Some Midweek Messaging

It's Wednesday.  So why are you here?

Good question.

Since re-jiggering this here blog in September, I've tried creating some sort of routine for the daily ridiculousness.  Recently, this has meant a strategy of oddball anything-goes posts on Monday-Tuesday, with tangential footballery on Thursday-Friday.  There wasn't any grand scheme to this.  It basically evolved, just like the gypsy woman said.

To date, I hadn't attempted adding a fifth day of entries for a couple reasons.  For one, I couldn't think of what else to talk about.  And, secondly, my work schedule had me working from home on Weds.  You'd think I'd be more productive creatively outside the office, but, uh, hey what's on TV right now and hey the dog wants to play and ooh look pretzels and oh what was I saying?

90% of inspiration is avoiding forced participation

Right, so, content.  It occurred to me that some of the stuff I originally liked to post had fallen out of the lineup.  Links to taco/burrito/booze news had withered away like yesterday's jam.  And, if you don't get that info from me, where will you have to turn?  Ruffians?  Hooligans?  Muppets?  I don't want you to do have to do that. So here I am, ready to provide a public service for you.  For you!  Five times a week!  Like a real job! 

You're welcome, planet earth.

• Booze Alert
• If you're a fan of tasty craft beer (and, you should be), you've likely heard about the gigantic beer makers who come in and buy up smaller, quality brewers. It's happened around our local beer mecca here in Portland (goodbye 10 Barrel), and has been occurring in many places around the country.  Worried about what this loss of independence and creativity will foist on us lushes?  Well, fear no more.  Just contribute to TakeCraftBack, a Kickstarter from a group who are working to raise funds to...buy out Anheuser-Busch Inbev.  Um, just under $213 billion dollars to go, and your pint of 10% Wee Heavy Scotch Ale will remain untouched by corporate fingers.  Seems like a worthy idea!
• Burrito Alert
• A $3 burrito (that's good) from Chipotle (that's bad) is available to anyone wearing a Halloween costume.  Yesterday.  Was available.  Oops.  Looks like you wore that sexy George Washington costume for no good reason at all.  Next year, when you're sexy Chet from Weird Science, try not miss out.
• Taco Alert
• Speaking of discounted dysentery, as previously ridiculed on the e-pages of this here site, Taco Bell is running their World Series promotion again this year.  In it, if a player on either team steals a base during the series, everyone in America can get a free taco.  Welp, thanks to the fleet feet of Cameron Maybin from your Houston Astros, a genuine order of crunchy food(?) is available to you for the low, low price of nothing.  

So, when can you get your free taco?  Let's see...Wednesday, November 1st, between 2PM and 6PM...that's...now!  Holy stomach cramps Batman, why are you sitting there reading this.  Go my pretties, go!!!!!

Whatever it takes, my friends.  It's a free taco!!!!!!!