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Things a Man Should Know About Drinking:
Grappa is to lighter fluid as ouzo is to lighter fluid.
Garnish matters.
At the holiday party, consume one drink less than your boss.
Adopt a favorite cocktail on a seasonal basis.
Drinks that give you bad breath: beer, anything sweet, anything with milk.
Drinks that give you good breath: gin and tonic, gimlet, vodka and cranberry, anything with citrus.
Gentleman Jack. Rocks.
Fresh orange juice. Fresh lemon juice. Fresh lime juice.
No one but the bouncer cares how tough you are, and he already knows you're not that tough.
There is no upside to karaoke.
Never utter the words I and love and you if you've had more than three drinks.
If you're a lightweight, make that one drink.
One foolproof hangover cure: Don't get drunk.
There is nothing cheeky and clever you can say to a female bartender that she hasn't already heard from some other schmuck before you.
Instead of trying to remember whether it's "beer before liquor" or the other way around, just be an adult and stick to one or the other.
Acceptable drinks for men: beer, wine, whiskey, cocktails that are neither sweet nor made with dairy or fruit other than lime or lemon or orange.
Acceptable drinks for women: whatever they want, except a certain few.
A certain few: the grasshopper, the Long Island Ice Tea, the pink lady, and any variety of spritzer.
If you're the first in a group to arrive and you start a tab on your card, you deserve exactly what's coming to you.
Unless you are lounging on the Promenade Deck, do not drink from a fruit.