It's good to drink beer again. I don't know why, but I've been on a hiatus for weeks. I suppose that's a good thing, you know, not drinking beer and all that. But, man, it tastes good. Our friend, E (not the drug, but Everardo), came over tonight to play Xbox, and, in tow, he brought Guinness and Harp. Thanks to a Black and Tan spoon bought by my wife during our last trip to Dublin, we were able to mix the two, making the special American layered concoction. Good times. (True, you can use Bass, but why? Arthur makes Guinness and Harp so stick with the originals.)

I learned in Galway that the Irish don't drink Black and Tans. At the hotel where we were staying, I had to explain to the bartender how to render it. Needless to say, it lacked the normal separation, but, hey, I learned a lesson: Stick to the straight pints of The Black. The Irish do that nicely--in fact, to no surpirse--better than any place on Earth. Cheers!