re: Heavy drinkers. How do you explain the appeal?

I find drinking a few cocktails relaxes me. At my current age, 66, I no longer drink to such excess that I'm plastered. Doing that takes too much time to recover the next day and I learned that lesson long ago.

But for those who do over indulge from time to time, do yourself a favor and grab a bite to eat and a couple Aleve, Ibupropen, Anacin etc. before hitting the bed and you'll feel much better in the morning.

My heaviest drinking day of the year is usually Thanksgiving when I have a huge party at my house with as many as 25+ people. I fry a few turkeys and have several different casseroles and side dishes for my guests to enjoy and will start drinking Bloody Mary's before noon. Then don't stop between wine with the meal, cocktails afterwards etc.

But I'm so busy during the day that it really levels out and I don't get drunk, just pleasantly happy.