Firewater

I went to my wife's Christmas party last night. Now I don't do too well at parties, since I am painfully shy. So a certain amount of alcohol comes in handy.

It is really the only time I drink. I do not like to be any less than completely sharp mentally. But the phrase "social lubricant" is not without a certain accuracy. Thinking of this yesterday, I saw how easily a dependence on alcohol could form.

Not that I danced with lampshades on my head or anything. One beer provides only enough social lubricant to avoid hiding in the corner. :-)