brewing
My Home Brewing Journey: From Mead to Beer on Tap
How I went from a 1-gallon Northern Brewer mead kit to a keezer with beer on tap. My homebrew journey covers YouTube research and gear upgrades over...
brewing
Cherry Mead
A sweet cherry melomel recipe using wildflower honey, frozen cherries in a mesh bag, and Red Star Premier Blanc yeast with double fruit addition for...
reviews
Fried Chicken Ice Cream Review: The Viral Sensation That Had My Kids Begging
An Icenova fried chicken ice cream review — the viral TikTok treat that looks like real fried chicken. Does the novelty hold up, or is it just a...
javascript
The Temporal API: A Long-Overdue Rescue Operation for JS Date Trauma
JavaScript Date object is broken—mutability, zero-indexed months, timezone chaos. The Temporal API fixes it with PlainDate, PlainTime, and...
brewing
Blackberry Mead
A deep purple blackberry melomel fermented dry then back-sweetened and bottle-pasteurized. Lessons from a first attempt: take gravity readings and...
reviews
VIA Aquarium Review: A Rainy Day Surprise
A VIA Aquarium review in Schenectady — a rainy-day family surprise with a shark tunnel, kid-friendly size, and honest takes on pricing and the mall...
reviews
BenQ RD320UA Monitor Review: A Developer's Daily Driver
A hands-on BenQ RD320UA monitor review for developers — eye-care features, text clarity, and the KVM limitations that hold it back from a perfect...
family
Saturday Night at Lebanon Valley Speedway
Saturday night at Lebanon Valley Speedway—800hp Big Block Modifieds, Twin 20s, dirt track racing, and a fireworks show over the West Lebanon...
ai
Grok 4.5 in Cursor: First Impressions of the New Frontier Coding Model
Grok 4.5 in Cursor: jointly trained with SpaceXAI at $2/$6 per million tokens. First impressions on code quality, speed, and cost vs frontier coding...
reviews
Budget Auto Rental: The Rental Process From Start to Finish
Booking a 12-passenger van from Budget sounded simple. A confusing website, three-hour line, denied deposit, and unready vehicle made it a rental...
reviews
2026 Ford Transit 15-Passenger Van Review: 3,000 Miles to Disney and Back
A 2026 Ford Transit 15-passenger van review after 3,000 miles to Disney World — ride comfort, gas mileage, cargo space, and how it handled 11...
reviews
Hilton Aqua Sol Resort Review: The Best Place to Stay in Florida
A Hilton Aqua Sol Resort review in Winter Garden, Florida — affordable pricing, an incredible waterpark, and staff that genuinely cares. Our go-to...