Month: July 2018

Adventure

There’s a Bud Light Experience in Merrimack and its way better than you expect

I grew up in New Hampshire’s Mount Washington Valley, a place marked by great food and its two craft beers: Tuckerman and Moat Mountain. When I first moved to Maine, I – still too young to actually drink – didn’t realize that all the beers on the shelf at the gas station I worked at were craft beers. When I embarked on the journey of … Continue reading There’s a Bud Light Experience in Merrimack and its way better than you expect

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Food & Drink

Why does Rhode Island call frappes “cabinets”?

The mysteries of life are deep. By global standards, New England is relatively new to the scene, born to Europeans in the 17th century. But for a country where 1950 is “the past,” New England is ancient. Our cultural heritage is filled with witches, periods of peace, periods of conflict, pirates, and, of course, a language all our own. That language evolved over centuries as … Continue reading Why does Rhode Island call frappes “cabinets”?

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Politics

California Congressman Devin Nunes apparently likes the Boston Celtics

Donors can put money into political action committees that candidates, like House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA), can use to support *other* candidates. But Nunes – like many politicians from both major parties – mostly uses his “New PAC” as a slush fund, buying meals, limo rides, and, for some reason, Boston Celtics tickets. This is considered an administrative expense under campaign finance rules. … Continue reading California Congressman Devin Nunes apparently likes the Boston Celtics

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Feature

We had a “taste” of hard cider and then we tried to play disc golf

I first visited Ricker Hill Orchards in Turner, Maine, back when I lived nearby in Lewiston. Ricker is a pretty unassuming place, a standard New England farm on a hill in rural Maine, but its only a few minutes outside the state’s second-largest city, and that made it a frequent spot to bring family and friends who came up to visit. That first visit involved … Continue reading We had a “taste” of hard cider and then we tried to play disc golf

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Quickie

I filled a bot with articles from my last website and asked it to write my first post

Botnik has been all over the web lately because of its Arrested Development scripts and its Friends episodes. Anyway, before starting Salt & Granite I did a short politically-oriented blog back in 2016 called Perradox. Get it? Because my name’s Perry and… never mind. The point is: I did it for maybe a month before getting overloaded because 30 days of the 2016 presidential election straight to the brain … Continue reading I filled a bot with articles from my last website and asked it to write my first post

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