The Crowhill Journal

Pigweed and Crowhill drink and review Manor Hill’s Farmhouse Ale, then discuss political parties, the parliamentary system, and representation.

We all know the two main political parties: Democrats and Republicans. Then there are the “big three” alternative parties: the Libertarian Party, the Green Party, and the Constitution Party. But there are quite a few more. The boys review the list of also-ran parties, which includes about a hundred communist and socialist parties, then they discuss parliamentary systems and democracy in general.

In this episode of “Nooze and Booze,” Pigweed and Crowhill tackle the Coronavirus. Where did it come from? How deadly is it? How contagious? Will this become a pandemic? What do we know about this latest threat to civilized society? Should we all panic, or is this just swine flu all over again?

Mrs Crowhill and I like to dance. Mostly variations of swing, but some other styles as well. These are partner dances, in which people actually touch and interact with each other, rather than standing a couple feet apart, pretending they suffer from epileptic fits.

In partner dances, you usually have a leader and a follower. Or, in more ancient tongue, a man and a woman.

The idea that the man leads doesn’t fit well with modern sensibilities, so in almost every dance class, the instructor goes to embarrassing and painful lengths to make politically correct exclamations.

“In this dance, and in no other circumstance in life, the man leads,” etc.

It’s annoying.

It’s not the most annoying thing in a dance lesson. People who interrupt the instructor with idiotic comments, people showing off (acting like the sort of people who joined the theater club in high school), and people who can’t follow simple instructions …. Those are all more annoying. But the social gymnastics over men leading are in the top 5, I would say.

This story is courtesy of Dave.

Imagine you’re in Kansas City, and you need to get home to D.C.

All you have is a Peter Pan voucher for any bus trip you like, and $10 in cash.

You go to the station and notice there are two buses that will be leaving in 2 hours. One goes to D.C., the other goes to Chicago.

In the meanwhile, you’re hungry, so you go into the station diner to get a bite.

At one table there’s a man in an immaculate Peter Pan driver’s uniform. His pants are clean and pressed. His shirt is unwrinkled, and you wish you could tie a tie that well. He’s engaged in polite conversation with a diverse group of interesting, smiling people. His table manners are impeccable, and his hair is perfect.

While you’re admiring this fellow, you hear some cursing from another table. You turn to see a scruffy looking rapscallion in the tattered remnants of a uniform. He’s speaking roughly to some poor young woman. You happen to notice that he’s also tweeting some inappropriate comments about his enemies.

You stand there and wonder, which bus should I take?

P&C drink and review Crowhill’s Brown Ale, then discuss the strange history and beliefs of Mormonism.

The Book of Mormon was published in 1830, amidst the religious ferment of the Second Great Awakening. Mormonism was born in an area of the country that also gave us Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah’s Witnesses and other quasi-Christian groups.

Joseph Smith started out as a treaure-hunting huckster, and somehow convinced people he was able to translate an unknown language with his magic eyeglasses.

The early history of Mormonism is ugly and bloody, but they eventually made it to Utah, where they settle down under Brigham Young.

In addition to the strange history of the movement, Mormonism has a series of odd beliefs about God, human history, salvation and other issues.