December 2018 | Sober for the Holidays and Remote Communities

Vigilance

At every port, the booze once flowed freely. But now that he’s sober, he’s on full alert

As a retired naval officer, I’ve been around the world and can personally attest that most of it is water. And although I spent many long stints at sea, we always pulled into ports along the way. And those ports all had lots and lots of alcohol. Each port seemed to have its own special drink, and I was intent on sampling each and every one of them. And a funny thing was that even with the able assistance of my fellow shipmates, we just never could seem to drink any ports dry, much as we tried. 

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