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    Last night I was at Old Chicago, and decided to try a few new beers. Thoughts:

     

    Sam Adams Cherry Wheat -- delicious. Good cherry flavor without being overpowering. Not overly smooth, or robust, but it had an appealing flavor in the wheat that I enjoyed.

     

    Pete's Wicked Strawberry Blonde -- I ordered it without thinking, and was immediately labeled "gay" by the table. I shrugged it off, but you know what? This was a very gay beer. Very smooth, but an overpowering strawberry taste. So if you like strawberry, get down on this.

     

    Finnegan's Irish Amber Ale -- Locally brewed here in MN, this was my favorite of the night. The only non-fruit flavored beer I had, it was smooth and tasted great. It had more flavor than most amber ales I'm used to. Highly recommended.

     

    Pyramid Apricot Ale -- a friend of mine always sings the praises of Pyramid, and I can see why. Not as strong as the strawberry in the Pete's but a definite apricot flavor. Not as smooth as Pete's either, but still easy to drink and tasted great.

     

    In sum, I'd recommend all four of those beers. But watch out for Pete's if you're at a table full of Republicans, as I was. Even the label is kind of gay.

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    So, I was unemployed for a bit this year, and then worked a few odd jobs before finding something more permanent. As a result, I had 5 W-2s coming. And seeing as a couple of the places I worked at were...less than upstanding, I was worried about receiving them all. As the month of January rolled on, they started coming in. 1...2...3...4.......

     

    A few days after the first of February, and I'm still down a W-2. It's from a pizza place I worked at for a couple of months. So I call, no answer. Nice. I call again, nothing. Hmm. I let it go, being a person who's Type B to a fault, figuring it'll work out, I'll try again later. A couple hours pass, and my buddy calls me. This particular friend is someone who I got a job for at this same pizza place. He's also a complete flake, even if he is a really nice guy. So he calls me, and we get to talking, and guess what? The manager of the pizza place gave him my W-2 to pass along to me.

     

    Now, I'm curious here. I'm no fan of the nuisance lawsuit, but how illegal is this, and can I make any money off of it? I can't in good conscience claim emotional damages, because I'm not losing sleep over the issue, but I'm pretty sure that employers are required by law to mail it to you by 1/31, and I'm also guessing it's something of a legal "faux pas" to pass someone's sensitive financial info to a third party with no legal right to it.

     

    So if we got any lawyers in the house, drop me a line.

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