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"People don't like to be confused by the facts. The truth is that there is no level of alcohol that is safe."

Interesting comment. I think the word "safe" (ie,lack thereof) connotes a sense of impending or immediate doom to most persons. Yet plenty of old-timers (George Burns, who lived to 100, comes to mind) freely admit they been having a gin martini a night--actually 2 for George-- for decades. It reminds me of the dermatologist who warns us to wear long-sleeved shirts on a sunny day--do you know anyone who actually does this? I don't.
Let's remember that Keith Richards lived much much longer than exercise-obsessed health guru Jim Fixx...
I guess my point is, we could all live longer if we watched Joel Osteen preach every night, tucking into bed at 10 PM after a cursory read of Corinthians, or Proust, followed by jumping jacks and Himalayan bath salts, and never had a beer or smoked a joint and never wandered around the neighborhood after dark for fear of getting mugged, or never had sex for fear of papilloma or chlamydia. Even Jesus Christ made a distinction between drinking and wanton drunkenness...if I remember my New Testament.
“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit.”
So go out and eat, drink and be merry--tomorrow you may be in Utah.

Anyone who watches Joel Osteen is already dead