Off topic, I'm going to visit a friend for a few days, and, even though I'm a non-theist, I'm starting to pray that I remember that I can't drink. Because she drinks (frequently, but not, I think, problematically), and I can picture a future in which I have drinks with her. I could probably even drink with her w/o getting drunk. But I'm repeating over and over again to myself that the ability to moderate for a couple nights is not the same as the ability to moderate over a lifetime. Yep, I could probably have a rum and coke with my friend and stop there. But next week, when I'm home alone and able to blast away the world by getting quietly drunk, that "safe" rum and coke will make it that much more difficult for me turn off the stupid and turn down the drink.
Just wanted to post that here. As a wordy reminder to myself.
