Vin de Napkin - Slice of Vice

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 ...