I am Drink

"Flu"? Really? Better "flew," or even (chimney) "flue." Methinks this "flu" has aught to do with a c...

Bears in Yosemite National Park prefer Hondas and Toyotas for late-night snacks. According to 186 bear-incident reports, they broke into 26 ...

All at once more relaxed AND more at one with the Spirit Force. Puff. Inhale. Hold. Hold. Hold... Blowwwwwww...... Ahhhh.... Godddddd....

Circa Summer 2009 Toronto, Canada Complemented by day-old Niagara Pinot Noir "But I don't need the cigar or the wine," he said...

But I am cool Here Outdoors After the rain Has cleared the air And the evening sun Has taken with it It's light And heat

One minute doing report cards the next friends over for dinner and then smoking in the open june evening air.

In the rain.

Though I won't be drinking at the "Summer Solstice".

Pictured is yesterday afternoon's pre-TFC prep for the biting winds of BMO field...thanks to Vivant for the match and for the pregame fo...

I opened up this fine Portugese cheapie (always available for 10 bucks at the LCBO) and realized why I had never stocked up on a so-called ...

Mr. Ashdale, I am reading this morning about the life of a writer you have referred to several times recently - the Chilean novelist Robert...

I love coincidences. Just after reading Mr. Ashdale's liver post, my son asked me to check the weather on the local newspaper site and t...

I had my check-up last week. The doctor asked, "How many drinks a night?" When a doctor asks that question what does he multiply t...

Pinot - Like you I have found that the comments in the NYT drink blog are almost as interesting as the posts themselves. Here's a commen...

I'd like to thank Pinot for reminding me of the superb NYT drink blog. Yes - Pinot - a very interesting piece on teachers struggling to ...

Meeting #1 I am Drink Club The Dora Keough Wed Jan 21, 2009 730-930pm Purpose: drinking and talking Greetings Boys. Thought I'd give thi...

Well, they might. Something about the process of creating and maintaining them does, anyway. Lately I've been spending untold hours in ...

Not sure why I placed my daughter's battery-operated massage Kitty (a Santa gift) beside this delicious bottle of Argentinian chardonna...

I am drinking it in Torontocanada in 2009 at 545pm.

Dora Keough. Torontocanada. Circa 2009.

Lots of guys, all full of drink this weekend. Seven friends from my distant past, a black ice skating rink, 5 km of skiing on nearby trails,...

A heart-warming story from our go-to news source, The NYT: A bar which would have closed during the old economy gets to stay open during the...

I am sworn to Mrs. Ashdale that while on duty (M-F, 9-5) there will be no alcohol. Duty? I'm minding the tot. This pledge seems right. T...

Warsteiner dark and a book. Maverick's pub. A few doors down. Chauffering is not a bad gig with a beer and a book to pass the time.

I need another drink.

I know it's only 230. But it's New Years Eve and the shop was jammed with people stockpiling booze. I hate line-ups. I get anxious, ...

I don't think I can put this nearly as eloquently as the Abbot, but snot, drippy poo and lung grease seem to sum up our Christmas nicel...

Late night. Coughs echo from all corners of the sleeping house, keeping counterpoint rhythm with the stifled hacks issuing from my own chest...

When tending to an ailing mother, all is not completely lost. You help your mother out with little things and basically you sit around a lot...

How do spell panelling? Pane? Pain? Yes - Pain! Pain-elling. The suburbs - nothing but problems. You can't even spell their walls right....

Thank G*od.

From Sardegna. How appropriate. Barn-yardy. I love it. Perfect for my steak and mushrooms. Thanks. I love you. Merry Christmas.

I mean cheer. A fine way to start off Christmas Eve. It's going to be a quiet one as The Blonde Woman and My Children have flown the coo...

Out to shovel this morning and the drink of last night has surely left my system. And yet I am very much feeling the "drink" as I...

I lost myself on a cool damp night Gave myself in that misty light Was hypnotized by a strange delight Under a lilac tree I made wine from t...

For those worried about the effects of drink, there may be some lessons in the life of West Coast poet Jack Spicer who drank himself to deat...

Can be better than lazy-assed dope-smoking delivery. I brave the cold, crisp winter night - and arrive early: that way the sushi will be opt...

> Acting The Giddy Goat

40-something pseudo-intellectual-ex-jock with few skills outside of blogging, dri*nking and f*cking, seeks: A conceptual group of musicians,...

It's around noon on a weekday. I need "drink" but cannot drink at this hour. I drink a lot and behave a bit crazy sometimes bu...

Somehow ended up at The Dora drinking one of these little pieces of heaven. Harry Connick is the background singing Blue Christmas (not live...

An interesting section of the NY Times: It's a blog called "Proof" .

Not genius but this is the kind of basic track you might lie down on the floor for at your friend's place in the suburbs with your drunk...

Band: Default Track: Wasting my time Me: Drinking beer: Stella

Legendary Riverdale night.

The band is not playing and I know no one at this bar. I am afraid of the void and find comfort in my glass.

For when you're stuck drinking alone tonight: "Coulda been here tonight..."

This disturbance goes out to Pinot - who dares to drink his rare Canadian wine alone - almost tauntingly - just because we get to drink the ...

Cold snowy night, sick kid, missing Tanner's show again. As I sat here at home feeling sorry for myself, I asked "what would Mike d...

Stuck in suburban town taking care of my ill mother I am grateful for the "accident" of these little bottles in my car. Is that ha...

The question before the assembled gathering is this: did a guy who was willing to sacrifice his son to the Lord of Hosts, a guy who'd wa...

How did i end up here? I'm supposed to come here "next" friday.

I love needing a hair cut. It takes me across the city near to my buddy's wine bar. It's fittingly called "Crush". I'm...

The Blonde Woman has crashed out after a long corpo - family day before 10 pm. It's not like I haven't been working my *ss off too. ...