Holiday greetings and news you can use
For the first time in the decade that I've been toiling away as a scrivener, I've managed to snag the week between Christmas and New Year's for vacation. I'm really looking forward to it. All my sons are home, crammed into our small apatment like 1920s' Ellis Island arrivals in Manhattan. It'll be fine.
But this week, the week before Christmas, was the longest week ever. It seemed like it was going to last forever. Which would be terrible because I really have to start my Christmas shopping soon.
In any event, I probably won't be adding many new entries to this blog during Christmas week. But I will be checking in to the site to see if you folks are getting along in my absence.
Nevertheless, I don't want to leave you bereft right in the midst of ball-dropping merriment.
So let's see what the National Institutes of Health recommends for the treatment of a hangover:
1. Consume foods and drinks that contain fructose (such as fruit juice or honey). There is some evidence that fructose will help your body burn the alcohol faster -- that is, get the alcohol out of your body faster.
2. Eat well, if possible. Bouillon soup is good for replacing salt and potassium depleted by drinking alcohol.
3. Most hangovers are gone within 24 hours. Rest is recommended. Remember, even if you feel good the morning after heavy drinking, your ability to perform at your best will be diminished due to the residual effects of alcohol.
It's good to know that Uncle Sam is looking out for us. Because, frankly, it's a bad idea to make New Year's resolutions when your hair hurts, your tongue and brain are both fuzzy, and every blink of an eyeball sounds like you're in the front row at The WARP tour. Resolutions made under those circumstances could be said to be made under duress, and are easier to break. This is true even if the resolution is not to spend next New Year's Eve so close to the open bar.
I advise having some nice hot soup first.
Have a blessed holiday and a happy New Year!
But this week, the week before Christmas, was the longest week ever. It seemed like it was going to last forever. Which would be terrible because I really have to start my Christmas shopping soon.
In any event, I probably won't be adding many new entries to this blog during Christmas week. But I will be checking in to the site to see if you folks are getting along in my absence.
Nevertheless, I don't want to leave you bereft right in the midst of ball-dropping merriment.
So let's see what the National Institutes of Health recommends for the treatment of a hangover:
1. Consume foods and drinks that contain fructose (such as fruit juice or honey). There is some evidence that fructose will help your body burn the alcohol faster -- that is, get the alcohol out of your body faster.
2. Eat well, if possible. Bouillon soup is good for replacing salt and potassium depleted by drinking alcohol.
3. Most hangovers are gone within 24 hours. Rest is recommended. Remember, even if you feel good the morning after heavy drinking, your ability to perform at your best will be diminished due to the residual effects of alcohol.
It's good to know that Uncle Sam is looking out for us. Because, frankly, it's a bad idea to make New Year's resolutions when your hair hurts, your tongue and brain are both fuzzy, and every blink of an eyeball sounds like you're in the front row at The WARP tour. Resolutions made under those circumstances could be said to be made under duress, and are easier to break. This is true even if the resolution is not to spend next New Year's Eve so close to the open bar.
I advise having some nice hot soup first.
Have a blessed holiday and a happy New Year!
posted by Michael Riley at 9:32 AM
2 Comments:
I hope anonymous makes a resolution to be normal..Healthy New Year..maybe your sons have some good hangover remedies for you, too..or Miss USA, Lindsay Lohan...ad nauseum...
fyi..looks like your blog's getting mixed-up with Mr. Ingle's...tell your IT folks there's a glitch..
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