Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for June 14, 2024

Cocktails are not a good way to cope, in the long run drinking makes matters worse.

Now THAT is my kind of manual for being an adult. I bet there’s a recipe for espresso martinis in there.

Alcohol: The source and solution to many of life’s problems.

Sound more interesting than “The Book of Love” by Stephin Merritt, admits it’s “Long and Boring” (Cover by Peter Gabriel)

Well at least it ain’t a COOKBOOK!

Alcohol will make some people who are old enough to drink it act the way they did when they weren’t old enough to drink it.

Since I’ve retired, my alcohol usage has dropped to maybe one drink a month. Maybe it’s the employers that feed that need.

Not giving up my Pisco Sours…

Alcohol is seen as a coping mechanism, but often leads to addiction.

The book that makes life easier is called a ‘bank book.’

but you can’t read the next chapter after 3 drinks.

Using alcohol to cope is a good way to get rid of all those other little annoyances, like family, home, money, friends, and gainful employment.

Chapter 5 Winning the Lotto, is your only hope!!!!

Let’s not forget “Turn on, tune in, drop out.”

Oh, NO!

funny

IS THAT THE SECRET?

It’ll be about 105 degrees this afternoon. I won’t worry as long as my gin and tonic (and ice) hold out.

Easy to cope. Just go to your local hardware store and get a coping saw.

Most problems are transitory. So if you just wait a bit – about the time it takes to make and enjoy a cocktail – the problem will take care of itself. If the problem is still there then the cocktail (if it was a good one) will have put you in a more relaxed frame of mind and better positioned to tackle the issue. Trying to tackle a problem while you are worried and stressed is not a good starting point as the bad emotions will start a negative feedback loop.

Wait till you get to the smoking section…

So name your poison.

There’s a BIG difference between “coping” and “doping”.

This confirms the fact that there is no real way to cope.

Me: So, Dad, how did you manage to get through all those family get-togethers?Dad: I had a lot of help from my friends Jack and Jim.

From BUS DRIVER’S LAMENT:

We’re short thirty drivers,

Well who woulda thunk?

Hard to face ’em sober,

Not legal to drive drunk.

Vodka Uber Alles

I’ts “Barkeeper’s Friend”, not “Drinker’s Designs”

It must be an IEEE medical standard.

B.I.B.L.E. Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. Old Testament & New Testament.