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Dark Corner (Black Cap) - Dark Horse Brewing Company
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Ratings: 65 | Reviews: 49 | Display Reviews Only:
3.25/5 rDev -13.6%
08-06-2014 17:26:51 | More by birdsellam
3.5/5 rDev -6.9%
06-11-2014 03:33:37 | More by SaisonRichBiere
2/5 rDev -46.8%
03-19-2013 08:58:10 | More by ChugMan
4.5/5 rDev +19.7%
01-13-2013 15:28:45 | More by ROBSTARR
4/5 rDev +6.4%
11-13-2012 20:07:55 | More by imperialking
4/5 rDev +6.4%
07-18-2012 16:11:06 | More by danp14
3.5/5 rDev -6.9%
07-18-2012 01:49:58 | More by birchstick
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
07-18-2012 01:46:28 | More by bsuedekum
4/5 rDev +6.4%
05-13-2012 23:54:44 | More by klipper
3.75/5 rDev -0.3%
04-29-2012 15:20:00 | More by HungarianCount
3.5/5 rDev -6.9%
03-23-2012 23:31:02 | More by szmnnl99
4/5 rDev +6.4%
03-08-2012 17:47:42 | More by adamant1912
3.83/5 rDev +1.9%
Notes from 4/20/11; 2011 release
A - Pours a murky brown with one finger of tan head.
S - Smell is mostly sweet caramel malts. Pleasant but pretty simple.
T - Taste is caramel malt up front, followed by a nice slightly bitter hop presence. Earthy roasted malts on the finish. Overall, the flavor comes together pretty well. Faint tea-like taste on the finish.
M - Medium mouthfeel with relatively low carbonation. Finish is a bit sticky.
O - Overall an enjoyable brew, but a bit too sweet.
02-27-2012 00:47:12 | More by warnerry
3.5/5 rDev -6.9%
02-19-2012 03:48:24 | More by jaidenjb
3.73/5 rDev -0.8%
Pours a nice quick copper head, matching the dark and slightly cloudy amber/red of the beer.
Smells like dry fruits, especially dates. A little yeast is detectable.
Oh, the mouthfeel. 'Quaff!' exclaims the Dark Horse mascot on the label. This is it- the beer froths up well in the mouth and remains refreshing.
That London Brown flavor- malty, refreshing, entirely subtle but appropriate hop leave. I prefer it to the ABC 'red cap' version (the 6 pack was split 3 and 3): although the ABC's flavors are more interesting, the start-to-finish balance of the Dark Horse makes it more enjoyable.
01-29-2012 05:07:20 | More by gustogasmic
4/5 rDev +6.4%
11-28-2011 23:33:20 | More by gratefulbeerhead
4/5 rDev +6.4%
11-20-2011 15:04:27 | More by Another6Pack
3.5/5 rDev -6.9%
11-20-2011 02:42:27 | More by THEOPTIMATOR88
3.05/5 rDev -18.9%
Pours a brownish color with a small off white to head. In the aroma, some mellow dark fruit. In the taste, a dry malt a note of dark fruit and alcohol. A smooth and medium to bigger bodied mouthfeel, with a semi dry dark fruit aftertaste. Malty and nice notes of dark fruit.
09-29-2011 19:52:30 | More by OWSLEY069
4.2/5 rDev +11.7%
This is a beautiful deep copper brown, with ruby and amber highlights and a low but persistent tawny head with Belgian lace and some legs lingering on the sides of the glass.
It has a big and complex nose. Big toffee and caramel with a light chocolate aroma,with strawberry, melon and cherry present and a light touch of cinnamon. There is also bread dough and graham cracker in the back.
It is big and malty at the sip, with a doughy maltiness that quickly gives way to a dark chocolate, coffee and dark rye crust roastiness. There is plenty of fruity toasty and caramelly sweetness, but there is also a moderate hop flavor and a not inconsequential hop bitterness that emerges at the swallow and is accentuated by the smooth alcoholic warming, leaving a spicy, but not prickly, drying counter in the finish that counters the substantial malt at the swallow.
Its a moderately full bodied beer, creamy and filling, almost oily, but with a medium full carbonation that lightens the beer somewhat. It is slightly warming but not at all hot.
As a BJCP judge, I'm a bit flummoxed at how to judge this, but wow! What a full tasty and inviting brew. I'm guessing the one I manage to cellar for a year or two would make a nice Old Ale at some point. In the meantime, enjoy this as a compliment to a creamy dessert like cheesecake or creme brulee, or sip with roasted nuts and aged cheese. It could also hold up to pork loin or ham, or even spicy apple pie alamode. Or, just sit outside and enjoy the fall weather and a fire with it.
09-21-2011 03:50:11 | More by Biffster
3.65/5 rDev -2.9%
Partnership between Dark Horse and Arbor. This should be interesting. Like most of the Dark Horse stuff I've had, the one Ar bor I tried went directly to the sink. Suffice to say I took pains to make sure I got the Dark Horse branded one!
Lovely caramel color with one finger head. Smell is also a clear positive, mix of alcohol, bakery, barley, hop. Very good. Unfortunately the taste is not nearly as pronounced as it could be. A passable taste and certainly easily drinkable, especially for 7.5% ABV, but ultimately a bit on the weak side. Not bad more of a session beer, and well short of a great brew.
08-19-2011 14:30:21 | More by lurpy1
3.98/5 rDev +5.9%
Copper brown ale when back lit sun with an off white to brown, thin head. Big biscuit and caramel in the noise with a solid hop--floral and spicy. Mouthfeel is light, almost watery, instead of the chewy I was hoping for when the bartender said it was an Imperial Brown Ale. Tastes like a buffed out Newcastle. Strong caramel on top of biscuit in taste. Smell and taste identical--simple and clean. Good in the heat, but I would be disappointed drinking this at home.
07-28-2011 17:55:41 | More by FightingEntropy
4.1/5 rDev +9%
A - Nice pourability! Brew is dark purple with lots of brown and black. Head is fluffy nice light tan color.
S - WOW!!! Lots of grape/apple/ and cherry scent. AMAZING SCENT! Is there funk?
