Have you ever watched people get drunk?

If you’re getting drunk with them it can be good fun. But standing by, sober, they get to looking like fools. It’s a sobering experience. I crack myself up!

In 1985 I was 6 months pg with my first child. My sister and I went to Georgia to visit my dad and his wife. We went out to a club one night. They were all drinking, I was not.
My dad’s wife got pretty plastered and she was driving. At one point I quietly asked my dad if I could drive us home. He mentioned it to his wife, and she threw a drunken fit yelling something about insurance not covering other drivers, which was ridiculous, of course.
My dad looked at me. I almost never dream of defying my dad, but in this case I put my foot down and firmly shook my head.
Well, long story short, she took off and we were left to get a cab back to their house.
When we got there his wife triumphantly met us at the door.
We just ignored her and went to our respective beds.
She was super apologetic the next day, for what it was worth.

This weekend was Rick’s company Christmas party, Friday night. Same thing. I was drinking, but stuck to wine because I don’t really like wine and I knew I wouldn’t drink too much. Plus we had a huge dinner.
Afterward some folks met up at the bar of the hotel and proceeded to get plastered. I stayed in my room and watched documentaries about the 60’s. Every so often, though, I had to go to the elevator to go out side and smoke. Every dang time those doors opened, there was one of Rick’s coworkers in the elevator, drunker than they were the last time I saw them! “Val! I love you man!” Big sloppy hug. It was kind of funny, actually. :D