Saturday, May 15, 2010

And all our yesterdays have lighted fools...

A man walks into a liquor store, intent on purchasing a bottle of spirits to celebrate his 39th year on this mortal coil. For a moment he stares longingly at the 18-year Laphroaig, then with a sigh he turns, grabs a bottle of Famous Grouse and heads slowly for the cash register. Thus is described the arc of his life.

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  1. Well, when you're 40 it will be 19.

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  2. Ha! By the time I can afford it that bottle will be a lot older than 19...

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  3. OK OK so we know what you want for your birthday already
    SBW

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  4. I think we should fund a cooked study that finds that drinking Scotch leads to baldness, impotence, and causes hives. If it gets enough media play, perhaps demand will drop a bit and the price of some of the single malts will fall into a more accessible range. In the meantime, happy birthday!

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  5. More likely the new fashion will become bald, impotent and flush with hives. Hat business booms, Viagra/Cialis/Levitra become recreational drugs. Happy birthday Chad...

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  6. Thanks, guys. Yesterday was indeed my 39th. It's funny, I wrote that blog entry as sort of a dry, understated, self-deprecating joke, but then when I went back and read it, well, it just sounded depressing...

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  7. You should put up a PayPal button to see if you can't garner enough by next year for the INTERNET to buy you a bottle.

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  8. ...Life is too Short to Drink Cheap wine..or Scotch.
    Happy belated

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  9. Depressing, and slightly alcoholic.

    Kidding. Happy birthday!

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  10. Chad,
    I'd like to get in touch with you some hunting topics but I can't find your email address. Please drop me a line at www.jamescard.net

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