T - Slight "homebrew" flavor... Kind of off-putting. Very unique. Lots of big fruit flavor. Mild chocolate with lots of caramel. No sour funk that I was wishing for...
M - Slightly over carbonated... Medium body. Dry and airy.
O - Very unique brew! Super glad I got to try this one! A little bit incomplete, but a nice brew none-the-less. Thanks for the extra beerhan!
07-16-2011 04:59:56 | More by chugalug06
4.05/5 rDev +7.7%
A: Good russet color, signs of carbonation, minimal head that quickly vanishes into light lacing that doesn't last.
S: Caramel. Hops. Apples and pears. Some nutty scents.
T: Toasted malts. Fruits including apples, pears, and cherries. Caramel.
M: Carbonated pretty well. Good body.
Overall: Definitely a good beer, worth picking up a six pack of (though there will be three from Arbor Brewing). If they do this again next year, I will definitely pick up another six pack.
06-15-2011 21:44:30 | More by HeavyMetalBrew
3.6/5 rDev -4.3%
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a snifter
Pours brown with two fingers thick tan head. Frothy even head. Good head retention.
Smells of sweet malts and brown sugar. Hints of cherries and caramel. Very little hop presence. Herbal and nutty.
Tastes of sweet malts and caramel. Some cherry and toffee notes as well. Nice blend of sweet aromas. Finishes with a faint hop presence.
The mouthfeel is surprisingly light with a good amount of creaminess. It's a bit watery and under carbonated. Smooth and easy to drink. It serves as a refreshing brown ale.
Overall this is a sweet ale that nicely blends caramel, sweet malts and a bit of dark fruits. The malt dominates the body of the beer. There something to be desired here. Perhaps a bit more hops and a fuller mouthfeel. It's smooth easy drinking, but not quite bold or daring enough for a collaboration brew.
06-15-2011 01:34:27 | More by dgugliuzza
Dark Corner (Black Cap) from Dark Horse Brewing Company
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Abortion RightsPosted: January 17, 2008 Filed under: Politics, Rampant Feminism | Tags: drivel-purveyors, sex, taboos, the world as we know it, the written word, things we need to know Leave a comment
Anybody who actually waded through my rant about sex will have seen that I was planning on going to a public meeting on abortion rights.
For once, I actually did what I said I was going to, and, even better, I found my Mum a birthday present beforehand. Which was useful, as I'd kind of forgotten that her birthday was this month.
Anyway, so I went to the Houses of Parliament – and you know, for somebody that identifies as a Londoner, I'm really not very good. I seriously had no idea how close together everything all was, and, what's worse, I was genuinely surprised to walk past Downing Street on the way.
Obviously I'm living more on Planet Rachel than in London at the moment.
However. I got there, I queued, I watched the Met. (London's very own police force, aren't we lucky?!) get progressively more and more uneasy with the number of women coming to infiltrate the Houses of Parliament, and I wandered around gawping at statues, like a tourist.
We got moved from one room to another because too many of us turned up, and then we kept coming so they started putting people back into the room we'd just left, and in the end, we had two meetings, in two different rooms, with the same speakers at the same time.
Because feminism is nothing if not logical, dammit!
The crowd was excellent, too. A handful of men – mostly young, and nobody over 40, I'd say – trying not to look frightened, or inadvertantly hold posters with the strapline "keep your laws off my body". And women of all shapes, sizes, ages and colours. Which was nice.
We had the crazy women who sat in the corner muttering, because you always get a couple of crazies at any big event. We had the typical "Chelsea girls", very fashionable and with very irritating voices (I try not to hold it against people, but when they're standing right next to me…!). We had a hell of a lot of studenty types. We had the Socialist Workers Party people, selling newspapers as always (I do wonder whether they care what they attend, sometimes). We had women who'd protested about the same thing way back in '78. We had the radical protesters with mohicans and dyed red hair. Dammit, I want red hair! We had businesswoman types, amusing me greatly when they got fired up. And we had me.
It was wonderful that it didn't seem to be exclusive. It wasn't all middle class, or all white, or all old, or anything. It was just women. All different types.
And it was great.
I heard phrases like "the patriarchy" used casually as though we'd all know what it meant.
So I was happy.
I heard that the pro-choice movement had cross-party support, which made me even happier, especially when one of the speakers said "it's a particular pleasure to have thinking conservatives". It made me chuckle.
Possibly most amusingly, I was in the same room as a man whose first words after being introduced were,
"I'm not normally known as 'Dr. Evan Harris' – I'm normally known by the Daily Mail as 'Doctor Death'".*
*Disclaimer: Do not visit that link if you want any sensible information. In fact, the article is so amusingly bad, I may break it down at some point, in order to scoff.
Personally, I found him to be intelligent, articulate and sensible. But hey – I'm a crazy, hairy-legged feminist – what do I know?!
Rather embarressingly, I've forgotten the full name of the woman whose speech I enjoyed most. I think she was called Dianne, but evidently I should have written this down!
Her points were beautifully put, and she was fantastic.
Her main point was this: That it is those same people who so loudly and vehemently protest about "the rights of the unborn child", who want nothing to do with that child once it is born. You will never see them voting for a universal childcare system, or extra child benefits, or anything else that would benefit real, living children. And therefore, since their actions show where their words do not that they do not care about the rights of any child or foetus, one is left to conclude that their attack on abortion is aimed at the only other party – women. Not anything to do with children at all.
She got a very, very loud round of applause for that, as you can imagine.
Anyway. I went to this to get more information, which I have. I feel I have more of an understanding of what is happening, and this pleases me. And I have websites to visit:
- Abortion Rights*
- Antenatal Results and Choices
- British Pregnancy Advisory Service
- Brook
- Doctors for a Woman's Choice on Abortion
- Education for Choice
- Family Planning Association
- Marie Stopes International
- Pro-Choice Forum
- Reproductive Health Matters
- Voice for Choice
* Abortion Rights has a model letter that you can download to send to your MP, if you live in the UK. The MPs that were present at the meeting say that personal letters really do make a difference, and can help stiffen resolve, so please, if you can do this, do.
