I like beer.

I'll just step out and say it, beer is a fantastic beverage that can be consumed on a hot day, cold day, during a celebration, at night, after Church, at a ball game, etc.. I confess, I love to figure out any occasion to fit beer in. For example: It's sunny, time for a beer - I'm happy, time for a beer - Listening to great music, time for a beer - Finally taught myself to type the correct way (I'm still not very fast), time for a beer. You get the idea.

A few favorites-
fat tire (all) ------Boddingtons
New Castle ------Wexford Irish Creme Stout
Hoegaarden -----Michael Shea's
Amberbock ------Shinerbock
Sam Adam's ------Coors Lite (Golfing)
Blue Moon -------Stella Atrois
South Paw --------"The Highlife"
Rolling Rock -and of course-- Free

Beer Advocate is a great site.(link)

A little justice

One of the funniest and equally saddest ideas in college, so far anyway, is The Books. Just when you finally get some grasp on how you are going to pay for this unbelievably expensive education, you walk to the bookstore, add up All the books you may or may not need (because the teachers can't decide on teaching the same way, so they all have different requirements), the bookstore clerk tells you the price , and before you can faint, you mess yourself in front of thirty some students, who are already freaking out. Brisk wind? Nope. Maybe more? But, there is some information that could keep this problem from happening again.

The internet, of course, is the place to buy All your books. I went to the school bookstore to get a Used book for a new class I'm taking, and it was only $20 dollars off the outrageous new price of $100. What a crock. There must be a better way, I thought. So, I went on the internet, looked on Amazon, Ebay, and half.com, and found the book I needed for class used for the low, low price of $17.50. Justice.

Now, while I am walking in the halls at school, I often find myself instructing other freaked out students how to fight back against these overpriced, one-use books.

What about buyback? I promise that you can get a better price from an actual student buying your books online than you could get from your local college rip off store.