More beer than you can shake a spear at?

 WHEN IN DOUBT. GO WITH BEER?

It’s been said that all publicity is good publicity, however that was in the pre-pandemic era.  Let’s face it the world has  said and heard the brand name Corona more in the  last six months than it will ever. Hear again.  Ho, you say that’s not the beer?  Well  ldet’s do a little  association test shall we?  Close. You eyes and read the following list...what you can’t do that?  Okay  read each of the. Five. Words below and  then think of the first word that comes to mind.

1. Blac
2. Night
3. Up
4. In
5. Corona

So I’ll take a dollar for every one of the following words that popped into. Your head.

White—Day—Down—Out—and Virus

Last year. With Lime might have stood a chance.  Twenty years ago the word social might have. Prompted  security.  Lately it probably brought forth media and now “distancing” is making a run for it.  Now if you have read any of  my entries you may have picked up on the fact that I’m not big fan of  “dualities” but they are strong and now we are. Being forced to mix them a bit.  Some of us are working from. Home.  However,  did any of us used to home from work and are we doing that now?   I know. A lot of folks who, at the last minute did homework at school and now we are doing a lot of school work at home.  The point is  that we can  flip some of the  standards if we are motivated to become. Flexible and this  social and medical context gives us a perfect opportunity to flip the script in many ways and learn a lot about ourselves and others.  On the other hand some of us. Really want the routine and normal to return as soon as possible and that’s a lesson too.

So what’s any of this have to do with  Beer?    

Well Corona was once just a beer and I think we owe it a little love and that probably. Goes for beer in general.  

I could, and have highlighted. How some of the pyramid worker’s salaries was  distributed as beer and———-

What?????a friend  just texted me to remind me that  it’s. The birthday of. William Shakespeare, and I’m writing about beer?  Well like most of Billy’s feats his actual day of birth is in some  fog.  The year is pretty clear at 1654 but there is some doubt whether it was  April 23rd or 26th when  we had ourselves a Baby Bard.  That being the case let’s go with what. We know.  Regardless of  his birthday (which we will. Talk about  on the 26th, ) the matter of his  paternity is not in doubt.  His father’s name was John.  Did  William inherit his  wits and. Skills from  his dad?  Not likely.  His dad wawas a would  have been. Called a multitasker in terms of jobs.  Officially it is reported that he was a glove-maker and salesman.  It is also reported that he “bought” and sold wool some of which. Was left over from his glove making.  However I don’t care who’s interested in making “g” love right nowJohn’s other occupation  intrigues me.  He made substantial income as a food taster and beer tester.  Now some of trained at college and sharpened our skills at these things, however John got paid for it.  Since beer was the staple drink of  most folks from age 12 on most countries had legal standards for beer and someone  had to test it.  John stepped up  todo the job.   Lest, (that’s sort of a Shakespearean word—we think that 16th century  England was advanced in having beer standards —read on Falstaff... 

Today in 1516 Bavaria  adopted Germany’s current standards for  quality and this is industry standard for many beers even today.  If the standard was set in 1516 when did the idea of standards start?  Well  there is evidence that as early as the 12th century Bavaria  had passed  ordinances  that beer determined to be too rotten for  normal drinking must either be thrown out or given. To poor citizens who. Could not afford good beer.  Now  I’ve had some bad beer, however, some of the “bad beer was known to contain wood shavings and or bad mushrooms and hallucinogens.    

So how does one tie this literary  brew together?  Corona was a beer and now it’s  got a bad name...but even beer has it’s standards.  The standard by which we measure  writing. Today often comes down to  how it compares with  Shakespeare, but  we don’t really even know for certain when to celebrate his birthday because it was either.the 23rd or the 26th of the month.  If we question how can we not know then take into account that William’s dad was a beer drinker for a living and so him not knowing exactly what day it is seems  a bit more understandable.  Many of us. Staying at home are losing track of what day it is and it is showing us. How routine and  dyed in the wool parts of our lives are and John Shakespeare also dealt in dyed wool.   My point in writing all this.was just to say seeking peace and joy means becoming aware of new and interesting. Connections in life and how important it is to always seek new  and fruitful ways to. Connect and work with others or in order to change yourself if you want.... If you didn’t get all that from what I wrote then I’ve just got one more thought for you today—-HAVE A NICE BEER!