…t I would dump out a bottle of vodka, let alone a brand new one full of that magic, dizzying juice. It was my lifeblood, my buzzed lift to the wind away from reality far more than three sheets at a time.

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Andy Spears
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Ah, yes - mine was bourbon - two shots each morning with a cup of coffee. My last day drinking was more than 2 years ago now - so relieved to have found a new path.

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Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .

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