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Subject: Thanks
From: CheerioKid
Posted: Thu Dec 1. 2005, 04:30 UTC
Followup to: "Question about the glass, from a rookie"  by CheerioKid  (Tue Nov 29. 2005, 06:56 UTC)
Thanks to everyone...whether you agree, understand or just offered answers to 
my questions.  Thank you.

A little history, for anyone curious about the reasons behind my hesitation.

This is certainly not the place for a religious debate...I understand that.  
Not going there.  At all.  

I have my own issues with drinking that I need to get through.  My dad drinks 
all day, every day.  Blue Ribbon Beer.  Because of that, I was taught growing 
up that drinking was this horrible taboo thing.  I still have that mental 
block, even though I KNOW there's no Biblical reason NOT to have an occasional 
drink.  That's why I don't feel like I'm being a hypocrite.  I just don't want 
someone else to be discouraged by it.  I have yet to set foot in a liquor 
store.  That's only partly because I have my kids with me most of the time, 
and...well, that would be like setting a bull loose in a china shop.

I honestly don't know how my friends will feel about it.  After thinking about 
it alot today, I may even talk to my preacher tomorrow about it and see how he 
feels.  I know that it's not ultimately his decision whether I drink or not, I 
do value his insight.

I never tried alcohol when I was in high school...not once.  I had my first 
drink a year and a half ago, when I was 27 years old.  I had maybe an ounce of 
vodka (lol) in a glass of cranberry juice and thought I was going to feel 
something.  I was so pround of myself for even trying it.  I've experimented a 
few times since then...once I did get a little tipsy, but ended up going 
straight to bed...so I didn't get to even enjoy the buzz.

The buzz is actually what I'm going for.  I don't want to get hammered...just 
loosen up a little.  Beer is NOT my thing.  I haven't found a wine yet that I 
can even pretend to enjoy.  I can count on one hand the number of mixed drinks 
I've had, and I've enjoyed all but one...the one that actually made me tipsy, 
and it was a rum and coke.  I think it had more rum in it than it had coke.  I 
think it was bacardi.  I didn't even finish it because I knew it was more than 
I wanted.

As you can see, I'm a pure novice, and really have no business hanging out on 
a bartending board.  What I'm hoping to find here is a little helpful advice 
to keep me from looking like such a novice when I'm actually ordering 
something.

You guys can have a little fun with me if you want...but please be nice.  I am 
open to suggestions of what to try next.  I have to make each one count, since 
my opportunities to have a drink are few and far between.  My last was a 
Mudslide at T.G.I. Fridays.

Thanks again,

Cheerio Kid ~ Joni


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