Beer Protectionism?

CNN right now has its front page plastered with the story that Anheuser-Busch, maker of Budweiser, will be sold to the Belgian company InBev. And according to the commentary, people are up in arms about this. Up in arms about it to the point of boycotting it!

You've got to be kidding me! What's the big deal here? It's only a manufacturer of fermented latrine water with trace amounts of cheep liquor being changed hands.

If you're going to quit drinking it because of this, good! Take a stroll to your neighborhood liquor store or brew pub and try something new. It's a big, wide world out there, but don't let that scare you.

You know what'd really get me off my chair? I have a hunch that the Congress will pass some simple, non-binding resolution condemning this purchase. What would you say if I was correct?

Well, in all fairness, I'm glad to see people voting with their dollar. It's more effective than institutionalized democracy in this country anyhow.

I'm not one to give up easily, but ...

I need to figure out quickly whether to cut my losses or keep going:

The Datsun had more electrical problems tonight. It stalled on highway 280 in Daly City, leaving me to wait in the cold, misty air for two hours to get a tow truck. I have further hunches as to what's wrong but not a lot of time over the next two weeks to investigate.

More on this later.

I wish this would be your color.

If only I could put into words just how beautiful last night was, ...

You'll likely never know without having been there under the same circumstances, in the same poisoned mental context.

Let there be electricity!

Finally! After all of these troubles, I found an internally-regulated alternator for the Datsun. Let this post stand for the record for anyone else out there searching: A Bosch AL236X will fit perfectly and provide about 60 amperes worth of output.

Finding this match would have been impossible had Roy Tucker of R&R Import Auto Parts not been so gracious and knowledgible in the matter. I am so pleased with his level of service that I recommend everyone him to anyone looking for a quality parts source.