Cyclist, Wine Lover, Home Brewer, Coffee Roaster, Traveler, Lab Owner, Technology Architect.

Kevin A. Butler's 2005 Bicycle racing season is in full swing with the heart of the season upon us and Wheel Fast Racing is off to a good start on the road and off! Read about my races in Cycling.

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Our Cabernet/Merlot blend is still ... evolving? That or we'll spend the winter drinking sangria! We already know it makes great sangria thanks to Catherine and Rick. Read more about our Wine.

Summer is here and don't the labradors know it?. Chip and Sam are excited to be begging for biscuits and chasing squirrels in more humane conditions than the Illinois winter. If you know how are summer has been, cold sounds good!

We've got our IPA in the carboy, but realized we used the wrong grain! Rather than the selection for the IPA we accidently brewed the 5 gallons with nothing but peat-smoked malt. Hopefully the beer will be drinkable, if largely remiscent of Smithwick's by a peat fire in Ireland. Read more about our brewing in Beer.

Kim and I just got back from a long weekend in Phoenix and a week in Nuevo Vallarta Mexico. We had a wonderful time soaking up the sun. Our next trip is to Australia in August. I can't wait. Until I have pictures posted, visit Travel for pictures of our trip to Mazatlan Mexico.

Kim has launched her Spring '03 On-line Archives exhibit on Nancy Cunningham Knickerbocker: 19th Century College Leader. Visit the North Central College Archives site for additional exhibits and information.

The past 18 months of business travel are starting to amount to free flights and hotels! So far I've been to Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa, California, Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Maryland, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Georgia, Alabama, Nevada, Arizona, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, Louisiana, Virginia, Tennessee, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and a few I'm sure I'm forgetting. Of course, I still haven't been able to hit Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon and Deleware to complete my tour of the 50 States.