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A warm reception to #adventureowl (at Bloomington, Indiana)

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 19:35:06 -0500

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bad-postcards: PUMPKIN QUEENTHE CIRCLEVILLE PUMPKIN SHOW at...

Sat, 14 May 2016 15:25:25 -0400

PUMPKIN QUEEN
THE CIRCLEVILLE PUMPKIN SHOW at Circleville, Ohio is known as the “Biggest Free Show On Earth”. Art shows, unusual exhibits and all kinds of food and drink made from pumpkins attract visitors from miles around during the three day festivities held each October.

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Sat, 14 May 2016 15:24:49 -0400

Common Sense today

Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:39:53 -0500

Like many thoughtful independent citizens, I never mark myself a decided voter before even hearing a candidate speak. The party politics that dominates our country for so long seems absurd to the analytical mind. Man or woman should take all things into account before making important decisions. But in a way it is an organized religion. Casting yourself as a democrat or republican takes much of the responsibility of being a voting citizen off your shoulders. This way you can pursue other parts of your life more fully, like making money.

I read Thomas Paine’s Common Sense last month for the first time six years. Common Sense was a pamphlet, not a book. At forty-seven pages, it’s a very short read. I highly recommend it. Below are the main takeaways from Thomas Paine’s pamphlet that I find relevant to our present situation in the United States.

1. Society is produced by our wants. Government is required by our wickedness. The former promotes our happiness positively by uniting our affections and social goals. The latter restrains our vices and evil weaknesses. Society in every state is a blessing, but government in even its best state is only a necessary evil. In its worst state it is an intolerable one. When we endure miseries by a government that we could expect to suffer from an individual, the pain is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.

2. Government should not focus on today, but tomorrow. As guardians of the future, we cannot be happy knowing that our corrupted government is insufficient to ensure anything we want to pass on to the next generation. We ought to do the the work of repairing it, otherwise we misuse and dishonor our children. In order to know what to do, we should take our children in our arms and fix our sight a few years farther into life. That vision will show us a path that present fears and prejudices conceal from our sight.

3. “The king is an inveterate enemy to liberty, with a thirst for arbitrary power.” This sounds to me like a description of most of the candidates for president.

4. Commerce diminishes the spirit. As population increases and trade increases with it, the citizens become too much absorbed with it to attend to anything else. The more men have to lose, the less they are willing to venture. The rich are slaves to fear, and submit to that fear “with the trembling duplicity of a spaniel.” This speaks to the culture of fear that has disseminated from the 1% to their media outlets. Fear of Muslims, Mexicans, blacks, and progress. Change is bad for the establishment, and their fear of change drives much of the talking points we see each day in the news.

#cocktailturntable (at Cardinal Spirits)

Sat, 06 Feb 2016 21:01:57 -0500

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I spy some handy Cardinal Spirits mule mugs at...

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 13:52:20 -0500

I spy some handy Cardinal Spirits mule mugs at @bloomingtondrygoods next to the @pourhousecafe! (at Bloomington Dry Goods)

It’s on. #nye #newyear (at Cardinal Spirits)

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:43:28 -0500

It’s on. #nye #newyear (at Cardinal Spirits)

See you tonight! #newyearseve #2016 (at Cardinal Spirits)

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 09:25:25 -0500

See you tonight! #newyearseve #2016 (at Cardinal Spirits)

See you on New Years Eve!

Sat, 26 Dec 2015 10:52:21 -0500

See you on New Years Eve!

Sold out of Moscow Mule kits, still have three-packs and coffee...

Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:31:58 -0500

Sold out of Moscow Mule kits, still have three-packs and coffee liqueur kits. If you have an online order you have about 5.5 hours to pick it up! (at Cardinal Spirits)

Check out the new wall of fame with our 3 most popular spirits....

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 18:39:54 -0500

Check out the new wall of fame with our 3 most popular spirits. Just a reminder that yes, we make everything you’re drinking here. (at Cardinal Spirits)

Down to 14 of the Moscow Mule kits. Will probably sell out...

Tue, 22 Dec 2015 09:41:55 -0500

Down to 14 of the Moscow Mule kits. Will probably sell out today. (at Cardinal Spirits)

Santaur says, “Eat brunch”, and so we are. 10a-2p...

Sun, 20 Dec 2015 09:05:17 -0500

Santaur says, “Eat brunch”, and so we are. 10a-2p today at the distillery. (at Cardinal Spirits)

Ask me about my gift box. (at Cardinal Spirits)

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 11:30:22 -0500

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Tonight I will be watching @oboeontheradio and friends play...

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 15:47:58 -0500

Tonight I will be watching @oboeontheradio and friends play Christmas tunes on oboe and lute right here at the distillery! Stars at 7pm, free admission. (at Cardinal Spirits)

Reminder, we are open at 10am every day until 12/24 for you gift...

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 09:56:43 -0500

Reminder, we are open at 10am every day until 12/24 for you gift giving needs. Still have Age Your Own Whiskey kits, holiday gift boxes, and even a few cases left of our first barrel of single malt whiskey. #chrimbus #capitalism #holidayspirit (at Cardinal Spirits)

The deck is family friendly, ya know. Thought it would be too...

Sat, 12 Dec 2015 11:12:13 -0500

The deck is family friendly, ya know. Thought it would be too cold in December, but it feels like May. (at Cardinal Spirits)

Here they are. Brunch drinks. 10am. Free gift wrap/rap starts at...

Sat, 12 Dec 2015 09:55:50 -0500

Here they are. Brunch drinks. 10am. Free gift wrap/rap starts at 1pm. 🏂 (at Cardinal Spirits)

Tomorrow after brunch starting at 1pm we will wrap your gift...

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 14:55:23 -0500

Tomorrow after brunch starting at 1pm we will wrap your gift purchases for free! (at Cardinal Spirits)

This Saturday, buy any gift box, bottle, or merchandise and have...

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:55:07 -0500

This Saturday, buy any gift box, bottle, or merchandise and have it wrapped for free by Cardinal Spirits elves. We’ll have festive cocktails like egg nog and milk punch, and will play the best/worst holiday rap music we can find. Our intern @thekajmahal has also promised to freestyle rap. Join us after brunch! Brunch is 10a - 2p and gift wrapping starts at 1pm and wraps up at 5pm. (at Cardinal Spirits)