It is the scatter brained time of year. Why isn't there a mythical nutty character at Christmas time - a Loki or a jester of some sort - that captures that the business of the business of the season makes us do odd things. There ought to be - so pity me and, more to the point, Dave Selden of Portland Oregon who sent me this email this morning:
Did I miss something, or did you forget to give away 3 copies of 33Beers to a lucky photo winner? I'm happy to save the prize for next year if I'm not sold out. In one of your early posts, you said you'd give them away, but if you've changed your mind, that's okay, too.
If you haven't heard, 33Beers is a handy dandy beer rating tool that Dave and pals have come up with and sell at a site called 33beers.com. So we need to give three away - like this:
| Troy Burtch of Toronto, Ontario took this photo of an overflowing spile at Cafe Volo's 2009 Cask Days. | 33Beers VIP package |
 | Knut Albert Solem of Olso Norway because too often we forget the connection of beer and bike. | 33Beers VIP package |
| Jason Faulconer of Boston, Mass because that is the view of beer I would have if I were, you know, eleven years old. | 33Beers VIP package |
Now you will notice that these three last winners are bloggers. Another - Stan - just posted his ideas about what the 33Beer tool can do. Maybe sharing this gift will also mean sharing the discussion of what it can do.
The last emails will go out this week confirming the prize winners and connecting them with prize givers. I would do it now but I need a nap or a beer. One of those nap or beer moments you need to respect before Christmas to recover from all the running around so you can ensure you are in the right place for naps and beers at Christmas.
