Aware of the suffering caused by unmindful consumption, I vow to cultivate good health, both physical and mental... I vow to ingest only items that preserve peace, well-being, and joy in my body, in my consciousness and in the collective body and consciousness of my family and society. I am determined not to use alcohol--At which my ancestors in me rise in a body and protest, loudly, that those last two sentences are a contradiction in terms. The peace, well-being, and joy inherent in two glasses of wine at dinner are, well, the peace of God that passeth understanding; and no one can tell me otherwise.
'Could man be drunk forever'
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The usual annoyances of this book list, including the 'not if you ripped my fingernails out' entries (The Road, Atlas Shrugged, Twilight) and the…
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How very 1993 it's being just now. Grey, washy, cool but humid, with cicadas. Fine by me: time travel removes me from the frets of the present.…
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Been a while since we've had an unbroken string of +30C/ 90F weeks. Even 2018, which I recall as unendingly hot, only did it for a week at a time.…
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