One should always be drunk. That’s all that matters…But with what?
With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk.
– Charles Baudelaire
By my tenth glass of wine
I started to wonder
whether there was something wrong
with my palate.
Everyone else
was marking the wine list
with notes like
“Pleasant finish.
Robust spices.”
Meanwhile,
I was doodling pictures
of vampiric cougars.
Then I noticed people
staring
at my doodles,
and so I started
writing
notes next to the wine.
Things like
“Tastes of NyQuil,
but in a good way,”
and
“This one
will get you all the way
fucked up.”
“I can’t feel
my feet anymore.”
“Did I leave
the garage door open?”
“I wonder
whether the cat is on fire.”
“I should probably stop
drinking now.”
Everyone else there
had a sophisticated palate.
I had one that needed
therapy,
and possibly
an intervention.
– Lyrics by Jenny Lawson
Arrangement by DJWildDog.
Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup.
All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.
– Paulo Coelho
Bonus track for the senior citizens who can still get their groove on.
The Blues is life, it’s true, but rock ‘n’ roll is a preservative, I’m telling you.