[dkarl]

I am lucky to have alcoholic tendencies that are pronounced enough to be noticeable but weak enough to be manageable. Sometimes I drink more than I should. And then I do the same the next night and wonder why. If I do the same thing a third or fourth night in a week, I get really, really careful. My bedrock rule if I catch myself doing that is not to drink alone or, if I'm with someone, not to drink more than them. Luckily, when I detect a bad trend and stop indulging, I don't miss it. Not like I miss eating, certainly.

Speaking of drinking alone, is anyone else who lives alone really annoyed at the high price and crappy selection of half-bottles of wine? It's hard for me not to finish a bottle of wine when I open it. When I drink beer I typically have just one or two, but it's hard to stop halfway through a bottle of wine.