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November 8, 2024, at home

Tip: If you go to Italy, NEVER order a Cappuccino after 12 p.m., maybe even after 11 a.m. Cappuccini are strictly early morning drinks. Afternoons and evenings are meant for the Espresso ... or my ultimate favorites: the Ristretto (a half of an extra-strong Espresso) during the day and an Espresso in the evening.

(Disclaimer: You can drink Cappuccini anytime you want, but you may get a strange look from the waiter in Italy. Then again, tourists order Cappuccini all day long, so it's typical.)

November 8, 2024, at home

I went through my Harvey Wallbanger phase sometime in the 1980s, when I was somewhere in my 20s. It's basically a screwdriver (orange juice and vodka) with a splash of Galliano liqueur on top. I think it was around this time when I realized that vodka gave me terrible hangovers.

November 8, 2024, at home

I have absorbed so much medical radiation that I glow in the dark. My low hemoglobin levels make me glow even brighter.