Also, it will help to counteract the lovely, intelligent, adult tactics used by the anti-abortion crowd, who last time round sent every single MP a plastic foetus in the post. Nice.
There are going to be rallies, lobbies, general shouty things. If I can possibly get involved, this meeting has shown me how important it is.
And then it's just one small step before we take over the world!!!!!
Let's talk about SEX, baby…Posted: January 14, 2008 Filed under: General Foolishness, Politics, Rampant Feminism | Tags: cake on head, LGBTQ thoughts, sex, taboos, the world as we know it, things we need to know Leave a comment
Does anybody else remember that song?
I think it marks you out as an '80's kid; "Let's talk about sex, baby/ Let's talk about you and me". Or something.
Anyway. I had (have) a kind of love-hate thing going on with that song. Firstly because I only remember those two lines, and occasionally I get them stuck in my head. And they're bloody annoying. Also, I hate the word "baby" as a term of endearment. If you're having sex, or thinking about having sex, they should be a grown up, for goodness' sake!
But then again, at least it's being reasonable. At least it's asking to talk.
So let's talk about sex.
Vibracobra over at Mind the Gap has written lots on the subject, and the need for a new sexual revolution. As has Amy at Scorpio Risen. Which is nice. I suggest that people go and read, because it's all very well done.
So we have these problems.
That people don't know what "real" sex is. That they think it's icky. That it's two-dimensional and restrictive. That there's too much choice. That people are "doing it" too young. That they're not being careful. That they don't know how to be careful.
Look, sex is… sex.
It's everything and nothing.
Everything because everybody is different and one person's fantasy is another person's joke, one person's crush is another person's spotty younger brother, one person's fetish is another person's… I don't know… dirty clothes pile…
and so it can never quite be summed up.
Nothing because it's not the most important thing in the world. And nothing because it can't be pinned down, boxed up (unless you like that, of course!) so it's in some strange way intangible.
It's everywhere and nowhere.
Everywhere because it's a selling point. Because breasts make us look at things, because certain women in certain positions can sell just about anything.
Because even the heterosexual sex-orientated magazines for women say that having a sexy woman, rather than a sexy man, on their cover boosts their sales. Because only gay magazines feature sexy men on the cover.
Nowhere because it's all fake. It's a myth. Hardly any of us look like, act like, are those women. We don't have tits like that and arses like that and pouts like that. Men do exist, although you'd find it hard to believe, considering their scarcity in the sexy advertising world. All kinds of different sexualities do exist.
And the world keeps turning, people are still having sex and having the babies to prove it. So the lies that are thrown at us, that we need tits like that and arses like that and pouts like that, that the few men in the world want, need, expect these things – it's not true!
Think about real sex that you've really had. With yourself, if nobody else.
Was it perfectly sanitised, perfectly placed, perfectly proportioned, perfectly choreographed?
Or was it better than that?
Because sex is many things, but generally physical – and one of the nice things about it being physical is the number of different sensations. And isn't that good, that maybe you could remember the way your partner(s) smelt, or tasted, or sounded, or looked, or felt?
That you could think the same of yourself?
Please, let's just get over our hang-ups about sex. Seriously. There are more important things to think about.
Oh, I know it's a meaningful debate and some things do need to be thought about and ….. good. Well done.
Sex is sex. People are different. Don't punish people for being different. Make sure it's all safe and consensual and informed. Done. Let's move on now.
Let's talk about related things, like rights and responsibilities. Like the way we need to be shouting out about wanting our right to abortion (if you're interested, please go to this thing. I will be.) Or whatever it may be. Let's talk about what else we can be doing.
Let's talk about the way feminism should be for everybody's benefit. That actually it's a bit worrying when we all start in-fighting, and the only people that give a damn are the Men's Rights Activists who are laughing at us.
Let's talk about the way that despite all of our growling, rich white men are still at the top. What are we waiting for? Do we just stay as we are until they all die off?
Let's talk about the way we're still teaching our kids bad habits, that the minute you tell that little boy that he looks "girly" with his hair over his eyes, you're harming that next generation's chances to be better.
Let's talk about sex, baby?
Well…. actually…. yes, but –
Let's talk about something other than sex, too, gorgeous!
That God Post in Full…Posted: December 18, 2007 Filed under: Navel-Gazing, Rampant Feminism, Sarcasm Alert | Tags: God-bothering, sex, the world as we know it, things we need to know 7 Comments
I wouldn't normally want religion to enter the happy little world I have going here, but a couple of days ago I had a very, very frustrating argument with a convert. I was hungry at the time, which didn't help. So, for the record, this is where I am in the God-bothering stakes:
1: I don't believe in God.
You can argue whatever damned theory you like, I don't give a shit. I still don't believe in God. That's why it's a belief system – it's a faith. At some point, you have to just believe. It's just that my "just believing" is in the opposite direction to yours, Mr. Convert.
(Also, if we're going with the creation theory — the one that says, essentially, "everything must have had a creator. Except God, who is mysteriously exempt" — I say, what's the difference between you taking the cut-off point as "except God" and me taking the cut-off point as "except the universe"?)
2: I heartily dislike going into any church.
Make of that what you will – maybe I'm just to sinful to like it. Rather like vampires can't enter churches. Except in real life, and without the pointy teeth and immortality.
Or maybe, just maybe, I feel that it's disrespectful.
Because I can see that it is a holy place for many people, and I feel nothing for it. It makes me uncomfortable, as though I'm intruding.
Especially when, as part of the service, I am required to say that I believe in God. (I didn't say it, by the way. Because that would be lying.)
3: I don't think Christianity (or indeed Judaism or Islam) have a particularly good track record when it comes to tolerance.
I can't really comment on the other major religions – Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism… – because I simply don't know enough.
But it's easy to see that the more "Western" religions don't do so well.
All this stuff about gay people being sinful and perverted, and about a woman's place being, well, wherever she'll shut the fuck up, and how every other religion is doomed to the fiery depths of Hell, and….
No. Just no.
I happen to think that if you want to believe there are little happy pixies in the bottom of your garden that created the world, that's fine and lovely.
Just don't try to foist your happy little pixies on me.
