bierkergaard

Last night I was hanging out in Baltimore with a buddy from college. It was a Bachelor Party--and although the night started out slow, it got quite a bit more interesting as the night progressed. Not too bad for a couple of guys at the half-century mark, and two young guys (his son, his daughter's significant other). Drinking two shots of espresso at 4 PM helped me stoke up for the night that finally concluded close to 3:00 AM when I hit my bed sheets. The first stop of the night was dinner at a Thai restaurant in Towson, Md. I had Pad Thai, pork, with a drenching of fish sauce. I prefer not to think too much about what goes into fish sauce. Probably the fish equivalent of scrapple. Eyeballs, fins, guts. All fermented and then strained into some slimy goo. I decided to not pack any beers for dinner. As a BYOB, I decided it would be best to not imbibe at that time in the evening. I am being conscious about drinking too soon in the day. Delays are healthy because the alcohol ...