Moderation.

Today I would like to talk about moderation. The fine art of not consuming too much of anything.

Take for instance key lime pie. It is good stuff. But can you eat nothing but key lime pie? Sure - if you want to get sick. So one slice - ok. A whole pie - you get sick.

Now why is this important to remember? Lets take a purely hypothetical situation as an example.

Say it is 7 PM and you realize that you have not had anything to eat. Now you know that you need to eat something, so you head out to secure food, and maybe have a pint or two. Nothing major. So you arrive at the place and sit at the bar. You do not need a menu because you go to this place all the time. You order your IPA and think about what you are going to get to eat.

So you call a friend to see if they can come hang out, because you are going to have some food and knock back a beer or two.

And then you end up relocating to another bar, which is closer to where your friend lives.

By the way - you did not get anything to eat yet. You are going to relocate to another place and then get food.

But you forget to get food. You relocate to the other place and have another beer. And then another. So you had 2 at the first place, another one at your friend's place, and then some more at the other bar. The total for the night is 6 or 7, you can not remember.

And no food. So the beer adds up fast. Before you know it, the kitchen is closed. So there will be no food for you. Empty stomach.

At some point you end up back at your friend's house, where you crash for the night. It is a long drive back you your place, you are tossed, and do not need to be driving.

You wake up the next day and feel like shit. That entire day is recovery day. Your head hurts, your sunglasses are not dark enough, and you have still not had anything to eat. But at least you do not puke! Or at least, you do not remember puking. Nobody said you puked.

End of the hypothetical situation.

How could the above situation - in no way based on reality - have been avoided? Pretty simple really.

Moderation. That would have avoided everything.

And food. It would have been a good idea to get food. On an empty stomach, beer can catch up on you fast.