Did you know that beer has a wider range of flavor than wine? Did you know that Guiness is actually a rather “light” bodied or more “drinkable” beer on the spectrum of beers and not a “thick milkshake?” Did you know that it is recommended to age certain beers for many years, similar to wine? If you don’t know these things or disagree with them, then you should probably read on. I’ve been a beer drinker for the better part of 10 years, though only the last three years have been devoted to drinking high quality beer. We’ll start from the beginning.

I have been, on numerous occasions, jokingly called a man whore by friends.  As my life has progressed, specific events have caused me to realize that my friends may not have been joking…
Allow me to tell just one story.
The Background:
This took place last year, I was Junior in college and had taken a semester off to go on co-op and work with a company.  As I was searching for housing I found a nearby college and decided it would be fun to live on a campus.  I moved into a three story house occupied …

I was employed for a number of years at Syracuse University’s IT support center, Computing & Media Services.  I mostly provided student support, dealing with account issues and broken computers.  In my private life, I usually find myself in the role of computer repair guy for everyone I know. As such, I have had all sorts of odd technology problems brought before me, some amusing only to those of us tech nerds who find technology foibles funny, and some that would surprise and amuse just about anyone who has ever …

Trank’s Tranny Tale®
Aight, so a few years ago when I lived in the east bay, over in Fremont I was a member of that site HotorNot. I see this girls’ picture. She’s Filipino and about 5′9 or so with a great body. Of course I think she’s hot so I click “yes” to meet her. She clicks “yes” back so I message her about whatever. She replied back with her number and simply “Call me”. Hmmm, I thought that was pretty forward of her but hey whatever.
So the next day …

So… about 3-4 months ago I was playing some $160 online poker tournaments on Full Tilt Poker, I got to the final 2 with the same player and offered a prize split. He refused but we began talking on MSN. He talked with me fairly regularly for about a week or two until one day he said he couldnt deposit and needed around $150 to play a tournament. At first I didnt want to but eventually decided if he wants to screw me out of a $150 and be a terrible person so be it. Later he wanted more…

I have always been colorblind. I cannot see the color red correctly and I am also shade-blind. This isn’t the rarest of things in the world as about 4% of people (~8% of males, and 1/2% of females) have some sort of color deficiency. However, I get questions about this all the time and figured I would let people know a little about it.
Most people are very confused as to what I might see the color red as, and more-so, how do I even know that I …

Yes, I am working for a newspaper. And no, I haven’t been here for ages and can reflect on the good times, I just got out of college and began less than a year ago. Sure, if I knew as a freshman what I know now, I might have made different choices, but it’s all candy and nuts my friends … candy and nuts.