Tomorrow's St. Pats Day and I've been so sick with the flu that I haven't had a beer for three days. This quote keeps running through my brain:
In 1815, the black stuff received a most impressive unsolicited testimonial from a cavalry officer, wounded at the Battle of Waterloo. ‘When I was sufficiently recovered to be permitted to take some nourishment, I felt the most extraordinary desire for a glass of Guinness…’ he wrote in his diary. ‘Upon expressing my wish to the doctor, he told me I might take a small glass… and I shall never forget how much I enjoyed it. I am confident that it contributed more than anything else to the renewal of my strength.’