Archive for the 'Politics' Category

An Open Letter to President Obama

President Obama,
I work for Flying Dog Brewery, a Craft Brewery only 42 miles away from White House (in Frederick, Maryland). With your upcoming happy hour with Professor Gates and Office Crowley, I would have hoped that you would support American-owned Craft Beer companies, and selected an American-owned and American-made Craft Beer. With a large number [...]

The Woody Principle

I never got anything done for the Inauguration of our newest President. And this seems like a pretty momentous occasion to not write a blog entry about Barack Obama, marking the event. And now it’s the day after the Inauguration. I hope that the coming years of my infrequent political blog entries are as enthusiastic [...]

Rage Against the Machine Rages the streets of Denver

The DNC is in Denver. So are protesters. Rage Against the Machine played a free show at the Denver Coliseum this afternoon, and then led a march right past my work. So I went outside to watch. About 75 policemen in riot gear were on hand to watch, too, along with about 30 bike cops. [...]