Speaking of beer, an Atlanta sports bar brings us what just may be “the greatest invention of the millennium”: a table-top beer tap, created by 26-year-old Jeff Libby.
Check it out:
Ah, I love this time of year. Three glorious weeks of college basketball is upon us. As is a $1.7 billion loss in productivity at work, according to MSNBC, as millions tune in to follow games from their desks via online video streaming.
Today’s Dallas Morning News editorial, however, counters that as the most productive workforce on the planet (according to the International Labor Organization), we’ve earned the right to follow the Madness at work.
Besides, even the presidential candidates are joining the fun. Obama picked UNC to win it all, and McCain is running a bracket contest on his campaign website (winner receives McCain swag). Clinton, however, remains tight-lipped—heaven forbid she commit to a position; she might alienate voters.
Let the Madness begin.
I posted yesterday some thoughts about voting as a libertarian in this year’s presidential campaign (feel free to keep commenting! I love hearing from readers and I’m interested to know your thoughts on this year’s “War for the White House”) and today I found a post at the Chicago Tribune blog that illuminates another kind of voting breakdown.
So, if you haven’t decided who to vote for yet, this study may help you decide. According to a CNN/Opinion Research poll, the “drinking votes” break down as follows (a surprise to no one): beer drinkers lean Republican, winos tip toward Democrat. (Apparently they don’t care about the votes of shot-takers, margarita sippers, martini lovers, and so on.)
Well, there you have it.
We talk a lot about the power of new media at work (the Sam Adams Alliance), so when I stumbled across this video, I just had to post it. Enjoy.
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