Boundary Bay Brewing gets it right on a #BrewDiet

October 14, 2011

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Friday is always a good day on the #BrewDiet. This one was even better, as I only worked until about noon. Making up for that terrible long day on Wednesday that we’re just going to forget about, OK?
Major props to Boundary Bay Brewery. They hold the distinction of being the first and (as of yet) [...]

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O’Beer:30 Thursday meets #BrewDiet

October 13, 2011

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Today was a good day to drink beer and eat sausage. All hail #BrewDiet!
Though it started out terrible. I’ve been up since 3:30AM. Yeah. That sucks. Couldn’t go back to sleep. So I got up and posted on A Simpler Way about Podcamp AZ. Though I won’t be talking (specifically) about beer, you should come. [...]

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A monorchromatic #BrewDiet kind of day

October 12, 2011

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I just spent over 12 hours at work, after a two days of being “on” at conferences. Anything I might attribute to the #BrewDiet is equally explained by anger and animosity.
So I’m not good company. With that, here’s what I consumed today. I’ll shoot for “more chatty” tomorrow:

Late-ish breakfast was a Japanese Green Tea IPA [...]

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Of smuggling sausages and beers

October 11, 2011

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Well that was interesting! As you know, my work is way-OK with me and the #BrewDiet. My day-job is in advertising, and our industry has a history of the three-martini lunch with clients. We don’t do that in 2011, but there’s no violation if I have a beer at lunch. And breakfast, it seems.
But today [...]

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Does beer you make fat? Quite the contrary, data shows.

October 10, 2011

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More great news from the doctor 10 days in on the #BrewDiet, where I subsist on nothing but1 sausage and beer for the month of October. Survey says…
Body Type: Standard Gender: Male Age: 43 Height: 5′10″ (though my license says 6′ even, because I am still a growing boy) Weight: 193.01 lbs (exactly the same [...]

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I’ll see your Vienna Sausage and raise it a Tapatio on #BrewDiet

October 9, 2011

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I’m marking today’s #BrewDiet in the WIN column. Loads of things to do, and all of them done smashingly well, fueled on nothing but beer and sausage.
The highlight of the day had to be Ruth’s I-passed-the-bar celebration where her mom made me a special sausage dish… by opening up me a can of Vienna sausages! [...]

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Return of the #BrewDieter

October 9, 2011

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Where was I? Oh yes, hitting the wall. Hard. Who would have thought there would be difficulty in a nothing-but-beer-and-sausage diet?
Oh, right… You people.
But that’s OK. My diet. My rules. I am by no means a masochist (sadism is another thing entirely), so a minor tweak to the diet has me back in the game [...]

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Angry #BrewDiet Day 6

October 6, 2011

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To say my system is fucked up is among the greatest understatements in history. This is significantly harder than I ever thought it would be. Holy shit. I manage to keep it together fairly well during the day,  but my evenings are devolving. Big time.
But I’m continuing. Why? Well for starters, I’m a stubborn bastard. [...]

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Beer + Coffee gets me through the day. Oh, and sausage.

October 5, 2011

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I did a slight change-up of order today, the 5th day of #BrewDiet, and that seemed to work better. Chugged some coffee early on, and the caffeine let me hold out until around 9:00 for my breakfast beer. Which was interesting, because there was a meeting called at that time. At least two of the [...]

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Day 4 of #BrewDiet. Hello, hunger

October 4, 2011

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Today’s word is: hungry. Yeah, today the hunger really set in. It’s manageable, but my stomach has declared that the novelty of the prior four days has worn thin.
That’s OK. I’m stronger than my stomach. I think.
My brain knows it’s getting enough to eat. Plenty of calories. And not like I don’t have plenty of [...]

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I lost 6 pounds! The Paleo Diet can suck it!

October 3, 2011

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3 days. Six pounds lost.
OK, that’s probably not fair. Let me start at the beginning.
One week ago today, I went in to see my physician, Dr. Terry Simpson. My beer-and-sausage only diet wasn’t slated to begin until the following Saturday, but it was a good time to establish a baseline. All that was recorded at [...]

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Poor planning for #BrewDiet Day 2

October 2, 2011

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Note to self: plan better tomorrow. We were on the road from 10:00 until moments ago. And I forgot to take food with me, so I had to improvise. I did OK, though I wound up eating more than I wanted. All thanks to piss poor planning. I’ll tell you more later. Right now, I’m [...]

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#BrewDiet Day 1 Recap

October 1, 2011

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Well that was pretty easy. This is going to be a piece of cake!1
Today was rather busy. I had to fill in for a talk Jeff Moriarty was supposed to give. But he needed a vacation. From not having a job. Whatever. Then my physician decided I needed to come drink his beer and eat [...]

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The realities of compatability with #BrewDiet and a day job

September 29, 2011

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The reality of #BrewDiet hit a few people at the office a little harder today. A typical exchange went like this:
Really, you’re not just drinking beer and eating sausage the whole month, are you?
No, really. You’re not just drinking beer and eating sausage the whole month.
No, I’m serious. You really are not just drinking beer [...]

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First support, then rejection of #BrewDiet

September 28, 2011

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Word of my little experiment is getting around. And even though Untappd declined my request1 to create a badge for drinking along with me during #BrewDiet, plenty of folks are jumping in with support! Like…

Brent from PA – This film director mistakenly thought his state had nothing good to offer me in the way of [...]

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Beer and sausage for a month? Are you nuts?

September 27, 2011

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I spent the better part of today answering lots of questions about #BrewDiet. And by “lots of questions”, I mean variations on the same theme:
Are you nuts?
No, not in a clinical sense. Though I certainly march to the beat of a different drummer. But nuts? I’ll leave that label to those who’ve earned it.
As I [...]

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#BrewDiet: The Beginning

September 27, 2011

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Did you hear the one about the guy who’s diet consisted of nothing but craft beer and sausage for the month of October?
Me either. But you’re about to. Me too, since I’m the guy. That’s right. During the month of October, I’m only drinking beer and eating sausage. Yeah. I’m serious. And yes, I’m being [...]

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Know someone who should speak at Podcamp AZ? Nominate them!

September 6, 2011

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Yes, I’ll be speaking at Podcamp AZ again this year. And yes, you’re probably sick of listening to me drone on and on and on and on…
Do you know the best way to combat OverEvo Syndrome? Get your ass up there and speak yourself! What, are you chicken? Then try the second-best way: nominate one [...]

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Debut novelist kills first-time sushi chef

August 24, 2011

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I engaged in an interesting experiment today. And now that I’m done wanting to bang my head against the sharp corner of my desk, I find  the results interesting.
This started with me seeing an ad for a terrible-looking book with a terrible-sounding title with terribly-written teaser copy and a terribly-illustrated cover1. And if that wasn’t [...]

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7th time’s a charm: Ignite Phoenix After Hours #2 recap

July 30, 2011

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I love Ignite Phoenix. I’ve never missed one, and have had the extreme pleasure of presenting at seven various permutations therein. Last night was no exception, and I’m still coming down from the high that I always get.
It was Ignite Phoenix After Hours last night, an evening that tends to get a little raunchier and [...]

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