PorchDrinking Playlist- Shredding Mix

Yo bro you hittin that gondi for some gnar pow pow?  Ok seriously never talk like that… ever please.  But post Thanksgiving in Colorado generally ushers in the official start of skiing and snowboarding season.  So while you’re carving on the mountain, we created a list of tunes to help make your experience just a bit more epic.  Just remember safety first!

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Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 15

Happy final two weeks till Santa’s big journey! I hope your last second shopping goes well. Maybe you’ll find what you need at JC Penney!?!?!

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BCS Avoids Controversy Thanks to MSU

On its 9^th and final life, the BCS lucked out Saturday night when Ohio State fell to Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship. Primed for a huge debate on who should play for the National Championship in the final season of the BCS, Sunday’s announcement came with little fanfare as the expected teams are headed for Pasadena.

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Beerstagrams 11/29- 12/6

Beerstagrams are getting everyone geared up for the upcoming Olympics! They may be a few weeks away, but Japan, Ethiopia, Belgium, and (of course) the United States are all representing their unique brews this week. So here’s the challenge: how many countries can we get to represent in Beerstagrams before the Opening Ceremonies in Sochi? Tag @PorchDrinkingCO with your entries! In the meantime, check out Denver’s newest brewery Jagged Mountain. Read More

Dave Parker is Fighting to Stay in First Place

“That’s one of the greatest ball players of all time, Buddy. Shake his hand.” Dave Parker, who has grandkids of his own now, took the child’s small hand in his own— the same hand that used to fire off balls like a cannon from right field— and gave it a gentle but firm shake. 
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Roundtable Discussion | Best Holiday Gifts

This time of year it’s all about the gift giving. So I thought, “Hey! Why not use my turn as editor to get gift ideas for my friends and family?” And then I planned to post the results to ease your gift buying pains as well.

There are a couple good gift ideas below. Are these the best holiday gifts? Probably not. But you’ll want to read this anyway, even if it is just to see what Marie did when a friend asked for money. I don’t think she quite expected what she got…

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Awesomesauce- the Nest Learning Thermostat

I think it’s time I came clean. I have been lusting over a thermostat for months. My friends think I’m nuts, my family tells me on a regular basis to just shut up about the dang thermostat already, and I keep putting off writing about it here, since drooling over a thermostat isn’t something a normal human being should do. But you should see the Nest Learning Thermostat. Read More

Ultimate 6er- Party in PA (Celebration Edition)

It is this writer’s opinion that events are going pretty well in PA lately, and celebration is in order. These beers, all of PA soil, commemorate the perfect Black Friday upset in the Bahamas with Villanova beating Kansas, previously undefeated and ranked 2nd in the country, then Iowa the night after. Plus, with the return of the Flyers into the conversation about the Metropolitan Division, things have been pretty even keel for once, just like these beers in conjunction. Now, to the hometown heroes of this Ultimate 6er. Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist: November 2013

Tis the season for greatest hits, star-packed movie soundtracks and strange collaborations! November was chalk full of all three – A Perfect Circle (via a greatest “hits” release) joins tunes … Read More

Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 14

Hey, hey, hey! Happy Tuesday, and welcome to the InterNEAT! How great is December? Tis the season and tis the day to check out some the latest fun finds on the Internet. Read More

Kentucky Basketball

I am a college basketball fan. No, that is inaccurate. I am a University of Kentucky basketball fan, which means that I follow college basketball with a blue-tinted lens and … Read More

Pop Culture Week in Review 11/23-11/29

Happy Black Friday everyone!  Hope your food coma wasn’t too harsh and no one brought up politics at the dinner table.  Or the fact that you’re still not married.  Or … Read More

Let’s Talk About Justin Timberlake Winning 2013

The other day I was having a conversation with a friend about who “won” 2013. The obvious answer is almost always, without a doubt, *NSYNC, especially since they haven’t technically … Read More

Roundtable Discussion | Thanksgiving Day Matchups

Many a Thanksgiving would be incomplete without football, and this year’s matchups between Green Bay and Detroit, Oakland and Dallas, and Pittsburgh and Baltimore should prove to be nothing short … Read More

PorchDrinking Playlist | Thanksgiving Edition

We here at PorchDrinking are thankful for many things. But mostly we’re thankful that you have been along with us on this incredible journey for the past year and a half. For today’s PorchDrinking Playlist I decided to research as many songs about giving thanks and mostly having the words thanks and thank you in their title. Oh, and of course a little Charlie Brown and Adam Sandler were necessary. So have a wonderful holiday with your friends and family and we thank you for joining our family for the past several months!

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Welcome to the InterNEAT! Volume 13

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope your stomachs are ready for Thursday, but, in the mean time, let’s get your minds right. It’s our Lucky No. 13 edition of Welcome to … Read More

Thanksgiving Movie Pitches

If you ask the retail business, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. It’s barely mid-November, and already my grocery store is selling plastic pine trees, my Starbucks is serving in red cups, and my Netflix is recommending “Christmas Vacation.”

It’s not news that the holidays arrive earlier and earlier every year. But the real victim here is Thanksgiving. We’re just around the corner from Thanksgiving Day, and yet no one ever talks about getting into “the Thanksgiving spirit.” And I’ve discovered the reason: there’s a glaring lack of Thanksgiving movies and TV specials. Proof: the latest attempt at a Thanksgiving movie, “Free Birds,” scored a whopping 18% rating on RottenTomatoes.com. Until now. Here now, I’m going to pitch to the world a slew of AMAZING Thanksgiving entertainment. Imagine curling up in front of a fireplace with a nice pumpkin beer and enjoying all the lovely holiday cheer.

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Beerstagrams 11/15- 11/22

It’s funny how each season can make you want to reach for that seasonal craft beer. Denver got it’s first real snow yesterday, and all I could think about was … Read More

Pop Culture Week In Review – November 16-22

Did you miss out on pop culture this week? Just get back from vacation under a rock? That’s okay. That’s what I’m here for. (On this planet, I mean. Not just PorchDrinking)

Let’s discuss this week’s pop culture highlights.

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NPR Staffer or Hunger Games Character?

NPR – the ointment to soothe a long commute through traffic. Anyone who has ever listened to Morning Edition, All Things Considered, or World Café knows that NPR’s staff members – for whatever reason – have some very interesting name.

You know who else has weird names? The characters in the dystopian novel series “The Hunger Games.” So here’s a quiz. Does each of these names belong to an anchor/reporter on NPR, or a character from Suzanne Collins’ series?

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