tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post6393084778265924884..comments2024-03-27T12:30:52.619-04:00Comments on Lost in the Bozone: A Journey with a DrunkMRMacrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-20788938103554199252009-04-22T14:35:00.000-04:002009-04-22T14:35:00.000-04:00Good post, Mac.
I used to drink lots and lots and...Good post, Mac.<br /><br />I used to drink lots and lots and lots of beer. When I started taking Zoloft about ten years ago for my OCD, it took away my desire to drink. I have been off anti-depressants now for the last year and a half, but the tendency to drink too much has not returned. I find it hard to finish a beer nowadays.<br /><br />But I can see how I could get interested in drinking a nice scotch on a regular basis. Love the stuff!<br /><br />A couple of hangovers about a year ago pretty much put an end to the days of drinking more than one beer or one shot or one glass of wine in an evening. Like you did, I rediscovered a few of the bad things about alcohol.<br /><br />"Some lessons need to be updated brutally on occasion just to reinforce positive behaviour in the future."<br /><br />Absolutely!Snavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13763424943041003098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-49490339516131557122009-04-21T22:01:00.000-04:002009-04-21T22:01:00.000-04:00There are two sure-fire ways to prevent hangovers,...<B>There are two sure-fire ways to prevent hangovers, never drink or never sober up!!</B>No, there are three, drink in moderation is the third.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-28572574678460204852009-04-21T21:46:00.000-04:002009-04-21T21:46:00.000-04:00Oh man...that was some great stuff; I want a bourb...Oh man...that was some great stuff; I want a bourbon now.<br /><br />My drinking is a mere shadow of what it used to be - one or two a week, even with brewing my own beer at a frantic pace. There are still times where I've reached the "commit or bail point" - stop now and be functional tomorrow or keep going and end up like you did. Fortunately for me, I bail almost every time.Chef Cthulhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06210754577326849812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-19151876759522861712009-04-21T14:21:00.000-04:002009-04-21T14:21:00.000-04:00The last time the State of Minnisota got drunk lik...The last time the State of Minnisota got drunk like that, they woke up with Jesse Ventura at thier governor. Moderation is the key.amidnightriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961440167635690163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-30480255008514094752009-04-21T13:24:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:24:00.000-04:00Now this was some good stuff. That buzz is the bes...Now this was some good stuff. That buzz is the best. Anything beyond and you're risking a funkadelic hangover with your brain piercing itself with invisible railroad spikes.Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-54564001881697437412009-04-21T10:05:00.000-04:002009-04-21T10:05:00.000-04:00Paraphrasing Cliff Claven, you should know that an...Paraphrasing Cliff Claven, you should know that an occasional evening of heavy drinking is good for a person, to wit:<br /><br />In the same manner that the weakest among the buffalo herds are killed by predators, so too are the weakest brain cells eliminated from a living state by alchohol. The effect on the buffalo herd is an increase in the average strength of the herd members - they've lost the weak ones who pull the average down and give the herd a bad name. The effect of a night of heavy drinking on your brain is much the same: the average strength, intelligence and general manliness of the remaining neurons increases.<br /><br />There is no downside. I don't see how any different conclusion could be reached.El Cerdo Ignatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646154540141962389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-23356215984240517592009-04-20T18:11:00.000-04:002009-04-20T18:11:00.000-04:00MRMacrum:
I really appreciated your essay! I thi...MRMacrum:<br /><br />I really appreciated your essay! I think that the drinking is a fine way to occasionally spend an errant evening and do so myself upon occasion. <br /><br />In my own efforts, I am fortunate in that I do not typically indulge to such an extent that I wake up the next day feeling very sour. I am not sure why, but it may simply be I have grown used to knowing what level of drinking will allow the pleasure without the wretched after effects. It is not to say I have not had a few instances of a hangover, for I think everyone does who chooses to drink. <br /><br />So, again, thank you for the excellent essay. It rang beautiful and true and allowed me to visit that enticing land of intoxication while sober as a judge. That suggests you are a damn good writer.<br /><br />PipeTobaccoPipeTobaccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17746884792061867611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-38494520227016369822009-04-20T13:55:00.000-04:002009-04-20T13:55:00.000-04:00Great post, Crummy. Truly is.
