I tend to be obsessive and once begun, don't seem to know the meaning of moderation. I probably could moderate if I really tried, but have always tended to excess. I quit drinking in 2004 and never looked back. Lucky are the bunch of you who drink 1 or 2 drinks and feel a nice buzz and stop - with me it was the whole bottle and I'd keep going til I was out like a light.

I've probably saved 10K in the last four years from not buying alcohol (or the related dinners out to accompagny a nice bottle of wine.) Yikes!

I'm much happier and more level now than back then. Plus, I rediscovered the bicycle, a much healthier obsession.

I'm still fun to hang out with. Really, I am!