..with nobody else. Gotta love George Thorogood, huh?
Yes, I drink alone. No, I'm not an alcoholic. I don't drink every night and I rarely drink to excess, but that's neither here nor there. I drink alone because I find that alcohol removes what I like to call my 'truth filter'. I like to think of myself as a somewhat tactful person, and when I've had a few drinks that vanishes. I'm blunt...painfully so sometimes. So, in order to maintain friendships and relationships, I drink alone. Occasionally I'll make an exception and have a few with really close friends....those who I've already spoken my mind to or who I know won't take offence to my lack of tact, but for the most part I don't get inebriated in public, or even with acquaintances.
The reason I blog about this now is because I'm drinking. Tonight. Right now, actually. I re-read my blogs, and in my alcohol-fuzzy state was really tempted to edit and re-post them, this time with names. I read some other people's stuff and was again tempted to leave comments, this time saying what I felt in a much less...errmm...nice way. Luckily (for me) I'm not drunk. I'm not lit. I'm not even buzzed (almost, but not quite). So, I won't do any of that. I'll keep my 'truth filter' firmly in place and be as tactful as I can be, even if what's being said makes me madder than a wet hen.
I highly reccomend that some of you do the same. Even if you haven't been drinking.