Man, I can't drink that brown whiskey. vodka is so much easier on my soul. I do love a good bourbon though. Never got into scotch.
For years, I swore by Maker's Mark. It's kind of a top shelf whiskey, so I never really got much of a hangover over anyway, but a few years ago, I switched to vodka (Stoli, for the most part) and have never looked back. It's much smoother than MM and I seem to have a 'happier' buzz. Not that I still don't enjoy a MM every now and then, it's just that vodka has replaced it as my go to drink.
Maker's Mark and vodka are two of my "exes". How do you drink your vodka? I don't drink vodka much anymore but always liked it. Since the taste isn't as strong, I recall the drunkenness sneaking up on me a few times when I was younger. Crown, good rum, Jack, and Maker's Mark are some of my favorites. I tried Canada Club this weekend for the 1st time and thought it was good (cheaper version of Crown). When I visited the UK recently, someone told me to try Havana Club rum so I had it in a few different mixed drinks. It was even better than advertised, partially because of the quality of the other ingredients.
Years back we were in Chalmette for Regional softball tourn. Finished early that day so were going to cook at hotel. Me and one of the girls' dad went to get some drink so we jump in my vehicle and off to nearest liquor store. He's black btw. I throw up a 12 pack of Bud Lite and he plops a fifth of Crown on the counter. I look at him and jokingly say, "Man, where I come from only those rich white guys drink that." He looks at me and says, "Brah, that's ALL WE drink.
I used to drink a ton of Crown and different Cognacs. I dont anymore, its mainly single malt or Johnny. I guess you can say Im sophisticated now lol.
I got my then-g/f pregnant with my daughter at an early age. I married her shortly after the baby was born. I then had another child with her (my son) and a short while later I filed for divorce. So, I was with my wife altogether for like, 11 years or something. I now have a girlfriend that I've been with for like 5 years. Although she is 9 years younger than me (26) she is much much more of a match than my wife ever was. So, to answer your question, my feelings for my g/f now far exceeded the feelings that I ever had for my ex wife. It was that way from the beginning. Your other question of "does divorce numb the senses?" The answer is yes. It numbs the senses toward marriage but that's it. I'm not in a huge rush to get married again, but that's not because of my current g/f.....it's more just probably me being gun shy about the first one. My ex-wife is a nurse practitioner who makes 6 digits, but she is still raking me over the coals in child support, etc. (even though I have the kids almost 50% of the time). Did I answer your questions?
