The Swamp

Rex wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:00 pmWho made you Pope?

I beat him in high jump at the olympics. It’s like the elder wand.

Rex wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 8:52 pm i just made a Crown and Canada Dry, which I don’t think I’ve ever done before. Why isn’t there a name for this?

Well, whiskey and ginger ale I've always called a Presbyterian. Though the recipe I googled (to see if it was a thing other than something I pulled off one of those drink posters in college) says it also calls for club soda and a twist of lemon.

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:01 pmOh, a Dry Regina?

I don’t think this post got enough appreciation. It’s got everything - a good pun, a Canadian reference, and sexual innuendo!

seconded. I got a needed chuckle.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:35 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:01 pmOh, a Dry Regina?

I don’t think this post got enough appreciation. It’s got everything - a good pun, a Canadian reference, and sexual innuendo!

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:34 am seconded. I got a needed chuckle.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:35 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:01 pmOh, a Dry Regina?

I don’t think this post got enough appreciation. It’s got everything - a good pun, a Canadian reference, and sexual innuendo!

It's a good one!

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:35 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:01 pmOh, a Dry Regina?

I don’t think this post got enough appreciation. It’s got everything - a good pun, a Canadian reference, and sexual innuendo!

It's excellent.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:35 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:01 pmOh, a Dry Regina?

I don’t think this post got enough appreciation. It’s got everything - a good pun, a Canadian reference, and sexual innuendo!

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:01 pmOh, a Dry Regina?

My wife has one of those.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:17 am

Ryan wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 9:01 pmOh, a Dry Regina?

My wife has one of those.

Ben Shapiro?

Just poured a Dry Regina

The grocery store in my neighborhood is closing in 2 weeks. Tonight they put all the beer, wine, and liquor (along with all the other 'hard goods') on sale at 30% off.

Did I buy a case of beer, some ciders, 8 bottles of wine, some dark rum, a bottle of 1792 boubon, and a bottle of Glenfiddich? Why yes I did...

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:41 pm The grocery store in my neighborhood is closing in 2 weeks. Tonight they put all the beer, wine, and liquor (along with all the other 'hard goods') on sale at 30% off.

Did I buy a case of beer, some ciders, 8 bottles of wine, some dark rum, a bottle of 1792 boubon, and a bottle of Glenfiddich? Why yes I did...

And you’re a better man for it.

serrano wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:46 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:41 pm The grocery store in my neighborhood is closing in 2 weeks. Tonight they put all the beer, wine, and liquor (along with all the other 'hard goods') on sale at 30% off.

Did I buy a case of beer, some ciders, 8 bottles of wine, some dark rum, a bottle of 1792 boubon, and a bottle of Glenfiddich? Why yes I did...

And you’re a better man for it.

I was going to get the 'more economical' bottle of Glenfiddich, and was shamed into upgrading by a friend who was there.

Will probably go back tomorrow and get more wine.

AB...is the 1792 any good?

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:50 pm

serrano wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:46 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:41 pm The grocery store in my neighborhood is closing in 2 weeks. Tonight they put all the beer, wine, and liquor (along with all the other 'hard goods') on sale at 30% off.

Did I buy a case of beer, some ciders, 8 bottles of wine, some dark rum, a bottle of 1792 boubon, and a bottle of Glenfiddich? Why yes I did...

And you’re a better man for it.

I was going to get the 'more economical' bottle of Glenfiddich, and was shamed into upgrading by a friend who was there.

Will probably go back tomorrow and get more wine.

AB...is the 1792 any good?

I’ve only had it once or twice but I do think I enjoyed it. It’s a good rocks bourbon or with a splash of branch water.

I'm about to crack open a plant-based beer. Y'know, to own the Magas.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:20 pm I'm about to crack open a plant-based beer. Y'know, to own the Magas.

Um. How do you usually get your beer made?

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:36 pm

sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:20 pm I'm about to crack open a plant-based beer. Y'know, to own the Magas.

Um. How do you usually get your beer made?

I guessing that you missed this story ?

I don't know where the fuck to put this, but its rare that anything seems "this can't be real" anymore. This nailed it:

Gin and lemon spindrift.

