Randomness #1

Often I have random thoughts that do not warrant their own ramblings. So today is the day I scratch two of these off my list.

Alcohol

Alcohol. Is it addicting? We know there are alcoholics, but what about binge drinkers? Even the ones that do it once in a while. I don't remember where I heard it, but someone said: "What if a hangover is just your body going through alcohol withdrawals?"

That comment has stuck with me for some time. I know that I do not metabolize alcohol well, or efficiently. So hangovers in my 20's were tough. After getting that out of my system I rarely drink now. I just can't handle those mornings after where my whole body hurts and I don't want to get out of bed. Is that a consequence of alcohol withdrawal?

Flags at Half-Mast

I hold the United States of America in a high regard and I fully respect our U.S. flag as a symbol of this great country. I feel so very lucky to have been born in this country. 

I often wonder about the presidential decrees to put the flag at half-staff are getting too frequent and thus taking away of the reverence we all have for the symbolism of flying the flag at half-mast. It seems all too frequent that we have a disaster, a celebrity dies, etc. I feel like that takes away from the reverence when a government official dies. Take Sen. John McCain for example. When he passed away I almost forget that the flag was supposed to stay at half-staff until interment. But that is also not the only thing I forgot such as, the Senator was laying in state for a week before his burial.

I am certainly not saying we shouldn't lower our flag for celebrities or tragedies, or other remembrances, but I do wonder if we lose some reverence in doing so.

Thank you for your kindness in listening to my ramblings. Feel free to comment below. Comment about this post, another post, or this project. I would be happy to hear from you.

All my best

-YonK