So why is it that when organised religion gets involved, suddenly anybody believing in the happy pixies are [heathens/ heretics/ infidels/ fucking stupid] and liable to [death by stoning/ banishment/ media stereotyping/ attempts at "saving their souls"]?
Why can't they just live and let live?
More to the point, why on earth would I want to get involved with an organisation that actively goes against my most major form of politics — feminism? Which leads me on to…
4: I am a feminist.
And as such – athough (because I always feel I should put this disclaimer) I don't speak for every feminist or indeed any particular feminist 'ideology' – I have a lot of ideals that set me at odds with organised religion.
Such as, the fact that I am unapologetically in favour of premarital sex. Which seems to be a fairly common no-no in religious circles.
Or the fact that I regard the right to an abortion as a very good thing.
Or the fact that I don't believe that women should either "submit to their husbands", nor "be their husband's better half". The former because – oh, just fuck off if you can't see why that annoys me – and the latter because it's yet another example of men being given the implied OK to behave badly – they are the "worse half", logically, after all. And I, as the woman, should just forgive their faults, because hey, I'm "better", I can afford to seem magnanimous.
Both of those examples come from the man who was trying to convert me, by the way.
I could go on in this department. But I'm sure you get the gist.
So, without the faith, without finding any comfort in the holy buildings, communities or ideals…
Tell me, why on earth I would want to convert?
Be disgusted:Posted: November 30, 2007 Filed under: building brick walls, Rampant Feminism | Tags: appearance, children, girly bits, sex, taboos, the world as we know it 2 Comments
This is American.
The age of consent in America is 18.
That girl is a girl; ie, a lot younger than 18.
And she's wearing a T-Shirt with the words "Mike's Girl" above a heart-framed picture of a guy (presumably 'Mike') with his arms around her.
And a pair of knickers with the word "Mike's" on it.
She's practically prepubescant!
And some dickhead has decided to use her in an advert to market "sexy clothing" that clearly implies that both she and her cunt (presumably for sexual purposes) are the property of "Mike", whoever the fuck "Mike" is.
This is what feminism is about – protecting girls and women from the crap that flies their way every single day, just because their genitalia goes in instead of out.
Random Fool Of The Day:Posted: November 23, 2007 Filed under: building brick walls, Rampant Feminism | Tags: drivel-purveyors, LGBTQ thoughts, on my list of men to avoid, public transport, sex, taboos, the world as we know it 6 Comments
The man who wrote a four hundred word column entitled My Girlfriend Didn't Like Porn.
Sadly, I threw the paper away in a fit of extreme irritation, mixed with thoughts about porn that probably would've got me thrown off the bus for indecency had anybody else known about them. If only he could have heard them, however, he might never have had the foolishness to write that column.
Because lots of women don't like porn. In fact, lots of men don't like porn. It's just that, like so many things, porn has long been classified as a kind of "boy's toy", something that every man should enjoy, yet unnatainable for us weak little hysterical women.
And there are many different reasons why many different people don't like many different types of porn.
Personally, I harbour mixed feelings.
I don't mind the idea of porn per se, but the way that porn is produced and packaged means that I don't really want to go near it, although I have seen some.
It makes me very uncomfortable wondering just how much coersion was used, how much force, how much blackmail. I feel sick at the thought that I might be witnessing a rape – and worse, enjoying it. Especially since venturing onto literotica, which is a site dedicated to erotic literature, funnily enough. Some of the fantasies I read about there – stories of professional rapists, an entire section entitled "nonconsent/reluctance" (I'm impressed by the euphamisms, but really, if you don't consent, then that is rape) – have shown me that it's a frighteningly common thought. And I know that rape fantasties don't always equal wanting to rape or be raped, but even so, it's not something I like to find so frequently.
And there's another problem.
It's all designed to be watched by a certain type of man.
"I went into one shop," one of my friends told me recently, "and there was a small stand in the corner for 'gay sex' – where all of the video covers featured men – and a whole wall full of covers showing blonde hair and big breasts."
It's so common. I hate it.
I hate it that the existance of real lesbians is completely denied, because of course they're just doing it for the man's enjoyment. As though his cock is the most important thing in the world.
I hate it that every woman is assumed to be bisexual, and that the man who wrote this stupid, stupid column pouted that his girlfriend didn't want to watch two women, although he point-blank refused to watch two men.
I hate it that all 'mainstream' porn is about Teh Menz.
And I hate it that the most sought-after scenes in 'mainstream' porn seem to be:
a) a blowjob, which is, by nature, intended for the sole pleasure of the man
b) anal sex – the man penatrating the woman – which is unlikely to give the woman any pleasure, since our G-spot is nowhere near (and ok, I wouldn't normally pander to stereotypes, but guys, have you ever thought to ask for directions?)
c) the 'money shot' – watching the man come, usually over the woman.
I for one don't find it at all sexy thinking of having a guy shoving something into an orifice of mine that's only designed to have waste food come out, or indeed getting his come all over my nose.
There. Done. Now if only I could reduce that down to 400 words, and convince the editors of The London Paper that they wanted to print my vitriol, sarcasm and general rage, I would be a woman triumphant. At least until the readers voted on whether they liked me….
On a Different Note….Posted: October 25, 2007 Filed under: building brick walls, Navel-Gazing | Tags: sex, taboos, the world as we know it, things we need to know 2 Comments
… I've been thinking about cheating.
Not the kind of cheating you'd describe as the result of being the (rather unscrupulous) Banker in a family game of Monopoly, with the chance to con your sister.
The kind of cheating you you'd describe as infidelity.
Anecdotal evidence has shown that, at least amongst my peer group, the women are much less likely to forgive than the men. In fact, we have already found three couples in which the guys have said that, in theory, they would take their girlfriends back, while said girlfriends have reacted with shock and horror, and also said that, were positions reversed, they would never take their boyfriends back.
I don't know what this means. It's just there.
Frankly, I find the guys' stance on cheating strange, to say the least.
I've always thought that love, and relationships, are based on trust, especially in those relationships we have most choice over: our friends and partners. And perhaps I have a very blinkered view on what constitutes love.
I wouldn't trust my grandmother further than the TV she sees men behind. I have some affection for her, as she is, after all, an elderly woman and my father's mother, but I don't think that I have any real love for her.
