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# The Weekend Eudemon
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/5358/
- Published: 2007-03-03T12:11:11.000Z
- Updated: 2007-03-03T12:11:11.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: TWE, #wpChunk

All hail [Bell's Brewery](http://www.bellsbeer.com/?ref=thedailyeudemon.com) in Kalamazoo, their Amber Ale, and the German Beer Purity Law. I'm back off the wagon! I talked with Bell's brewmeister (referred to as the "Production Manager," but I can forgive them that staid mistake) yesterday, and he was very helpful. "Almost all our beers meet the Purity Law, but stay away from these specialty brands." "Hangovers huh? B vitamins help a lot and our beer is full of 'em, but a lot of it settles at the bottom. Swirl your glass a bit and kick up some of that sediment into the beer."

I feel like a new man, and my wife is happy that I can relax with beer again. Of course, these high-end beers cost $9.00 a six pack, but it beats killing myself.

I saw the headline at Drudge: Wal-Mart Classifies Customers in Three Groups. [NYT Link](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/business/02walmart.html?ei=5065&en=fcdb059491c86c88&ex=1173502800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print&ref=thedailyeudemon.com). I was thinking, "Okay, they're probably 'Those with teeth' and 'Those without teeth,' but what's the third?" I was way off. The groups are "'brand aspirationals' (people with low incomes who are obsessed with names like KitchenAid), 'price-sensitive affluents' (wealthier shoppers who love deals), and 'value-price shoppers' (who like low prices and cannot afford much more)."

My wife and I shop at Wal-Mart (I go reluctantly; I just hate being in that huge cavern). I don't want to belong in any of the groups, but I guess we'd be "price-sensitive affluents." I make a good living, but it has to feed and clothe nine people. The term "affluent" makes me feel like a snob (did I make that "those without teeth" comment?), but at least I'm price-sensitive.

I stopped out at the drinking club last night for a tall Amber Ale before going to a party for our children's parochial school. I was talking with a friend about my amazement with the whole iPod phenomenom and how well it works. He then told me I should scan the lower reaches of the iTunes online store. "You get free stuff there," he said. I checked it out this morning, and he's right: kid videos, TV pilots, recent song releases. Righteous, most righteous indeed . . . especially for a price-sensitive affluent like me.

I've been reading more Murray Rothbard lately and [now I'm reaching into the waters of anarchism](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1412805791/thedailyeudem-20?ref=thedailyeudemon.com). I'm not willing to embrace anarchism by any stretch, but this drinking is a great antidote to the swollen state that the Democrats established and the Republicans have now embraced. This morning at Lew Rockwell, the writer of *The Essential Rothbard* provides [a list of Rothbard's favorite books](http://www.lewrockwell.com/gordon/gordon25.html?ref=thedailyeudemon.com). It's an interesting assortment.