Why is it that people have to have alcohol in order to have a party? The other day I went to a party, lovely food, lovely music (not the loud head baning variety either) and hardly any alcohol. What a change! yet people were leaving like rats from a sinking ship, complaining that it was too boring!

It saddens me greatly that we have become so addicted as a society to the buzz of alcohol and the feeling it gives us, that we cannot do without it in a situation. Here was a nice setting, nice music and great food but little alcohol, and people were "bored".

Maybe I am getting old and intolerant but it scares me greatly to think that we can only relax if we have alcohol present. What about just talking? seems like that is no longer an option. We've become so insecure that unless we have a crutch to help us, we're useless.

Sad very sad