On the other hand, I have a deep love for both of my mother's parents, which I feel stems from long, trusting and mutually respectful relationships.
I have moved away from many people, both friends and boyfriends, when I felt that I could no longer trust them. In some cases I could be civil, and in others I could not bear to be in their company, but in all of those failed relationships was the gut feeling that any further relationship with those people would be worthless and meaningless in the absence of the trust I once had.
And so, when people say that they would forgive their partners cheating on them, I am incredulous. Some things are unforgiveable, and many, many more are unforgettable.
I've heard the argument used that infidelity indicates a fundamental flaw in the relationship, and might be the saving of it, as it forces the couple to talk about what went wrong.
For me, that seems foolish. Because what kind of relationship is worth having, when you can't talk about those kinds of flaws to begin with?
I am a talkative person, but to be honest, if somebody did that to me, I don't know if I'd even have anything left to say to them, as I walked away and got them the hell out of my life.
An open question…Posted: October 23, 2007 Filed under: building brick walls | Tags: cake on head, sex, taboos, the written word 2 Comments
To the person from Melissa, Texas, who found my blog – and actually followed the link – after googling "banging women till it hurts"…….
What the fuck?!
Also, what were you doing on page 83 of that search? Surely you could have found more, er, relevant sites on, say, page one?
I'd actually really like an answer to this…..
In New Job LandPosted: October 18, 2007 Filed under: General Foolishness, Navel-Gazing, Rampant Feminism, Sarcasm Alert, Troll-Baiting | Tags: cake on head, girly bits, sex, the world as we know it, work 1 Comment
I'm currently administrating in the kitchens for a big office block in central London.
I wouldn't mention this, were it not for the hysterical conversation I had today with some of the chefs….
Female Chef: Did you see that programme last night, the relationship help one, where this couple rated each other for sex? The woman gave her husband "2/10″….
[chuckles all round the table]
Female Chef: But at the end they asked them again and they both said "8"
Male Chef 1: Awww, man! Could she not have said "10"? Just for the ego boost, know what I'm sayin'?
[general agreement from other Male Chefs]
Male Chef 1: [earnestly] But you can't put a Mercedes engine in a Ford, know what I mean?
Male Chef 2: If you're crap, you're crap. I last 20 seconds, know what I'm saying?
Male Chef 3: Well, you could keep going…. 20 seconds… and another 20 seconds…
Male Chef 1: Yeah, man, my girlfriend told me I was like superman, I was that quick….
Me: Given the underwear superman wears, I'm not sure that was a compliment
Male Chef 1: Yeah, well, it wasn't till afterwards I realised what she meant by it.
Male Chef 2: … And this couple's been together since they were like thirteen, fourteen…
Male Chef 1: Damn, I'd get bored, man!
Male Chef 2: Yeah… I mean variety is the spice of life, know what I'm saying? Banging the same pussy all the time, what's the variety in that?
Me: [thoughtfully] You've got to pity the girl, too, if he's got a really tiny cock….
[female chef almost chokes whilst laughing. Male chefs look slightly disturbed. My work here is done....!]
Business As UsualPosted: October 11, 2007 Filed under: Navel-Gazing, Sarcasm Alert | Tags: cake on head, girly bits, sex, things we need to know Leave a comment
Because I found that somebody had come to my blog by asking,
"What makes women grumpy before their periods?"
In the words of politicians everywhere, I'm glad you asked me that!
So we should all know by now (I've said it enough, anyway!) that when women bleed, it's because they're shedding the excess lining of their womb, that would have become home to a fertilised egg and eventually turned into the placenta, assuming that there was a fertilised egg to begin with, which there presumably wasn't.
Anyway. One of the reasons women get grumpy before their period is because, to shed this lining (and some blood), their wombs have mini (or not so mini, depending) contractions. You know, like the ones that make women scream when they're busy giving birth. Those ones.
Although I am assured on all sides that period pains are nowhere near as bad as trying to force a child's head through a gap that may not normally accept more than, say, three fingers, they are still bad.
They hurt. Quite a lot. The nearest I could imagine describing it for somebody who doesn't get periods is really, really bad wind. When you feel tight, and bloated, and your insides feel like they're twisting round and squeezing each other for no good reason.
And pain makes you grumpy. Shocking, really, isn't it?
I mean, I know women are meant to have higher pain thresholds than men, due to the fact they're "meant" to have sproglets (which means that the phrase "take it like a man" is a bit foolish, really, but I'll pass that by) but seriously, that doesn't mean we don't feel anything.
Other reasons women get grumpy before their periods:
- They know that their period is due, and are just a bit fucked off that once again they'll have to deal with all the lugging around of "sanitary" stuff that feels like you're wearing a nappy, or means that you're forced into poking fingers (and other things) into yourself in public toilets – nice!
- The hormones that usually swirl around their bodies are doing so in different amounts, which is a little confusing for us, and can make us homicidal.
- They know that their period may mean curtailing their sex lives, or additional washing (potential staining) of sheets, which is irritating.
- It makes them so hungry that nothing they eat, no matter how much they eat, will stop that feeling. And being hungry for a minimum of five days straight, knowing that I can't do anything about it, really, really pisses me off.
- Their cycle is a bit screwed up, and now they've got their period, again. And they weren't meant to.
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but hey, I'm sure people will add to it if they really feel the need!
The Tudors (Or, Look – Breasts!)Posted: October 9, 2007 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: cake on head, girly bits, sex, the written word 1 Comment
A strange subject for a post, you might think. It gets stranger. Enjoy!
The Tudors is the name of a new UK TV series, all about, well, the Tudors. Or, at least, Henry VIII, he of the 6 wives. Now, I happen to love that period of history, partly because it's reasonably well documented, partly because I studied it in some depth, and partly because it's full of sex and death.
This is something that (I hope) made Philippa Gregory lots of money; she found the great scandals and controversies of the time, and made them into novel form, choosing the explanation that involved the most sex and death. And so, for instance, the premise of The Virgin's Lover is that Elizabeth I, our famous virgin queen, married to England (and not to be confused with Elizabeth II, the elderly woman who is at present our reigning monarch and is clearly not a virgin), was in fact having a rather heated affair with her advisor, Robert Dudley. It's an entertaining thought.
