tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90882202520663200042024-02-19T03:53:05.828-08:00My Latest ObsessionLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10588251769024959566noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088220252066320004.post-69743139774845322002018-01-14T12:16:00.004-08:002018-01-14T12:16:45.943-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I never really made an official announcement that this blog was dead, but obviously, it has been, since I haven't posted in a million years (four, actually).<br />
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But <i>ILB</i> is risen from the grave! Well, sort of. It's unlikely I'll post much original material here in the future, as I'm at a point in my life where I just don't have time for writing unless it comes with a paycheck.<br />
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However, I'll use <i>ILB </i>to alert folks to my paid beer-writing endeavors. I have been hired as the freelance beer writer for <i>Rock & Vine </i>magazine, a guide to "Good life in the Texas Hill Country." My first beer article for them came out this past fall - a round-up of several Hill Country breweries. It is an admittedly incomplete guide - so many keep springing up that it's nearly impossible to keep track, and a comprehensive one would have taken up the entire magazine. This is a golden age for Texas craft beer lovers!<br />
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You may read the article in full at http://www.rockandvinemag.com/ - click on the Fall 2017 issue link, and my article spans pages 20-23.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10588251769024959566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088220252066320004.post-74386082434327011822016-08-02T20:24:00.001-07:002016-08-03T12:06:18.442-07:00Old No. 1<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It's time for me to start writing again. Real writing. I have a good job, working for a good cause, but writing press releases doesn't satisfy that creative urge.<br /><br /> This blog is just for exercise. I'm not aspiring to anything great here. I just want to talk about things that interest me, and keep my writing muscles up. The great songwriter Harlan Howard once said, A lot of songs you write are just for exercise - just pencil sharpeners." That's what I'll do here.<br /><br /> The name of the blog reflects my personality. I tend to get really interesting in particular things - I mean really, really interested - and I inevitably end up writing about it.<br /><br /> I won't post with any regularity. Just whenever I feel inspired. Or bored. <br /><br /> I am, of course, very interested in politics, but I'll probably keep my mouth shut about that. Sorry politico friends, but my current job is bipartisan in nature, so I need to not offend anyone.<br /><br /> Right now, my obsessions are soccer, astronomy, and history. My previous/also current obsessions of track & field, music, beer and even superheroes will no doubt reappear. Some of you will remember I had a blog devoted to beer. Maybe that will make a revival as well: <a href="http://i-love-beer.blogspot.com/">http://i-love-beer.blogspot.com</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /> Sorry, not much of a first post. Tired. I just wanted to finally get this started, after thinking about it for a while. A pencil sharpener.<br /><br /> </span>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10588251769024959566noreply@blogger.com0