MILLER TIME: THE GETAWAY

Yes, I know "Miller Time" should technically involve drinking some sort of Miller Brewing Co product. But it's my blog and I'll do what I want.

This is a drink from Derek Brown at The Passenger in Washington, DC. It's a very simple drink to make but has a fantastically complex taste. Anyone looking for an excuse to drink rum in the winter should have at it.

1 ounce Cruzan Black Strap Rum
½ ounce Cynar
1 ounce lemon juice
½ ounce simple syrup

Shake ingredients with ice. Strain into a glass. I like it on the rocks. Enjoy.

YOU BETTER WATCH OUT

So I went to the mall today and Santa is there taking pictures with people as part of some sort of pitch for Microsoft Windows. Santa says to me, "Hey! Come take your picture with the big guy! Well, the other big guy! Ho ho!"

I'm pretty sure Santa called me fat just then. Let's just stick with the lumps of coal, Santa. No need to add insults.

LATE TO THE PARTY

Oh. Hello, Blogger app for iOS. I didn't think you were coming. We can probably grab an extra chair and squeeze you in between Facebook and Twitter. Have you met my new friend Instagram? Over there are Gowalla, Tumblr and my friend Foursquare from New York. I think you met Flickr once at a party back when we were all in California. Google+ was here earlier but I don't know where she went. We've actually all been here for a while but I think Untappd still has a tab open if you want to grab a beer. Anyway, I'm glad you could make it out. It would be really cool if we could all hang out together more often. I'd love to make that a thing.