Anyway, the BBC evidently latched on to this idea even more enthusiastically than I did, because what I saw of the first episode was, quite simply, sex and death.
There was no real form of introduction, no easing in of characters, but in the half an hour I watched, there was a sudden, violent and bloody death and two gratuitous sex scenes, each involving a large amount of breast.
Needless to say, they somehow managed penatrative sex whilst simultaneously retaining their underwear. Funnily enough I find this a lot stranger now than I used to as a child.
It was a strange position to be in – I was deeply irritated by the pointlessness of that much sex being aired, but at the same time, I was well aware that had I been even two years younger, I would have been watching avidly, trying to work out how the hell it worked, and where their legs were going.
Which is almost as bad as guys using porn "to see how it's done", because the whole thing was ridiculously unrealistic. Apart from the breasts, which were almost certainly real!
I was disappointed, to be honest. I felt that it could have been a lot better, and it annoyed me that it wasn't.
Especially since that was my first attempt at watching TV on my own for years.
I mean that, actually. I can't remember the last time I sat down to watch a program purely for myself.
So I think I'm going to conclude, once again, that all in all, I'd rather read a good book.
And Philippa Gregory is high on my list of authors.
(A surprise contender for the top list is Stef Penney, who wrote The Tenderness of Wolves. It seemed to be a "book group" book and I was all set to ignore it, but Mum had a copy, I got bored, and actually, it's a really good read.)
And I'm also going to conclude that even when TV sounds like it might be half-decent, it's probably shite.


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Ashburn-- Two early morning fights near a club send a trooper and a teenager to the hospital. Beer bottles and bricks were thrown, damaging several police cars. Citizens are saying the early morning brawl was sparked by racial tension, but law enforcement say that's not the case.
In the early morning hours, under a peaceful full moon,there was no peace.
Instead, evidence of a massive street fight is dumped in the trash. Witness Shirley Young said: "They pulling out guns and all with kids around, that don't make no sense, see what I'm saying."
The aftermath, broken beer bottles and T-shirts splattered with police mace. "He came and sprayed me dead in my face," said Club Owner Tino Burgess.
Ashburn Police and state troopers were called out to several fights on West Madison Avenue, near the New Traffic Light Bar. But when blue lights appeared, the fight took a turn, sending one trooper to the hospital.
Burgess said, "I heard he got hit in the eye, or whatever, he deserved whatever he got tonight, true enough."
Club owner Burgess says the injured trooper encouraged the brawl. "The other cop tripped my nephew, busted his face all up and the state patrolman hit him in the head with a flashlight and that's when everybody got out of control."
People started collecting bricks and throwing them at law enforcement, busting police car windshields.
"Black people didn't like the way they've done us and they unleashed," Burgess said.
But, Police Chief Ben Sumner says it has nothing to do with race. "Here at the Ashburn Police Department, we do things by the book," said Ashburn Police Chief Ben Sumner. "It doesn't matter who you are.
Burgess' nephew was the only one arrested, but video tape from the police cars may change that. "Take those videos and get some still shots to identify some of these people who damaged our vehicles so they can be incarcerated," the chief said.
Six law enforcement agencies responded to the fight. The club has been open for eight months.
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As Democrats and Republicans fall all over themselves trying to come up with ways not to raise payroll taxes on millions of Americans — all with an eye toward next fall's elections — there is another, more sinister proposal working its way through Congress.
The Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., by a vote of 93-7.
That measure would have, if not for an amendment offered by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., allowed the military to hold, indefinitely, without charge, terror suspects arrested inside or outside the United States, including American citizens. And it would have transferred authority to prosecute those individuals from the Justice Department to the military.
Certainly, if not for the amendment that states: "Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect existing law or authorities relating to the detention of United States citizens, lawful resident aliens of the United States or any other persons who are captured or arrested in the United States," the president would have been forced to use his veto power. The amendment passed 99-1. Who was the lone holdout? Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz.
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Rush County Sheriff's Department Chief Deputy Duane Raab recently announced that the RCSD and Rushville Police Department will kick off what has become an annual event known as "Operation Pull Over (OPO) today as a means to enforce Indiana seat belt laws.
According to the deputy, as the weather turns warmer and area schools release students for summer vacation more people are out traveling, elevating the potential for serious motor vehicle accidents.
In an effort to make city and county roads a safer environment for all drivers and their passengers, local law enforcement agencies are participating in a national enforcement blitz that will continue until June 2.
"Officers will be conducting special patrols both day and night targeting drivers and passengers who fail to buckle up," the deputy said.
The most current statistics available have found that although more drivers are adhering to seat belt requirements there is still room for improvement, with 61 percent of the nearly 11,000 victims in fatal crashes the previous 12 months not properly restrained or wearing a seat belt at the time of their accident.
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During 2012's "Click It or Ticket" Indiana law enforcement personnel handed out more the 18,000 citations to motorists and their passengers for noncompliance to seatlbelt laws.
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Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages rose this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 4.08 percent, up from 4.03 percent at this same time last week.
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered around 4.10 percent for the majority of the week, peaking at 4.17 percent on Thursday before easing back down to the current rate today.
"Mortgage rates were subdued last week as ongoing geopolitical concerns and economic softness in Europe encouraged investors to buy U.S. mortgage-backed securities as a safe haven," said Erin Lantz, vice president of mortgages at Zillow. "This week, we expect international headlines, rather than U.S. economic data, to drive any meaningful changes to mortgage rates."
Additionally, the 15-year fixed mortgage rate this morning was 3.12 percent, and for 5/1 ARMs, the rate was 2.77 percent.
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Since the recession, the income gap is widening, especially in large cities. But some, including one Florida city, are more equal than others, according to a review of U.S. Census Bureau data by the Brookings Institution.
The nonprofit public policy organization found that cities with high income equality "may fail to produce housing and neighborhoods accessible to middle-class workers and families, so that those who move up or down the income ladder ultimately have no choice but to move out."
