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Review: Donut House Collection for Keurig
Posted on May 15, 2013 | No CommentsWhen the fine folks behind Donut House Coffee recently offered us a selection of K-Cups to try, we jumped at the chance. We love our Keurig at AHOD Headquarters and... -
An Excuse to Drink – February 16, 1958: Happy Birthday Ice-T
Posted on February 16, 2013 | No CommentsToday we’re sending out birthday wishes to rapper and actor (among other pursuits) Tracey Marrow, better known as Ice-T! Born today in 1958 in Newark New Jersey, Marrow moved to... -
Review – Sweet Leaf Iced Tea
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No CommentsI recently sampled Sweet Leaf’s Organic Mint & Honey Green Tea, described as “premium green tea leaves infused with spearmint and real honey. A look at the ingredients show a... -
Happy National Hot Cocoa Day!
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No CommentsAside from being 12/12/12 today, December 12th is National Hot Cocoa Day! Since the 19th century, the mixture of chocolate (or cocoa powder), heated milk/water and sugar has been a... -
An Excuse to Drink – December 6, 346 A.D. Death of St. Nicholas of of Myra
Posted on December 6, 2012 | No CommentsOkay, I’m not saying Santa Claus is dead, but today marks the anniversary of the death St. Nicholas of Myra. Also known as “Nicholas the Wonderworker”, this early saint had... -
An Excuse To Drink – September 12, 1972: The Death Of William “Hopalong Cassidy” Boyd
Posted on September 12, 2012 | No CommentsForty years ago today, screen actor William Boyd, best known for his portrayal of cowboy screen idol Hopalong Cassidy, passed away due to complications from Parkinson’s disease and heart failure in... -
Kick Off the Football Season With These NFL-Themed Cocktails
Posted on September 6, 2012 | 1 CommentSummer may be gone, but I’m not shedding at single tear because the NFL is back with another season. Regardless of whether your favorite team hails from the NFC East... -
An Excuse to Drink: Happy National Lemonade Day!
Posted on August 20, 2012 | No CommentsToday we celebrate that summer drink essential: lemonade! In the United States, lemonade is just a sweetened beverage made from fresh-squeezed lemon juice, sugar, and water and is almost universally... -
Breaking News – Remembering Robin Gibb
Posted on May 21, 2012 | No CommentsIt seems like we are writing these posts far too often. And we are not going to add much more than what is already out there in the media. But... -
An Excuse to Drink – April 27, 1773: The Tea Act
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsOn this date in 1773, the Parliament of Great Britain passed the notorious Tea Act, designed to prop up the flagging East India Company (can someone say”bail out”?!). The...
