventures in the States #10
April 11th, 2011 at 6:54 pm » Comments (0)
There are dozens of pictures today, partially to make up for the lateness of last week's (back)post, and partially to show off all the stuff we got to do at ...more »Adventures in The States #6
March 7th, 2011 at 5:01 am » Comments (0)
I was without my camera for a while last week, and the week before so there has been relatively few posts. However, today I am back with a vengeance. Lots of ...more »The Igloo
December 1st, 2010 at 9:26 pm » Comments (0)
So after spending a wonderful evening at Cafe Magnolia Sinead, Eamon and I returned home to find Frank and several of the neighbours building an igloo. It was magnificent, and ...more »A success! Now we’re rolling
September 8th, 2010 at 1:45 pm » Comments (3)
So in my previous post I mentioned that I was selling stuff to fund my trip, and that I was knocked back. Today I received payment for the coat, which auctioned ...more »The first ever Mc Girr Family Tartan
August 24th, 2010 at 8:04 pm » Comments (2)
So after some false starts, and a little back and forth, the tartan is now in the registry. The Mc Girr family has an official tartan now. The next step is to ...more »Men in sheds have all the answers
May 19th, 2010 at 4:19 am » Comments (0)
So these two lads came up with a solution to the oil spill that's in the gulf right now. Haven't heard about this oil spill? Have a quick read and get ...more »Devolution passed!
March 10th, 2010 at 3:55 am » Comments (0)
It's over. Devolution passed. Now Stormont has control over all of it's own affairs, and the terrorists can go home. For those of you out there that don't know, ever since ...more »Little Moments in America #12
November 24th, 2009 at 10:59 pm » Comments (3)
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November 23rd, 2009 at 10:15 am » Comments (3)
500 - 1,000 dollars a piece... We decided to go down the street and get some 5 dollar malts. For pictures of my malt, and some antique and vintage stuff, ...more »Little Moments in America #10
November 22nd, 2009 at 10:15 pm » Comments (0)
Under the pier at Huntington Beach. The Pacific is cold. more »Little Moments in America #9
November 21st, 2009 at 1:05 am » Comments (5)
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November 15th, 2009 at 11:59 pm » Comments (3)
Palm Trees. In Long Beach. more »Little Moments in America # 1
November 13th, 2009 at 11:59 pm » Comments (4)
Where in I post my little snap shots from around Southern California. More after the Jump. more »Sunday
July 5th, 2009 at 6:41 pm » Comments (1)
Still sitting around with the buddies. Becky might be moving in. Which I think is fantastic news. She's a stilt walker, circus performer and prop maker. She alters her own ...more »Extra Monday
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:00 pm » Comments (0)
My brother Eamon was hired to be an extra in a TG4 production known as Ealu II, a series of recreations of famous prison breakouts from Irish prisons, mostly during ...more »The Wake Wood
May 7th, 2009 at 3:18 pm » Comments (0)
Would anyone like to see a blurry out of focus me standing behind Timothy Spall, from the set of The Wake Wood? Click here if you do. Or If you just ...more »My home made demotivator
April 30th, 2009 at 2:54 am » Comments (0)
Generally I wouldn't post a demotivator, but I made this one, and I've wanted to for a while. My buddy Savo in the picture there. more »Zinc Saucier Edition 1 – Biscuits
April 16th, 2009 at 2:16 pm » Comments (6)
Why hello there and welcome to Edition 1 of... The Mad Carpenter cooks. Or - The Zinc Saucier. Name the reference, get a shout out. I've wanted to cook home style southern Biscuits ...more »