A couple of weeks ago, I awoke to find that my food and beer blogs had gotten eaten by Google. Or the Internet. Or The Machine (as my dearly departed grandparents called any computer). Or else it was just the Man tryin' to keep a sister down. Whatever, the blogs are currently playing harp duets in Blog Heaven. (If, for some ungodly reason, anyone has anything in memory or in the "Machine" or saved, please let me know.)

Nevertheless, I will not let the Man (or Machine) keep me down, so I have started a new blog that combines food and beer and most recently tells of the most awesome Stout Release at Arbor Brewing Company last night.

Click here before the Machine eats my blog again.

By the way, there will be plenty of stouts on hand at Arbor Brewing and the Corner Brewery in honor of my birthday. Oh, I'm sorry, in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Whatever, come on out and buy me a beer 'cuz it should be a good time!

Patti Smith is a special education teacher and blogger. Her birthday really is St. Patrick's Day, and yes, that is how she got her first name.