More than one shot this early in the AM is a bit unseemly. Just one is enough to take the edge off the stress…which is the reason I need a vacation as this is not exactly healthy behavior for a middle-aged man.

Sidekick goes a a massage therapist. This is not something I can do as my first reaction to, "Strip and let me, a total stranger, lay hands on you", is , "I will drop you like a bad habit if you come one step closer".