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     Alright, so getting back on track with posting is a priority for me. We’ll see how long I can keep it.

     First I’d like to post about something near and dear to my heart: beer. Sadly, it’s not good news about beer though. Thanks but no thanks to Nickel at www.fivecentnickel.com for the pointer but the Independent reports that the cost of beer is going up.
     They report that because of farmers in the United States switching from growing hops to growing corn due to increased corn prices because of the growing demand for corn-based ethanol, the cost of hops, and thus beer, is going up. Now there’s an economics lesson that could accompany this but I’ll forgo it for now because BEER IS GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE! GAH!!
     Not only is hops the problem but so is barley. The Independent reports that because corn is being directed more and more towards ethanol and less being sent to cattle and pork farmers that the livestock farmers are searching for other grains to feed their herds and in many cases they are feeding them barley, another ingredient of beer.
     There’s a whole social commentary that could go along with this like alternative fuels & energy, commodity markets & ag economics, and the economics of beer but the one thing that I want to say right now is: damn it.