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How Alcohol Fuels Civilization

How Alcohol Fuels Civilization

Gonna pick me up a six-pack of art this evening Marshall McLuhan made himself a household name, writing about media. Media are tools, things that extend ourselves: a hammer extends our fist, flashlights extend our eyes, etc. I'm not sure he ever considered whether alcohol might be a

A Local Bar is a Good Place to Be

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ran a splendid ode to local bars last week [https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/insight/2022/01/09/A-good-place-to-be-A-local-bar-can-be-more-than-a-place-to-get-a-drink/stories/202201090022] . Two people, neither from Pittsburgh, recommended it to me. It's the type of thing that could only be written by someone with a Catholic

When Drunkenness is a Mortal Sin Redux

Aquinas appears to make it pretty hard to get so drunk that inebriation, by itself, is mortal A reader sent this link to me. Is getting drunk a sin? [https://www.catholiccompany.com/getfed/is-getting-drunk-a-sin/] The site’s conclusion: Yup, getting drunk is a serious sin. But the site doesn’

My Family Calls it "Exercise Bulimia"

People who work out regularly and are aerobically fit tend to guzzle a surprising amount of alcohol, according to a new study, well timed for the holidays, [https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Abstract/2022/01000/Fit_and_Tipsy__The_Interrelationship_between.15.aspx] of the interplay between fitness, exercise and

The Biggest Bar Night of the Year is Here

Just don't call it "Blackout Wednesday" It’s here! Black Wednesday 2021. My erstwhile traveling companion has the COVID, so he won’t be joining me, but I’ll have three sons in tow, thereby smashing the previous record held by my Dad (one son . . . me)

Hey, Another List Article!

Hey, Another List Article!

I like lists, but the world of digital prose relies on them way too much. According to medium.com, articles that say, “Seven Things You Should Do Before You Die” or “Ten Signs Your Spouse is Cheating on You” or “19 Signs Your Genitals are Falling Off,” get more clicks.

How to Use a Fake I.D. to Find Happiness

That fake I.D. bought me many little bits of happiness and one big one Today is a Special Edition of BYCU. Part autobiographical, part inspirational, part drunken. Here goes. I met Marie 35 years ago today. She was 18. I was 20, but my older brother’s driver’s

Gin, Gin, and More Gin

Gin, Gin, and More Gin

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Fields, concerned about rationing, took a hand truck to a liquor store and loaded it with six cases of gin. When someone asked him why he need 72 bottles of gin, he replied, “I think it’s going to be a short war.” I

State of the Booze Nation Upon Emerging from the Lockdown

I assume folks noticed my blog was attacked by a thing called a “PHP change.” It changed every apostrophe and quote mark into a series of four symbols . . . everywhere. The site has been a trainwreck. I.T. Max is working on it, but there’s only so much he can

This Little Publication is Still in Business

The magazine is an absolute work of art. It’s absurd, funny, noir, colorful . . . But it’s first and foremost a work of art. It’s the kind of thing I wish I could turn this blog into: a ridiculous little product that is done so well, people would have