Watching Collateral for the first time and really enjoying it (Cruise and Foxx are great and holy shit young Ruffalo). Feel like I’ve mentioned somewhere that I love “all in one day” or night movies, but I’m worried about where it’s going. Will let you know if I’m wrong.

GD it

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:13 pm Ever had a shrub? Made a batch of Watermelon/Mint shrub juice about a week ago. Took some water, mixed with sugar, vinegar and mint, and let it percolate in the fridge.

I have now. Figure this will be (1) good for the health and (2) a nice way to fake a drink during dry January. First two are blueberry and blood orange, in the fridge now and ready to go. We'll start with just that and sparkling water and probably start messing around with herbs or spices down the line. 27 nights to go, including tonight, so we've got time.



(The only real drawback here is that the obsessive part of me now wants to have a color spectrum of jars in the fridge but there's really nothing I can think of that would taste good and look green.)

Having Manhattans with the wife. Nipping into two of my Christmas presents. Nice.

A boutique 110 proof rye made by Heaven Hill, and a Spanish vermouth that the snobby liquor store guy gushed about.

Tonight, I’ve had a banana daiquiri, a pour of El Dorado 8-year, a pour of Pinhook Bohemian, and two bourbon and ginger beers (with Few Bottled in Bond bourbon).

I am … not sober.

Wife and I are doing a modified Drynuary. No drinking during the week, then on Fri and Sat we have some wine (or whatever) but a reduced amount.

We are coupling those evenings with some weed.

The results one full week/weekend in... Positive!!

Same here except we're going full dry for the month. Solid change from the pandemic norm.

We are also giving ourselves a pass for this upcoming trip to Denver.

The overall goal here is to pretty much set this as the standard going forward.

Biggest piece of this is breaking the routine of just sitting in front of the TV and plowing through shows and pouring wine all night. We watched some good stuff tonight while pre-packing the kids stuff. Now she's upstairs reading and I'm trying to finish the Boba Fett lego head. Thing's a beast.

Did a dry September this past year. That was a rough one. Football starting. Baseball winding down and the weather still good.

Christ. September is such a rough call I might want to sit down and rank the months from hardest to easiest.

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:28 am Christ. September is such a rough call I might want to sit down and rank the months from hardest to easiest.

February is the only month I'd consider. And even then... no.

Is just drinking less in general an option?

I ask as a mostly social drinker who will have a few beers every couple weeks.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:57 am Is just drinking less in general an option?

I ask as a mostly social drinker who will have a few beers every couple weeks.

I'll just circle my post from above about patterns. At least for my wife and I, we just fell into a pattern (rut) where it went from a little bit per evening to a level that's just not healthy almost every day of the week.

But we also are giving ourselves some room to not just go cold turkey, because life is short and sometimes it's just nice to have some wine and watch some awesome TV, knowing you can sleep in and enjoy the next day.

It's really, for us, about just being healthier, and that all starts with dramatically reducing the intake.

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:57 am Is just drinking less in general an option?

I ask as a mostly social drinker who will have a few beers every couple weeks.

Drinking less generally is hard as fuck. Sucking it up for a month much more manageable on the psyche.

Similar to NLFC this is just more of a reconditioning. With everyone working from home, the lines between week and weekend have been blurred.

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:48 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:57 am Is just drinking less in general an option?

I ask as a mostly social drinker who will have a few beers every couple weeks.

Drinking less generally is hard as fuck. Sucking it up for a month much more manageable on the psyche.

It's the exact opposite for me. The thought of completely stopping for a month seems insurmountable, and my reflex is "what for, I enjoy alcohol, why would I quit?" If I wanted to cut back on the number of days I drink or limit myself to never having more than one drink in an evening, that seems easy. Speaking of conditioning, I find I crave a drink Thursday - Saturday nights, and have no desire Sunday - Tuesday. Wednesday can go either way. If I drink more than 3 or 4 days in a row, I'll crave a drink every night until I take a night off, then no craving. I think I just got used to only drinking towards the end of the work week and weekends.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:18 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:57 am Is just drinking less in general an option?

