Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ed P Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Stressful Day Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 23:48:02 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2025 05:48:04 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="10c75a2b5d05f84ce31bca73b29de280"; logging-data="3157447"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19ECbb34blDBrT8h1FRZBFoFF+QAauNroU=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:qVSFAA8LrgcAzTgX/hoep13LBHM= Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: On 4/19/2025 7:22 PM, Hank Rogers wrote: > Ed P wrote: >> People think my life is easy.  Retired, minimal responsibility, but >> people do not realize the stress I have some days, like today. >> >> I knew what I was having for dinner, simple chicken dish.  The stress >> though, is what to drink with it.  I have a selection of wines, bought >> some on sale today, Art of the Cooper Chardonnay. Good stuff. >> >> OTOH, I've not had a gin & tonic in a week or so.  That would be good >> with dinner on a Saturday night too.  To make the decision more >> difficult, if I go with the F&T, do I pour Hendricks or The Botanist? >> > > A lot of old retirees enjoy the everclear. Maybe you should try a bottle? > > They just want the effects. I enjoy the flavor.