Friday Night Vodka Buzz. Ask me anything.

[Aristus]

Two shots to get the party started. Now, a Waldorf cocktail. Bourbon, sweet vermouth, Pernod, and angostura bitters. I don’t have Pernod, so I substituted absinthe.

It’s okay. Don’t think I’ll mix one again. Anise is not my favorite flavoring agent.

Still, buzzing pleasantly now. Busy week. Looking forward to the weekend.

I love you all…

Raising a glass to my old friend ailsa girl, whom I have not seen in months. Hope she’s all right.

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Can God make a square circle?

Sorry, you said "ask me anything".

[Aristus]

4. I don't believe that He could.

But that’s just because I don’t believe in God.

If anyone could, a human being could.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. We are screwed then. God can't give us an answer and a human can't understand the idea.

[yellow dahlia]

2. Cheers to you, Aristus!

[Aristus]

5. And to you!

[biophile]

3. With you on the anise flavor in drinks

But lately my favorite drink has been Alka-Seltzer 😏

And you have inspired me to adopt your schedule. I no longer drink during the week. Trying to get right with my body - it’s probably too late, though, since I’m over 70.

[Aristus]

6. It's never too late.

Do what works for you.

[surfered]

8. My advice to you is if you don't care for anise, don't drink Greek Ouzo.

Cheers 🍷 and happy 4th to you!!!

[Aristus]

9. I actually like ouzo.

I used to hang out in the bar at our local Greek restaurant. I knew the owner, and he would often come out of the kitchen to do a couple of shots with me. He was very, very Old World. We would clink glasses and he would say: “Here’s to you, my boy.”

He retired a number of years ago. I miss him dreadfully, as you may imagine.

[Easterncedar]

10. I used to like retsina

Pine flavored greek wine. Tasted like turpentine. Haven't had that in a couple of decades!

[Aristus]

11. You need the right Greek dish to go with it.

Chicken Saganaki. Heavenly. You’ll carry a cloud of garlic around you for a couple of days afterwards. But it’s worth it.

[Mme. Defarge]

12. Yamas!

Meanwhile, is it just moi, or does grappa taste like liquified house dust?

[surfered]

15. Army SFC Milhouse took Sgt Shoemake and PFC Surfered to a Greek bar in Germany.

We drank shots of Ouzo. SFC Milhouse played a game with the owner involving holding 0-3 matches in your hand, unseen by your opponent. They took guesses as to how many total matches there were. The loser bought shots of Ouzo for all of us.

I was not much of a drinker.

We finally left. I asked Milhouse to stop the car so I could vomit in the street. I have not had any Ouzo these 55 years since.

[Mme. Defarge]

13. Question -

for reasons I can’t explain, I am unable to say “beverage” with a straight face. Is there something inherently silly about the word?

[Aristus]

14. In normal conversation it might seem a bit formal.

But I use the word every day in my chart notes of patient visits. When I list health risk factors like alcohol (yes, yes, I know…) and sugary beverages like soda, sports drinks, etc.

[Mme. Defarge]

16. Merci!

[Aristus]

17. De rien...