I have oft wondered about alcohol and how easy it is to drink. Even here, on this blog, I have considered the possibility that alcohol does a body good, just like milk. It seems factual: people who drink in moderation are healthier than those who drink a lot or none. I want to be healthier. That’s the point of this spot.
After years of experimentation, however, I know something about me (and I have just figured it out): booze and Herbach don’t mix. Not even a little. When I have a little several things can happen: I might get really tired; I might feel aches in my joints; I might take off like a rocket ship all night long. And, I might fight with my girlfriend over nothing (she and I are similar in this aspect… add a slight buzz and the natural dramatic stage proclivities for which we are known locally are exhibited in our real life behavior… embarrassing).
I have to put all in balance: there are health benefits to drinking wee bits of alcohol and I would like to drink wee bits of alcohol. But, fact, I tend not to drink wee bits (but much more) and the stress of rocket ship explosion, joint pain, and loggerheads with girlfriend whom I adore otherwise certainly outweighs health benefits.
This I believe: I need to drop hard liquor completely from the universe of liquids I put in my mouth. I should likely add beer to that list, as I tend to drink it like a kid drinks chocolate milk. And, maybe, I should drop wine, because although I tend not to slip into exuberance with it, it does seem to hurt my joints. Does that make sense? I will sit with the wine question a bit longer.
I am not a statistic, but an individual who needs weigh that which is statistical against a specific context: my own.
So, Herbach doesn’t smoke. Herbach doesn’t have martinis (including martini derivatives with cute and girlie names, like appletinis). Herbach doesn’t drink… beer? Whoa. Okay. Wine? We’ll see.
Boom.
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