$2 Bills

If you are at the right bank, it is always a possibility to get large amounts of money in $2 bills.

This is a great idea to do this if you owe someone money. Or lots of people $20-60 dollars each. 

My coworkers love me.

Black Ale?

Having a cold one today I realized that I didn't know the difference between the various dark beers. My drinking companion was quaffing some New Belgium 1554 which is a Black Ale. Being more familiar with Irish beers, I figured that dark brews were stouts.

Not so: there are porters, stouts, dark wheat beers and probably a bunch more. I am having difficulty finding a definition for Black Ale, however. My trusty Wikipedia let me down on that specific search, but did yield "Schwarzbier" as a German Black Beer. Surely our Belgium friends have a similar drink, even if the recipe was lost for centuries until rediscovered in 1997.

Know anything about black ale? I would love to know. 

Sage

Sage goes well with sweet potatoes.

More from Wikipedia:
As a herb, sage is considered to have a slight peppery flavor. In Western cooking, it is used for flavoring fatty meats (especially as a marinade), cheeses (Sage Derby),and some drinks. In the UK and Flanders, sage is used with onion for poultry or pork stuffing and also in sauces. In French cuisine, sage is used for cooking white meatand in vegetable soups. Germans often use it in sausage dishes, and sage forms the dominant flavoring in the English Lincolnshire sausage. Sage is also common in Italian cooking. Sage is sautéd in olive oil and butter until crisp, then plain or stuffed pasta is added (burro e salvia). In the Balkans and the Middle East, it is used when roasting mutton.

But yeah, sweet potatoes. Awesome.

Language Hints

Children's books are an excellent way to learn languages.

Jorge Curioso Monta una Bicicleta!

Port Wine

Port wine is named for the seaport city of Porto in Portugal.