Aaron branches out.

Diver: Aaron Schenk, raft-guiding, Bartending real estate agent
Interesting Facts: Aaron enjoys eating pepperoncinis filled with dijon mustard as a snack

Dear Diver,
My good friend and roommate thinks that my daily shower beer is gross. On the contrary, I think it’s an awesome, refreshing ritual to start my morning. A few months ago I stopped storing my cooler of six packs on the top of the toilet, but despite my willingness to compromise, my roommate’s aversion to my habit has returned. Should I stop, or stay strong?
– Microbrew Connoisseur

Dear Microbrew Connoisseur,
I would heed caution to the morning shower beer because it can cause every day to be a “Sunday Funday.” But by no means is this ritual gross. Many believe that the shower beer is a good way to cleanse your innards while washing away your daily grime on the outside. Others argue that even though “it’s 5 o’clock somewhere” beer should be held to a higher standard and only drank in the public eye at BBQs, breweries and half naked on a tube floating down the river. I say stay strong with your religious beliefs, after all this is America.
– Diver

Dear Diver,
My 17-year old-son is a brony, which I understand to be an internet sub-culture of “bros” who like the TV Series My Little Pony. I want my child to be happy and have his own interests, but this sounds pretty weird. Then again, I might just not understand it. Should I speak up next time he mentions Rainbow Dash, or keep quiet?
– Concerned Mom

Dear Concerned Mom,
This day and age, social media and the Internet are inundating our youth with crazy ideas and wild subculture clicks at every corner. It is wise to raise an eye when your teen-ager is discussing whether Night Shade’s life as a struggling singer in his hometown of Bright Valley are the root of his troubles or if his real issues come from his evil power mongering manager Zeb who orders him to steal shadows that he uses for energy. Despite how weird this may be, allow your son to follow his heart. Later in life he will thank you for supporting him in his life’s choices.
– Diver

Dear Diver,
My college has a make-your-own major and I’m trying to construct the most lucrative-sounding topic possible. I’m thinking Actuarial Software Investment Management with a minor in Information Business Finance. Who cares what it means! The only problem is, I would much rather take art classes and read fiction than spend the next two years in an econ classroom. Do I have to choose between what I love and what will give me a paycheck I love?
– Gold-Digger

Dear Gold Digger,
Work to live, don’t’ live to work, that’s my motto. Only a very small percentage of the world’s workforce has a job that is related to their college major. Since college, I have bartended, taught preschoolers, raft guided, worked lawn maintenance, sold real estate and been a life coach to the famous rock star Night Shade, all of which have made me happy. I majored in business and minored in art, so obviously my major hasn’t mattered on finding my happiness. If your college allows you to make your own major I say roll with it and be happy.
– Diver