January 31 2010
There is a reason why having a hunk of bloody rare red meat, a Manhattan and a cigar holds a tantalizing allure for many a man—it’s because it’s legal, but practically verboten in a world gone safe like the blunted edge of a set of safety scissors.
It’s living on the edge ... without having to go to the trouble of doing anything illegal. Let’s face it—nothing fun is really, theoretically, good for you. Except wine. Wine seems to be good for you ...
... and, that’s the problem ... I really don’t want to see any more research reports about how wine is so ... so ..., well, darn healthy. It’s kind of a buzzkill. Yeah, I know, of course, wine is a drink of moderation. I’ve got that. Still, wine would be infinitely more interesting if it were considered more of a vice instead of mainstream health tonic enjoyed by “Ladies Who Lunch” after their pilates class.
For that reason, I was glad to see this recent report with the headline, “Red Wine Could be Bad for You, Says New Research.”
Just saying ... sometimes being bad, is good ...
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So, first off I would love to compliment you on the most beautiful template I have almost ever seen!
Ok, now that I got that out of the way…..
I love to see all the crazy one liners about wine and health these days. Seems like every day there is some new and amazing evidence that it’s either good or bad.
Here’s a hint: If it makes you happy then it’s good for you. In moderation of course!
Cheers!
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Too many ‘wine is healthy’-stories? Don’t complain if you have it that good! I wish I could live in a place where positive articles about wine were the norm.
Over here in Blighty the standard alcohol-related newspaper or television piece is a re-cycled press-release from some neo-prohibitionist organisation trying to tell us the entire country will die tomorrow unless we renounce alcohol instantly and forever. Such reporting is generally very lazy; the neo-pros are quoted parrot-fashion even when their press releases are a tissue of bogus statistics and and unfounded conclusions. It irks me no end that we have to put up with this lackadaisical reporting of non-stories which are really just attempts by the meddlers to justify their existences.
More ‘wine is marvellous’ news items for the UK, please. I’ll never complain about them.