morning buzz

when the afternoon is too late

 

breakfast, lunch, dinner

Non-Alcoholic Beer: The Best Drink for Cyclists?

ruined by alcohol

blood tests don't lie

plagued by ague, rheumatism, and depression

 

routine

Upon waking in the morning, Motörhead's Lemmy [1945-2015] would have a shot of whiskey (eventually naively replaced by vodka as it seemed to him to be healthier) chased by a can of beer. Total daily consumption varied but several bottles of Jack Daniel's were often drained by bedtime.

“do as I say, not as I do”

"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry: Worry never fixes anything. ”

- Ernest Hemingway [1899-1961]

on blah

"Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair."
- Gautama Buddha

on addiction

"As an alcoholic, you will violate your standards quicker than you can lower them."
- Robin Williams

superiority complex

"(Now) who could tell us what was fashionable, what was fun?"
- F. Scott Fitzgerald

an Ottawa treatment program

Patients can receive up to three bottles of wine or the equivalent amount of beer daily.

"Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?"

"You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you."
- Mary Tyler Moore

new language of painting

- Jackson Pollock dripped paint upon canvases on the floor.

high-roller

In current U.S. dollars, Sir Winston Churchill spent an average of $145,000 on wine monthly.
- Source: The Economist, November 21st, 2015

"As an alcoholic you will violate your standards quicker than you can lower them."
- Robin Williams

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not an alcoholic

"A beer can wait six months."
- Chris Hadfield