Takin' a Booze Break

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I overindulged on Sunday. You see, it was 70+ degrees and sunny in Minnesota and the Tequiza was cold.

Between the hours of 1 and 7 PM I had two Molson Goldens, four Tequizas and a glass of Chardonnay. Antics include: dumping BBQ ashes all over our lawn, spilling Tequiza on my carpet several times, falling asleep on my floor before dinner, smoking (I quit that shit, dammit!), falling asleep at the table after dinner and laughing hysterically for well over ten minutes.

I should have fallen asleep right away, but the night was spent rolling around my bed and waking up every hour to drink ice water.

At 3:00 AM I had these thoughts:
“If I just didn’t drink to the point of buzzed-ness I wouldn’t smoke. And I can quit drinking whenever I want.”

I can quit whenever I want…

Being an adult child of an alcoholic, I know a classic alcoholic phrase when I hear one.

My response to myself:
“If you can quit whenever you want, then quit now.”

So I’ve challenged myself to one month of abstinence. Well, more than a month. The next time I have alcohol will be on June 3, the day of our annual BBQ.

By the way, Sunday was one of the most wonderful days I’ve had in a long time… Sitting in the sun, reading Stephen King and drinking beer are some of my favorite things. But hearing myself actually utter that phrase scares the crap out of me…

Thanks for listening.

::Getting ready for the “Tequiza? You’re takin’ a water break!” jokes::

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Tequiza? How can anyone drink that noxious brew anyway?

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Despite my agreement with UncleBeer on the quality of the alcoholic beverages you choose to imbibe, I do wish you the best of luck in staying on the wagon for a month. I don’t think I was ever on the road to being an alcoholic but drinking just because I was bored and had nothing to do was certainly not a good thing. You have my support! :slight_smile:

All I wanna do is to thank you, even though I don’t know who you are…

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Every time I get a hangover, I abstain from drinking for at least a month until I forget how much the hangover hurt.

I don’t get traditional headache hangovers. I get nasty stomach-feels-like-it’s-going-to-explode hangovers. Bad enough to make (insert name of famous alcoholic here … I’ll use Boris Yeltsin) stop drinking.

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Ah mon amour OncleBiere… J’t-aime.

Thanks for the support Olen. I got through yesterday’s Girls’ Night Out without a drink… My first challenge surmounted!

neutron… I drank so much water that night that I didn’t have a hangover, thank goodness. I know what you mean, though. When I do get a hangover these days, it’s a doooozy. Gettin’ old, I guess.

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Uncle Beer,

I was actually thinking the same thing about the Molson Golden. Gawd, that stuff is vile. Funny thing, when MG was first introduced in Canada it was marketed as a “premium” rew, but for some reason fell out of favour. Personally, I always thought it was horid. However, more and more often I hear people from the States rave about it. But then again, compared to that weak swill known as Miller Genuine Draft, MG would be God’s nectar (Flame suit on)

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A few icy brews would be wonderful about now, anyone care to join me?

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brew, not rew
brew, not rew

Sorry. Proof read damn it!

“Not only a nice snack, but less cruel than a ball gag.” - original via ReservoirDog

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Cant, any chance of making it to Chicago w/el hubbo for the chicago meeting may 20?