Seriously, have reporters just pretty much given up on their jobs? Now instead of actually interviewing actual people, they just surf blog comments to beef up their articles?

I’m starting to think I put more work into my joke articles than they do into their real ones.

To get the topic back on beer, I would also note that the Cellars is less than a mile from Cub Foods and also has a great beer selection. It’s not quite at the level of Blue Max, but worth checking out if you’re in the area.

I agree that the liquor laws, as well as the prohibition on auto sales on Sunday are antiquated. (For what it’s worth, I’m also a supporter of transitioning to year-round schools, instead of the summer-off schedule tied back to the days of farming). I generally tend towards common sense in laws (which is why I’ll probably never be a politician).

The utilities are a bit of a different issue as there are bandwidth concerns as well as physical structure limitations. Some of this makes good sense — the government requires providers to organize in different ways because they can’t simply tear into the earth to lay cables unique to each provider.

Same goes for this stupid transition to digital TV. The whole purpose is to free up bandwidth for public safety and other uses. There are fairly good reasons why certain providers can serve certain markets in telecom and other utilities. It’s not always good for the consumer, but maybe a “necessary evil”.

If the liquor stores are doing the correct process of checking ID’s then we have no problem. I know I will card a 10yr old trying to buy a bottle of Colt, it’s common sense. As long as the establishment does the due diligence to keep out those that aren’t supposed to be in there, I don’t care where the store is located. – I might not put one next to a gun shop, but otherwise, ..