Pappy Van Winkle

I am spending some Sam Pony time with Pappy tonight. 

I don't know why I want to be a whiskey drinker but I do.  Maybe it's the 1/4 of my genes that originated from Gaelic Country screaming for attention.  Whisky comes from a Gaelic word meaning "water of life."  Who wouldn't want to drink the water of life?  Although I think I may need a new glass to live up to it's definition.  I'm thinking the holy grail from The Last Crusade.

Thankfully my parents were not whisky drinkers so I didn't have any bad experiences as a teenager.  My first real taste of whiskey came from my boyfriend offering me a sip of apple juice.  Hilarious, yes.  Tasty, no.  Since that first experience 5 years ago I have been slowly sipping whiskey. 

Like all of us I have been attaining tastes my whole life.  I acquired my taste for beer through a lot of hard work.  I started at the bottom with kegs and kegs of natural light.  My participation in rugby facilitated my love of beer.  It is tradition for the home team to throw a party after the game for the visitors.   These gatherings involved many boat races, flippy cups and rugby songs.  All of which are very fun and require a lot of beer.  Today I am certified beer snob with a city that supports my snobbery.

My taste for tea was acquire from a visit to a friend's tea garden in India.  My love of coffee was realized while living in Costa Rica for 3 months.  I would love to visit Ireland or Scotland, but I don't think that is in the cards anytime soon. 

I guess I will have to continue spending time with Pappy in Chicago.  I have learned that one classic ice cube (a perfect square) is Pappy's best friend.  I think kissing whiskey by a fire may accelerate my enjoyment of whisky, but that will have to wait until this winter.

Cheers.

HOBBIES

If I quit drinking I wouldn't have any hobbies. You know what that is not true. If I quit drinking my new hobby would be pregnancy.

BEER

Beer makes everything better. Hmmm, I should drink a beer while I type. There that's better. I know, you think it's a sign of alcoholism, but I totally disagree and so does my beer.

REASONS I HAVE BEEN KICKED OUT OF BARS

1. I discovered a light switch that was unknown to the bar employees. The bar had blackouts all night. Well, until I got kicked out.

2. I put a lamp fixture in my pants to accentuate my dance moves. The bouncer was not impressed.

3. I tried to steal a 4' Bud Light inflated bass. It was something that I definitely needed, but my scheme was thwarted by a cunning bartender. It's to bad because I think my life would have turned out much better if I didn't have to release that bass. It would have been different than all the other stupid crap a stole from bars in college, that bass would have been special.