Tag: Drinking
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Older, But Still No Wiser When It Comes To Drinking
What I’d seriously like to know is when exactly the middle-aged wisdom/acceptance thingy that my body can no longer drink alcohol is going to finally kick in. I’d also like to know if I can justifiably lay the full weight of blame for our behaviour firmly on the shoulders of our hosts yesterday, for contributing…
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How I Survived My First Drinks Party Without Drinking
You know that I like a drink… But I’m a complex personality, hence I’m also a huge fan of Mindbodygreen, a website that publishes lots of great posts that highlight readers genuine experiences of how they improved their health or lifestyle, without that underlying virtuous and condescending ‘I’m better than you’ you approach. Found on dryjanuary.org.uk I’m…
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School Holidays And Thinking About Wine A Lot
The Joys of Cooking by Bucky Schwarz found on http://www.flickr.com Now I’m not one to complain (!), but IT IS week four of both school holidays and the old man’s annual holiday from work. And my living area appears to have been redistributed to accommodate that surplus of testosterone and morphed into a man shed.…
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What Did You Learn From Your Parents? I Learnt About Eating And Drinking Really Well
MY father taught me how to drink alcohol and eat fine food, really well. My education started from the age of about seven, when he would take me out to our local Chinese restaurant on a Sunday, (because my parents were divorced), and we would indulge in the sport of Chinese Food Flicking. A prawn…
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The Hangover That Stopped Me Competing In The City To Surf
English: Runners in the 2007 City2Surf running up William Street, Sydney (Photo credit: Wikipedia) While many smug virtuous people in Sydney were pounding the pavements in the City to Surf running competition early this morning, this sporting failure was lying in bed, head pounding, due to the worst hangover imaginable this side of winter. I’m…
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Why Does Every Drink Come In A Jar These Days?
English: Photograph by ManekiNeko and released to the public domain. Two large jars of agua fresca in a Mexican restaurant in Seattle, Washington, USA. On the left is a jar of jamaica and on the right is a jar of horchata. Restaurant employees serve the drinks by ladling them from the jars into glasses. (Photo…
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Too Middle-Aged For A Deconstructed Margarita
I was reminded again of my advancing years on Saturday night, when I innocently requested a Brandy Alexander in a bar. The waitress looked at me as if I’d just time-travelled from the eighties. It’s been a while since we went to a cocktail bar, admittedly. The last time was probably circa 2010 on Hamilton…
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