BYCU
I snapped this pic of a painting at the St. John's Inn in Plymouth, Michigan. The Inn, I'm told, is the home of Cardinal Maida. I've never seen him kicking around there, but if I did, I'd offer to buy him a drink. * * * * * * * Obama provides free cell phones, amnesty, and food stamps. George Washington just handed out booze: “When twenty-four-year-old George Washington first ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses, he attributed his defeat to his failure to provide enough alcohol for the voters. When he tried again two years later, Washington floated into office partly on the 144 gallons of rum, punch, hard cider and beer his election agent handed out–roughly half a gallon for every vote he received.” That and other interesting facts about drunk politics can apparently be found in this book:
Black Wednesday is almost here. I'm looking forward to it, but not to the extent that I'll buy a round for the entire bar. If I were going to do it, however, this article would be helpful. How to Buy a Round at the Bar.
Buying a round for the whole bar should be a once in a lifetime thing, but everyone should do it.
The best way is to tell the bartender you're doing it, why you're doing it, and whether or not you want the people on the receiving end to know who bought it. I would suggest bringing an extra liver if you tell everyone you're buying, because most will get you one back, especially if you're celebrating something life-changing. You should probably only do this in your neighborhood bar, not some busy club or restaurant. Somewhere that you know most of the people or have at least seen them there. Buying a drink for 30 people is expensive, but buying for 200 is foolish.
Of course, I'm usually the first one to the bar on Thanksgiving Eve (have to save a table for everyone else), so I might just do it next Wednesday.
