Boozing

A good friend, Bill, mentioned that I was a bit flippant about alcohol consumption on my blogs. And that it is too serious a subject to be flippant about.

I gave this a lot of thought and I agree that it is a serious issue but I don’t think it necessarily applies to everyone. Alcoholism is a horrible disease but a lot of people don’t have that particular disease. They may still drink too much and make a fool of themselves but if necessary they can stop for a while. Some people don’t enjoy the buzz but enjoy the flavour, I’m one of them.

Before a medical test I was told to stop drinking for ten days or so, I did this without a problem, several times. I don’t crave alcohol, I just enjoy it and lots of people I know are like this.

Once in a while, Rosalie and I sit on the deck, get merry with a few drinks, and solve ours and the world’s problems. We have a good time, laugh, and sometimes argue but always end up giggling. We see no harm in this. 

A lot of our friends also do this and sometimes we all get together and have a good time.

My blogs are intended for fun and part of that is that light-hearted repartee from friends who also make remarks about booze. It’s a part of our culture especially here in Mexico where we are often looking to cool off with a nice cold drink.

I don’t know if my father was an alcoholic or not, but I do know that when he had too much to drink he became violent and would beat my brothers as well as my Mum. I think I was too young so managed to escape it all. Because of this, I’m very cautious about how much I drink.

A friend sent us this video and it’s very informative, about Addiction and Genetics; well worth the time to watch it.

Hopefully, it will be less of a problem in the future, as Millenials are drinking less and are more into ‘mocktails’, non-alcoholic drinks.

I know a lot of people who are recovering alcoholics so I don’t take this subject lightly; I, like my friends, do enjoy a nice responsible drink though.