Hi, I enjoy your posts. As for drinking, you've been clear: If a person enjoys it, its fine by you. That said, would you be interested to learn I keep a 'rum diary' when I drink alcohol, how much and what? Why do I keep a diary? You might say I enjoy alcohol enough to enjoy it responsibly. Also, I agree with you that excessive consumption of anything is one of the annoying aspects of modern life. Anyone with any degree of social interaction has to put up with annoying boors now and again. But I am cautious and, dare I say it, suspicious of extremism. While I respect that you simply do not appreciate the taste of a fine single malt or a glass of beer made with love, care and attention, let alone wine, I cannot agree that life as you describe it is better than life as you describe it with the addition of how I drink.

If it helps, I'm a highly successful ex-pat living in my version of heaven in Poland for the last ten years. The nomadic life is equally valuable but for me, putting down an anchor in a place where I can feel lucky just to look out of my kitchen window every day is my conception of sustainable happiness.

Regardless, thank you for your informative posts, I've added your amazon links to my wishlist. Cheers and best of luck, Bulent.