Brookings applied the 95/20 income ratio to measure income equality. The figure takes the income that would have a family earning more than 95 percent of all households and divides it by the income at which a family would be earning more than only 20 percent of other households. This number is the income ratio. A low number represents high equality and a high number represents inequality.
In the United States, larger cities remain more unequal in income than smaller cities and towns. For 2012 the national average as a whole was 9.1, but in large cities it was 10.8.
Atlanta has the highest gap, with an income ratio of 18.8 percent.
San Francisco, the No. 2 city for income inequality, has a ratio of 16.6 percent. Brookings stated that skyrocketing housing costs may increasingly preclude low-income residents from finding a new home in the area altogether.
Miami is the No. 3 city with the highest inequality and an income ratio of 15.7. Brookings found that although Miami has many poor residents and neighborhoods, the city manages to retain several very wealthy areas.
Boston (No. 4) has an income ratio of 15.3. No. 5, Washington, D.C., has an income ratio of 13.3, followed close by the No. 6 city, New York, with a ratio of 13.2.
Oakland, Calif., is No. 7 with an income ratio of 12.7, with Chicago, Los Angeles and Baltimore with income ratios of 12.5, 12.3, and 12.2, respectively.
Which cities are faring better?
Virginia Beach, Va., leads the top 10 cities with the lowest income inequality, with an income ratio of 6.0 – well below the national average. Arlington, Texas, is No. 2 with an income ratio of 7.3.
Mesa, Ariz., is No. 3, with an income ratio of 7.5. Wichita, Kan., is tied with Las Vegas with an income ratio of 7.7.
The No. 6 city is Colorado Springs, Colo., at 7.9. Fort Worth, Texas, has an income ratio of 8.1, followed closely by Omaha, Neb., at 8.2 and Raleigh, N.C., at 8.3.
The last large city on the list is Oklahoma City with an income ratio of 8.5.
By Laura Vecsey
She's Out!
Supermodel-turned-powerhouse host Heidi Klum is selling the Brentwood Estates home she bought out of foreclosure in 2010 with her ex-husband, Seal.
The Mediterranean-style villa was done over in Klum style and includes 8 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and more than 12,300 square feet. The 8.5-acre estate is just off Mandeville Canyon in one of L.A.'s most prestigious neighborhoods, hence the list price: $25 million.
The "Project Runway" host bought the place for $14.2 million, but then threw some major cash in to make it her own little piece of heaven.
The spread includes a motor court with a fountain, an infinity-edge pool and spa, a koi pond, a formal rose garden, a rolling lawn for golf putting and driving, a children's playhouse and slide, ocean views and "secret gardens."
Inside, the dining room was imported from Paris, where it was a private dining room in a hotel. The previous owner reconstructed it in the home. In the library, there is an ornate wooden bookcase that came from Napoleon's French country home.
By Christina Sturgis
Birthing a business takes brains, determination and luck. Does the Tampa Bay region have the atmosphere to nurture an enterprise in its formative years?
Wallet Hub issued a report recently ranking Tampa 32nd of 150 cities for starting a business, but nearby St. Petersburg ranked much lower, 61st. The analysts favored regions with low costs for office space, employee salaries, real estate and general living expenses.
Other factors are the corporate tax structure, employee availability, length of workday, existing entrepreneurial activity, the five-year business survival rate, the proportion of businesses to population, the variety of industries and the overall welcoming attitude toward small business.
The Sunshine State is very well represented on the list. Cape Coral is 9th, Tallahassee is 3rd, Orlando is 37th, Miami is 57th, Fort Lauderdale is 86th and Hialeah is 108th on the list of 150 cities, which begins with top-ranked Jacksonville and ends with Newark, N.J.
Paul Mason, professor of economics at the University of North Florida, said Jacksonville has a lot to offer those wanting to start a new business. …Full Story
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Jane Fonda Parting with Santa Fe Ranch
Actress and activist Jane Fonda is ready to part with her 2,000-acre New Mexico spread called Forked Lightning Ranch outside of Santa Fe. She has listed the home for sale for $19.5 million.
Fonda bought the ranch in 2000, around the time she separated for good from her ex-husband and CNN founder Ted Turner. He is the largest private owner of land in the nation, so it's apparent that Turner's love of Western lands rubbed off on Fonda. But now Fonda says she doesn't have time to visit anymore, even though it was her sanctuary.
Before choosing the location for the house she built on the land, Fonda said she spent two years fly-fishing, hiking, camping and horseback riding to learn everything about the property and its sunrises, sunsets, views and weather patterns.
The main home is almost 10,000 square feet, and there's also a guesthouse and stable.
Former Disney Estate Sells
The Carolwood estate in L.A.'s coveted Holmby Hills neighborhood once owned by Walt Disney has sold for $74 million.
The home was once listed for as much by $90 million and offered by the high-end brokerage to the stars, The Agency. But even at the final sale price, it was still the fourth most expensive home sale in the United States so far this year.
Carolwood measures 35,000 square feet and has 8 bedrooms and 17 bathrooms. The seller was investor Gabriel Brener, who co-owns the Houston Dynamo soccer club.
Sinatra's New York, New York Pad For Sale
Frank Sinatra's "glittering grotto" in the sky is for sale in New York City. Of course, it has been completely renovated since they days when the place served as party central for Sinatra & company.
Located in The Edgewater, a white-glove building on a cul-de-sac overlooking the East River at 530 East 72nd Street in the Lenox Hill section of Manhattan, the apartment was a party pad for the Rat Pack and other high-society figures, including regulars like Mia Farrow, President Kennedy and Sammy Davis, Jr.
The residence – nicknamed the "glittering grotto" by Andy Warhol –
had been listed for as high as $5.595 million, but its current list price is now $4.995 million.
The 3,200-square-foot residence has 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows and two wraparound terraces. The master suite upstairs includes a wet bar, and the master bedroom is elevated.
Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed mortgages fell this week, with the current rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace at 4.03 percent, down from 4.06 percent at this same time last week.
The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hovered around 4.08 percent for the majority of the week, before dropping modestly to the current rate on Tuesday morning.
