Letter for Happy Hour, April 21st, 2022

Can mocktails suitably replace the real stuff? Can we stop our antacids? Can we boldly grow old?

[ Alive : longevity and an ounce of prevention ]

In a previous letter I wrote about the conflicting pleasure and poison of drinking alcohol. I tried not to be judgmental, as I too enjoy a drink. But I did state the evolving consensus is clearly that the less alcohol we drink, the better. Since that time I have had multiple people tell me in the office…