Seriously. I just picture lunatics attacking some poor baked potato with chips. Read more

C'mon, your girlfriend isn't looking. You don't have to say that you like Spinach and Artichoke Dip. Read more

I guess being married with kids makes things a whole lot easier (even though my wife and I, traditionally, had nightly wine or cocktails to cap off our days). The lack of a city social life lessens the temptation - although going sober as a parent has its own brand of suck as well. ;) 10 days left! Read more

Try not to think of it as a month without booze, but a month without hangovers. Read more

The hardest part for me has consistently been Friday nights. There is definitely that (not so) little nagging voice in the back of my head saying I deserve a damn beer for getting through such a shitty week at work. Read more

The other night, some people came over for dinner and I suspected that this would mark the end of the dry month. However, they brought the one thing guaranteed to assure a teetotal evening: a bottle of Rex Goliath. Read more

I gave in. Two weeks felt like two months. I literally thought it was almost over this past Friday, then I realized...no, that is not correct...I still have another half month. Read more

Oh, sorry, I forgot to include the link. We always do a bare-bones nuts-and-bolts version of each week's Foodspin over on my personal Kinja, for people who don't have patience for the digressions and flights of fancy. Here: Read more

*It's more precisely a week and a half old. Noting it before anyone else does. Which will still not stop people from noting it. As you were. Read more

First weekend down. I honestly feel more alert and aware at work, and I didn't have any anxiety when I woke up this morning. Are we doing a support group on this thread? Read more

If you lived near any of the Finger Lakes wineries in my neighborhood, you'd realize that spitting is your best possible option. Read more

Well, in that case, you sound like an expert on the subject. Read more