"Last week, mortgage rates remained stable as the Federal Open Market Committee's policy statement contained few surprises," said Erin Lantz, vice president of mortgages at Zillow. "With little anticipated economic news this week, we expect rates will remain steady, similar to the pattern they've held for the past few weeks."
Additionally, the 15-year fixed mortgage rate this morning was 3.0 percent, and for 5/1 ARMs, the rate was 2.79 percent.
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When finding the right place to live and work, the availability of public transportation can play a major role in the decision-making process. Commute times and stress can be reduced substantially when public transit is available, and with the rising costs of gas, it can be economical as well.
Walk Score ranked the best cities for public transit on a scale of 100, with 100 being a perfect score, based on availability, usefulness and the scope of public transportation available within a city.
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Former Gov. Romney Sells Massachusetts Condo
So long, Massachusetts?
Mitt Romney, the former governor of the Bay State, and his wife, Ann, have parted company with their adopted home state. According to reports, the couple has sold their Belmont condo for $1.2 million.
The home served as the couple's home base during Romney's failed presidential run in 2012, and with much larger compounds in New Hampshire, Utah and California, it's not as if the Romneys needed another place to hang their hats.
According to the Boston Globe, the Romneys bought Unit 65 in the Woodlands at Belmont Hill development about four years ago for $895,000. They had owned another Boston area home for 20 years before selling that place for $3.5 million several years ago. …
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There is finally some good news for first-time homebuyers coming out of Washington.
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Melvin Watt, the regulator who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced that he is reversing plans to reduce the agency's role in the mortgage market.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, organizations that buy loans and package them into securities, were created to increase liquidity in the housing market. But the institutions were also at the heart of the housing crisis in 2007 and received $187.5 billion in taxpayer funds to stay afloat. But the recent rebound in the housing market led to the two agencies recently recording record profits.
Today, the two companies back about two-thirds of new U.S. home loan originations, giving them a broad influence on lending and credit availability.
In remarks delivered before a Congressional committee on May 13, Watt said, "Our overriding objective is to ensure that there is broad liquidity in the housing-finance market and to do so in a way that is safe and sound."
Earlier this year, Watt announced he was delaying a planned increase in the fee the companies charge banks to guarantee loans. The fees, which are usually passed on to borrowers by lenders, were expected to increase rates on 30-year fixed rate loans.
The move should be good news to the millions of current renters who say they want to buy a home.
According to the Zillow Housing Confidence Index, millions of current renters nationwide aspire to buy a home in the next year, suggesting strong demand among potential first-time homebuyers if market conditions are favorable.
In Tampa, 58.2 percent of renters said they aspire to buy a home while 13 percent said they expected to buy a home within a year. While the housing inventory in Tampa increased 15.4 percent in 2013, higher mortgage rates may have held back some potential buyers.
Zillow reported that its Housing Confidence Index stood at 62.6 percent in Tampa, slightly below the national average of 63.7 percent.
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By Christina Sturgis
Movoto.com recently compiled a list of the top 10 "most stressed" cities starting with the nation's capital. What can this list, which includes Miami, tell us about keeping our cool in Tampa?
The editors crunched the numbers: hours worked, unemployment, commuting time, cost of living and the crime rate for the nation's major cities and came up a list that starts with Washington, D.C., and follows with New York City, Miami, San Francisco, Jersey City, Oakland, Calif., Chicago, Newark, N.J., Philadelphia and Los Angeles.
The analysis begins with a look at economic indicators, "usual hours worked" as compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, a measure of whether businesses have more or less demand for labor, and unemployment. Tampa's hours fell from 39.6 to 39.1 in the years of the study, due to involuntary part-time work and decreased overtime.
The unemployment rate for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan statistical area is 6.3 percent, implying a bit less stress than in the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metropolitan statistical area, where the rate is 5.9 percent. …Full Story
By Christina Sturgis
The Tampa metropolitan area rental market is a bit more affordable than the Sunshine State or the nation as a whole, according to Zillow, but that does not mean making rent is easy for all households.
The rent list price is $1,150, up 15 percent from last year, and the Zillow rent index is $1,213, while the prices are $1,409 for Florida and $1,311 for the United States.
A household is considered "burdened" rental costs if their monthly housing costs equal or exceed 35 percent of their income, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A federal study released in April 2013 found that 49.33 percent of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater households were burdened by housing costs, higher than the national percentage of 44.32.
The dubious honor of highest percentage of rent-burdened households went to the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach at 55.67 percent, exceeding the 45.75 percent of struggling households in the New York-Northern, N.J.-Long Island area, known for its high cost of living. …Full Story


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jerskin Wrote:
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In a gun fight there is no fair. As for home defense, a sawed off 12 guage with #4 buck shot and an extended magazine tube is just the weapon, the #4 buck will not penatrate walls as easily as the .223, or the .45ACP for that matter but puts out lead in a spread so accuracy isn't necessary, point and spray till the bad guys stop! However if it's Obama's thugs coming to take my guns, I would prefer an AR-15 or if the gloves came off, an M-60 machine gun with a good gunners mate and a thousand rounds of .308 ammo.


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|Protective Coating Type: Aluminum Oxide
|Assembly Required: Yes
|Tools Needed for Installation: Hammer and Cleats
|Product Warranty: 25 years against wear
|Installation Required: Yes
|Distressed: No
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|Surface Type: Smooth
|Material: Wood
|Species: Amendoim
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|Wood Stain: Yes
|Compatible Subfloor Types: Wooden
|Underlayment Included: No
|Lumber Grade: Clear face cuttings
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|Number of Finish Coats: 9
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Some Notes on using FPGAs
A collection of various information I find useful.
Development BoardsCurrently one of my favorite boards for work is the Avnet Spartan 6 LX9 board. For what you get it's insanely low-cost ($90). It includes a whole setup for working with the Microblaze core including a SDK license. It also includes a ChipScope license, see my blog post on the subject for some details.
For doing SDR work I had made my own development board, see ProjectMouldyRF.
Programming ToolsI've collected some information about using an FTDI FT2232D device as a programmer on Using JTAG over USB.
I also have described how to program CPLDs (or FPGAs) using SVF files, and automated the creation of such files along with the programming. See SVF Player over USB