My mom is in town for a visit and to attend the upcoming wedding of my sister-in-law.
So I took her to get her nails done before the wedding. There’s a reason men shouldn’t be in these places. Mom picked out a color and then said “Maybe I’ll get one nail done up in something special,” while pointing to something with glitter. “Like a coke nail?” I asked with some incredulity. The woman has seen her share of Law & Order so I thought maybe it was a thing. “We call that an ‘accent nail’,” said the woman behind the counter.
You learn something new every day. Next it’s off to the hair place. Perhaps we’ll find some gin along the way.
Speaking of gin… In late November a big, beautiful, upscale liquor store opened nearby. Since I am a big, beautiful, upscale drunk this was a natural fit and made me very happy. Those of you who’ve ever known me know that I have a penchant for gin. Recently a friend shared an article with me that declared that those who drink gin and tonic are psychopaths. It didn’t say we were “likely to be” psychopaths. No, this hurtful group of words masquerading as a scientific journal said straight up that I’m a psycho. Sure, drinking gin has been likened to drinking a bottle of Chanel No. 5 and the British did attribute the collapse of their country’s middle class to gin a few hundred years ago. Where was I going with this? Oh yes, the liquor store…
I’ve made a resolution not to buy the same bottle twice until I’ve tried all the gins I haven’t tried. This place has a whole aisle devoted to my favorite spirit so it might take a while. Then again, I’m a psychopath so maybe not. Recently I tried Aviation which was nice but had notes of something I’m not quite sure of. In other words, it wasn’t great. Last night I picked up a bottle of Oregon Spirit. This made me think of the Oregon Trail. If I get dysentery and die from drinking this I will be quite peeved.
That’s all.
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As one who enjoys an occasional gin and tonic on a summer’s day, this article will put the lie to the smears: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/oct/13/no-enjoying-a-gin-and-tonic-does-not-make-you-a-psychopath
Happy wedding and congratulations to the bride and groom!
Re the hair and nails, at your age you should have known better. From experience, best approach is to drop the female in question at the “beauty shop”, get a time to return and then hie yourself to your nearest purveyor of adult beverages (in your case gin).
As long as you aren’t referencing the Donner Party along the Oregon Trail…. good to know about Aviation Gin. We were this close to buying it for you. What about the one Ryan Reynolds advertises?
Aviation is the Ryan Reynolds gin.