I have Friday the 13th, Part III on my second monitor while I'm working.

Have you been playing "spot that actor" ND? I know Ft13th,3 has Crispin Glover, and Kevin Bacon was in the original (and of course, Johnny Depp was in the original Nightmare on Elm Street, and gets memorably eaten by a bed). I always wondered if anybody else turned up who went on to be famous (or in Glover's case, infamous).

I have also found a german sausage place in this area that has some cool brats and frankfurters.

Hey, is that Karl's on Route 1? You finally made it over there - good to hear it is good (if that indeed is what you are referencing).

ION the snotmonster is eating my BRAIN!!!!!

My favorite weiners were at that place that is next door to the beer place on Haight Street in San Francisco.

Rosamunde - really very very delicious.

Yes, to both Frank and Hec- Karl's on Rt. 1 and mmm, Rosamunde. What's the name of the bar again?

I could have a lost day in San Francisco without leaving that building.

What's the name of the bar again?

The Toronado - the place for beer in the city. They support all the local microbreweries and get the best imports.

The brewpub I took you to, Magnolia, has a sister place called Alembic which has very tasty food and a fancy mixologist approach to drinks. Huge selection of Scotch and every other liquor.

I am on the phone with USAIR trying to use my frequent flyer miles to go to France. Hope it works!

Good luck. I have over 100,000 Delta miles that I can never seem to use when I want to. Domestically, you can usually get a first-class ticket, but I've been trying for France for ages.

I heard, somewhere, that the freshness of an egg is indicated by how high the yolk sits above the white when you break it (as well as the nice, rich, gold color).

IIRC, the color of the yolk is determined by what the hen eats. I remember reading that it was possible to get eggs with entirely white yolks by only feeding the hen white corn.

Best way to judge freshness is the put the egg in a glass of water. A perfectly fresh egg will just sit at the bottom of the glass. A not-as-fresh egg will roll a bit so it's kind of standing on end. A rotten egg will float.

Like witches!

Burn them!

The brewpub I took you to, Magnolia, has a sister place called Alembic which has very tasty food and a fancy mixologist approach to drinks. Huge selection of Scotch and every other liquor.

Mmmmm!

I saw someone with a Magnolia T-shirt this past week or so, and I was pleased with myself for knowing what it was all about.

Speaking of beer places, we went to a place in Brookline on Sunday, The Publick House, which has excellent Belgian (and non-belgian) beers and Belgian (and non-belgian) food. (mmm, mussells and frites) The only thing about the place that is kind of weird, is that every time we go there, the bartenders are all "I is serious bartender. This is serious beer." It's hard to put a finger on it, they're certainly nice enough, but it's like more Beer Snob than Beer Geek. Awesome beers though. I had 2 belgians (a biere de miele, and a triple), one belgian style (Smuttynose's The Gnome) and a "rye hopped red IPA" called Cain and Ebel by a brewery called The Two Brothers.

We went to The Tap in Haverhill on Friday and the bartender was super friendly and fun, and I met the head brewer (thrilling!!!) and drank cask conditioned ale.

This has been your daily Nora beer related post, sadly I have no sugar pictures to accompany it.

Today will feature lobster but no specific beer destination.