I have a lot stuff on my mind and I need let it out, so here goes. First, I need to say that my grammar and spelling will be terrible because 1) I was not an English major 2) I’ve been drinking 3) no one else will probably read this. So lately I’ve been thing about alcohol addition and whether I’m an addict. I do drink a lot of beer and often. I do usually feel the desire to stop at the liquor store to pick up a new kind of beer and drink it all by myself. But this is why I don’t think I’m an addict. 1) It doesn’t interfere with the important thing with my life. I never go to work drunk or have never gotten a DUI. 2) I’m not hurting anyone by drinking so much and 3) I really think it’s more about the vast variety of beers available than the fact that I’m getting drunk ( although it is a nice fringe benefit). I think I need to spend some time thinking about the beer varieties. I go to the liquor store and see the large amount of beer I have available to me and then my mind starts. I have my favorites ( sierra Nevada pale and CCB Jai Alai) but rarely do I get to drink those because of, what I’ve named “seasonal beer anxiety”. Because of the large amount of seasonal beers available, I’m in the liquor store for 15-20 minutes trying to decide what I want. I miss out on things a lot because of that. For example, I miss out on Lagunitas Brown Sugga again this year because of it. By the way this is a good problem to have, it’s like having too m any sexual partners to choose from. Anyway I’m sobering up and have lost the flow of words to my brain.

Best wishes and Happy Holidays