Dry out week

The Sherpa has been on a bender my friends.
I have been out every night. No prisoners, no regrets and no regard for my sanity.
I will say this: vast quantities of beer were consumed, many rules of decency were broken and the Sherpa owes one woman a thank you card.
Fun? Yes. However, there is a price to pay.
I am as tired as a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest. So that must mean it is time for the semi-annual Dry out week.

The rules:
No alcohol of any kind for 7 days. No smoking of any kind for 7 days.

The reason:
Just to make sure you can do it.

The benefits:
Piece of mind
Catch up on sleep
Gives the body a chance to recover

Dry out week represents the difference between being a drinker and being an alcoholic. If you can stop for a week and walk away from it, you don’t have a problem. If you get the shakes, can’t sleep or are otherwise troubled than you are no longer drinking for fun. I am not going to make fun of alcoholism here. It is really sad. It takes the fun out of drinking for the rest of us.

If you party like the Sherpa, I recommend 2 dry out weeks per year. That means you party like a rock star for 50 out of the 52 weeks in a year. Hey, give your liver a 2 week vacation. It is a small price to pay.

So for you hard core people out there: circle a day on the calendar, get some rest, and we will see you in a week. The people at the bar will be glad to see you when you get back. After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder.