Last of the whiskey

Monday July 4, 2005

Had my last alcoholic beverage the same way Lewis & Clark did 200 years ago to the day. What they drank was called grog. A mixture of whiskey and water. So to honor the expedition and Meriwether Lewis, who died in 1809 in Tennessee, I got a pint of Jack Daniels and mixed it with water. No ice.

I could only drink a couple of glasses before I poured the rest down the sink. But I knew my abstinence journey was underway. That, I hope, was my last drop of alcohol for 15 months.