The Preservation Of Man and Drinking Over The Holidays

I do not know who wrote the words below, but I can say they are words with a certain amount of wisdom to them.

The Preservation Of Man

author: anonymous

The horse and the mule live thirty years,

And nothing know of wines and beers.

The goat and sheep at twenty die,

With never a taste of scotch or rye.

The cow drinks water by the ton,

And at eighteen is mostly done.

The dog at sixteen cashes in,

Without the aid of rum or gin.

The cat in milk and water soaks,

And then in twelve short years it croaks.

The modest, sober, bone dry hen,

Lays eggs for nogs, then dies at ten.

All God’s creatures are strictly dry,

They sinless live, and swiftly die.

But sinful, ginful, rum-soaked men,

Survive for three score years and ten.

And some of us, the mighty few,
Stay pickled until we’re ninety two.

While the above is funny, and has some truth to it, we should not forget what alcohol to excess can do to us. Remember if you drink this holiday season, do so responsibly. I know all we drinkers who also are drivers may sometimes drink too much and then drive, but make an effort to avoid such since it can at best be embarrassing if you get caught, and deadly if you mess up. Best of all make sure if you drink, and need to get somewhere by car, that you have a designated driver to keep you and others safe this holiday season.

As for me, I have a case of beer, a teenaged bottle of Glenlivet Scotch with two nice rocks glasses, a bottle of Jagermeister, a bottle of Irish Cream liqueur, and a few bottles of wine. What more could I need? Oh yeah, maybe I could use a bottle of Vodka or Gin. Will I be getting sloshed? No sir or ma'am, not me. I may get a bit loose, but certainly not at all if I am driving. So I quite happily can say, I will be home on Christmas Eve with not an inch to drive. Instead of a drive, I may have a rocks glass of Scotch, and a beer or two, for my enjoyment before me. As for my Christmas Eve guests, they will be allowed limited intake of alcohol if they are driving - very strictly limited unless they have a designated driver.

As for Christmas Day, that will be another story. I'll be driving to my sister's house. So, I'll limit myself, none before I get there, and once I get there to one or two drinks, both finished off at least a few hours before I have to drive back home. That is unless of course my wife or daughter want to be my designated driver; then I may have three, but no more. No need to ruin a good party, or the whole holiday season, by getting sloshed and stupid; and definitely no need to wind up running someone down and ruining many lives just because you felt like getting sloshed. Those my friends are words of good advice, and I intend to heed them - so should you.

Stay safe over the holidays, and do your part to help along the preservation of man by not killing anyone because you were driving while drunk.

All the best,
Glenn B