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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsFourth of July Buzz: Two...okay, LARGE (ahem) glasses of wine, and a couple of shots.
I'm going to need them in order to get through the neighborhood fireworks madness.
Why, oh why did I not ask for the 5th off from work?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)Well, look at it this way.......if you had asked for the 5th off from work, your chances of getting it would be minimal!
Everyone else there wants it off too.
And I suspect you'll be busy. So busy you won't have time to be tired!
Hang in there, sweetie!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Aristus
(66,462 posts)I'm never getting it again. Shot-for-shot, it doesn't pack as much of a punch as Jameson's...
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)My doctor laughed when I said I have half a beer with supper.
He didn't say I shouldn't drink.
Aristus
(66,462 posts)I'd keep a close eye on your kidney function levels, though...
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Must be something I can pick up at the drugstore, right?
Aristus
(66,462 posts)The rate at which your kidneys filter wastes from your blood.
It's one marker in a CMP: complete metabolic panel. It's a pretty basic panel I order for nearly all my patients with some sort of chronic disease.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Last test results were ok. Guesstimating a drink or two now and then isn't a problem.
Aristus
(66,462 posts)But go ahead, if everything is okay...