I ask as a mostly social drinker who will have a few beers every couple weeks.

I'll just circle my post from above about patterns. At least for my wife and I, we just fell into a pattern (rut) where it went from a little bit per evening to a level that's just not healthy almost every day of the week.

But we also are giving ourselves some room to not just go cold turkey, because life is short and sometimes it's just nice to have some wine and watch some awesome TV, knowing you can sleep in and enjoy the next day.

It's really, for us, about just being healthier, and that all starts with dramatically reducing the intake.

I cut way back about 6 months ago. The GF and I were solidly in the 'sharing a bottle of wine with dinner every night' mode, but I was having bad insomnia, with lots of congestion when I would lay down to sleep, and the doctor recommended I stop drinking.

So I'm down to just drinking on Friday and Saturday nights now. And I still have trouble sleeping, regardless of whether I've had anything to drink or not.

Alcohol-induced insomnia ftw. I rarely drink on weeknights.

It fucking sucks not having drinks like i used to, but I feel loads better. I went from 10/10 - 11/26 without, then drank on Christmas weekend, then new years. Then I did again this past weekend, and brothers, let me tell you Monday fucking blew goats until I was able to eat. Drinking now wrecks my stomach and of course I have permanent liver damage.

My problem is I can't just do a drink or two. Magary wrote about this and he had same issue. It was 110% from the first drink until I made myself go to bed...because I would have to make myself go to bed otherwise I would just stay up drinking until it was gone. No blackouts, nothing more inappropriate than a misplaced joke or two (and I've proven I can do that stone cold sober as well) and no driving anywhere while drinking. So yeah, that's the type of drunk I am.

It sucks at times and I have to remind myself how much better I feel, but I know that I'm probably never going to be a casual drink after dinner kind of guy. It's a bit better on the pocketbook (we were buying a LOT of bourbon each week. Definitely not the good stuff, but not the worst either. ) but I still crave sweets if I am not drinking so I have to keep a close eye on that to not pack on the pounds quickly (still hanging right around 230, which is a weight I can live with but would like to be more active.)

On the plus side, I'm not losing weight unhealthily, I'm not having nosebleeds for a fun afternoon activity and I've been able to completely stop one medicine that was for stomach issues. So long as I take my Prilosec I don't have a messed up tummy unless I drink the night before. Got a Dr. Appt with more blood checks on 2/14, so I'm hoping all my levels are starting to return to better levels. They were slightly better after 3 weeks off so I'm hoping I didn't torpedo the whole thing with a few bad weekends. But over a month to right this ship and see where things stand.

I envy people that can have it and stop. I'm just not built that way. It took finally being honest with my doctors and listening finally to know it can't be the part of my life it was for so long.

Anyway, thanks for listening to my Ted Talk. YMMV and no one will ever get a judgement from me. When it comes to drinking, I'm the guy in Isbell's Songs She Sang in the Shower...

In a room
By myself
Looks like I'm here with a guy that I judged worse than anyone else



It fucking sucks not having drinks like i used to, but I feel loads better. I went from 10/10 - 11/26 without, then drank on Christmas weekend, then new years. Then I did again this past weekend, and brothers, let me tell you Monday fucking blew goats until I was able to eat. Drinking now wrecks my stomach and of course I have permanent liver damage.

Good on you.

Yeah, AB, we're wired the same way. I don't have the commensurate health stuff (yet), but I absolutely have a propensity to stay bellied up until someone turns out the lights.

Hence, I can't fool myself with "drinking less during the week"-- I have to go cold turkey.

My wife is perfectly capable of cutting it off after one/two glasses. I wish I could, but after all this time, gotta be honest with myself.

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 11:48 am

DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11, 2022 9:57 am Is just drinking less in general an option?

I ask as a mostly social drinker who will have a few beers every couple weeks.

Drinking less generally is hard as fuck. Sucking it up for a month much more manageable on the psyche.

Drinking less is much easier for me (and the wife) than completely turning off the faucet. So far in January, we've toned down the volume, but have some sort of alcohol almost every night. That works for us. We will undoubtedly drink much more if we are socializing with friends, but we've cut way back on that due to Covid.