Skatterbrainz World

Ho ho ho.  According to this article, it looks like everyone, their grandparents, their pets and their neighbors, all got iPod devices for the holidays.  Not really a surprise.  It seemed to slip everyone’s mind how that would overwhelm the iTunes servers on Christmas Day.  I wasn’t crazy, after having to make 5-6-even 7 attempts [...]

To drink.  Talk about being spoiled.  My first immersion into the world of beer came in high school.  At that time, the drink du jour was Bud.  Cold, iced, warm, whatever, Bud.  Then came Coors, Mich, and soon after: Heineken, Becks, Sol, and the usual import varieties that are considered second-rate shlock at home.  Much [...]