Practical info for the smarter drinker
Don’t wanna wait ‘til the sun’s sinking. We could be feeling all right. I know you know what I’m thinking. Why don’t we do a little day drinking? If the lyrics to this popular song by Little Big Town describe a typical day off or holiday weekend in your life, then you need the lowdown …
“Sir, NO sir!” This will be the expected answer for inquisitive drill sergeants and chiefs in barracks (and on boats) at armed forces installations around the world as the U.S. military looks to tighten controls on alcohol consumption among the ranks. U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus kicked off a new program dubbed the 21st Century …
Hydrating With Alcohol? A lot of people like to drink alcohol, but it’s hard to imagine a time when people chose to drink alcohol over water. Throughout history, a strange blend of cultural influence and survival has resulted in this kind of reckless behavior, although perhaps with good reason. Much like the creation of fire …
Beer Belly Baloney Beer has calories and calories make you fat, right? That seems to be the prevailing wisdom and there’s good reason for it. It sounds like it makes sense. Even so, beer drinkers may have cause to rejoice, because a “beer belly” might not have anything to do with beer at all. Some …
Alcohol Incites Gender Inequality Gender equality is the admirable goal of any progressive society, but alcohol seems to disagree, at least as far as it’s concerned. Alcohol unequally affects men and women, getting women intoxicated more quickly and in less amounts than men. It is commonly understood that this is caused in part because women …