Messin with AdSense Because I'm constantly embarassed by the crap I'm pimping for AdSense, I thought I'd itemize a few of the luxury items that are an essential part of my life.

Beer - I can't drink domestics anymore. I don't know when or where I became a snob like that. Mostly I get Becks or Heineken. They seem to alternate the grocer's special like Coke and Pepsi. I also will buy more beer before I'm out, and I'll buy a different brand than I have currently. Eventually, I build up a little smorgsbard of imports in the back of the fridge. Right now, I've got a couple Foster's, some Presidente, a Tecate, and some Molsons. I delude myself that I'm some kind of epicure and that this is my little wine collection. Then an afternoon of games I want to watch comes on or I'll cook on the grill for a couple of hours, and I destroy my collection. It's a decidely non-epicurean exercise.
Wait, is beer a luxury item? It must be because the wife is always trying to get me to give it up.

Wine - I don't drink wine. It makes me fall asleep. I used to drink some wine on the days I needed wine for a marinade. Then I would drink a Concho Y Toro merlot. I don't know who introduced me to it but I liked it. Then I realized I didn't need a $10 bottle of wine to marinate a piece of meat. Now I just get generic off the shelf Red Cooking Wine for marinades. The family hasn't noticed a change, and to my knowledge neither has the meat. In defense of the good people at Concho, I took a swig one day of the RCW and the Concho is much better.

Hold it...middle age intrudes.......this will have to do for now  ¶ 1:58 PM