Best,
PJGreat post, Crummy. Truly is.<br /><br />Best,<br />PJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-34974932374069328022009-04-20T11:32:00.000-04:002009-04-20T11:32:00.000-04:00Nothing like waking up and remembering why you don...Nothing like waking up and remembering why you don't drink. The thought used to pass by my foggy brain when I drank. Why did I just poison myself?Demeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01935263659097273535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-27261760252593687282009-04-20T10:18:00.000-04:002009-04-20T10:18:00.000-04:00I used to do stupid shit while drunk and then we m...I used to do stupid shit while drunk and then we moved and didn't have anyone to drink with. I would still a beer or two, but eventually got to where months would go by without a drink. Now, I bought a six-pack back on Valentine's Day and still have one bottle left. Never was really into the hard stuff because of a number of bad experiences with hard shit when I was young.<br /><br />There are two sure-fire ways to prevent hangovers, never drink or never sober up!!Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-54443229629225213422009-04-19T23:39:00.000-04:002009-04-19T23:39:00.000-04:00hard liquor is most definitely one I have trouble ...<B>hard liquor is most definitely one I have trouble controlling.</B>I got over that many many years ago when I decided it was stupid to be waking up with women I didn't really know. Like my wife, ha ha ha.<br /><br />Or that time I sold my car to get a plane ticket off the island. <br /><br />I think that a little booze is good for any soul to deal with this planet, I drink every evening.<br /><br />But it's wise to know the limit, and I do. I haven't had a hangover for years.<br /><br />I've not let booze rule me since my twenty's but I damn sure love the nectar of the gods. <br /><br />Any wise spirit keeps things in moderation.<br /><br />Your writing is okay, it's all just babbling anyway, that is what we do, babble. <br /><br />Many hope to make money on it, many fail. I just write because I'm driven too.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-47615350829488918092009-04-19T14:31:00.000-04:002009-04-19T14:31:00.000-04:00You are one hell of a writer.
I'll be back to rea...You are one hell of a writer.<br /><br />I'll be back to read again and maybe I'll learn some more from your incredible talent and great skill.<br /><br />When I was a drinking woman, I liked George Dickel as my whiskey. I could go on to make my favorite gin, vodka, Irish, Scotch, etc... Now I only stock a bar to be a good hostess and keep my bar tending chops up.Utah Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-51269026161431131082009-04-19T10:57:00.000-04:002009-04-19T10:57:00.000-04:00thats better writing than most of the garbage comi...thats better writing than most of the garbage coming out of Hollywood today----and definitely bettr than what TV offers us. My Dad was an alcoholic, and my mom died from drinking---but even knowing that, I still have to struggle to limit my own social drinking----moderation is control.Gary ("Old Dude")https://www.blogger.com/profile/00840287762340872772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-45533406982235463432009-04-19T10:39:00.000-04:002009-04-19T10:39:00.000-04:00I read your post... therefore I comment. But trul...I read your post... therefore I comment. But truly, not sure what to say...except thank you for sharing this story. Beautifully written, beautifully honest.<br />~AMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10433907044785046226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-70387418796717261882009-04-19T04:51:00.000-04:002009-04-19T04:51:00.000-04:00Huh. Really good writing for 3 a.m. and half a bot...Huh. Really good writing for 3 a.m. and half a bottle of Rebel Yell. I go from snarky to angry. Oddly, my spelling doesn't suffer. I had a similar off-the-wagon after teatotalling for three months. Weird. I'm ready to go dry again.Ishmaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12092735311036097850noreply@blogger.com