Tourney Time

March 17, 2010 | 1 Comment

St.  Patrick’s Day has almost come and gone, and I must say I am somewhat disappointed that a certain reader of mine has not yet emailed me to remind me that I am in fact not Irish.  Of course, at my age rooftop (and other types of) celebrations of the great festival are not really [...]

I’m going to live forever

September 4, 2009 | Comments Off

Because the key to long living: exercise and alcohol consumption: People who drink regularly seem to exercise more often than teetotalers, and those who average more than a drink or two a day may be the most active, a new study suggests. Using data from a government health survey of U.S. adults, researchers found that [...]

Have a drink on me

August 21, 2008 | 7 Comments

There is an effort afoot to lower the legal drinking age from 21 to 18, and naturally not all are pleased.  The university presidents argue that lowering the drinking age will actually reduce the incidence of binge drinking.  Opponents of reducing the legal drinking age point out that drunk driving fatalities in the 18-20 age [...]

Chug! Chug!

July 29, 2008 | Comments Off

This little guy is evidently a world class boozer. A tiny tree-shrew that lives on alcoholic nectar could – pound for pound – drink the average human under the table, scientists have discovered. Sounds like a challenge to me. Malaysia’s pen-tailed tree-shrew waits until nightfall to binge on fermented nectar from the bertam palm. The [...]

I like scotch

April 27, 2007 | 1 Comment