The importance of finding the perfect local pub in your life is tantamount. I am unfortunate in that there is no decent pub within walking distance from where I live. Hell, there isn't even a Starbucks (for shame!). However, just a short streetcar ride away I have found, thanks to a few friends, what I consider my local... even though it isn't all that local. The House on Parliament is where I spent my birthday weekend. Yes, it is that time of year where I realize I am not getting any younger and so I will drown that realization in booze... lots of it. Well, I do not remember my birthday at all I have taking this opportunity to assume that that means I had a good time.