Some people like to read novels; others read the news. The Great Unwashed Illiterati prefer to just “read” the pictures in Hustler and other such pillars of contemporary culture.

The Samurai has more philosophical tastes in his reading preferences. I like to read about that great elixir of life, Beer. Especially Cheap Beer.

Many folks don’t realize that America has a rich and colorful history of Cheap Beer, mostly centered around Milwaukee, the Mecca of Cheap Beer. And now it’s conveniently documented in The Cheap Beer Diaries. (Best viewed with a fohty of Old Milwaukee.)