“After that we went from one casino to another, not intending to commit any debauchery, but for want of something better to do.” In the field of playing the field, Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was a giant who gave his name to generations of comparative midgets – guys who couldn’t pretend to attain the lofty standard he…
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About that first drink . . . Which came first, beer or wine?
I’m often asked to weigh in on the question of which alcoholic beverage first passed our greedy lips – beer or wine. Since it’s not a case of needing to have one before you can have the other, the first-drink problem isn’t as daunting as the chicken/egg conundrum – but it does seem to linger. I don’t think…