Barb wrote:

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> There was a prog on the telly the other night maintaining that even a couple
> of glasses with a meal was bad for you! I, personally, can't deal with
> this! I'm getting a conscience every time I have a glass of my latest
> lovely homebrew! Help !!!!
>
> Barb
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The Humourist and commentator H.L. Mencken once said "Puritanism is the
fear that someone, somewhere is having fun." I feel that much the same
is happening with this "new puritanism" that seems to be on the rise:
There is some real fear mongering that anything one finds pleasurable is
some how "bad for you."

Take alcohol, as this is the topic that has come up, as an example. I
have known pregnant women who have called up their doctors in a state of
hysteria because the salad dressing they had on their salad for lunch
had white wine vinegar in it. Never mind the fact that by virtue of the
fact it is "vinegar" means that it is not alcoholic. This is not to say
that FAS is not something serious, however, if you look at the histories
of the children born with it, their mothers were not the type to have a
glass of sherry after church on Sunday. In each and every case, the
woman involved had to work long and hard to drink enough to cause it,
these women were hardcore binge drinkers, and alcoholics themselves.

It has been proven that everything from drinking milk to sex causes
cancer, and too much of anything will kill you. For the talking heads
on the telly that is money in the bank. After all, what makes the news
and makes people watch the news? The things that make people afraid.

My advice? Turn off the telly, pour a glass of merlot, and open a good
book.

All things in moderation,

Abby
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