Gyroscopic Investing

[quote=Pointedstick]...and I really did not enjoy the minor disorientation and feeling of being slightly stupid.[/quote]

But, that's the point!

Seriously, if you are done then good for you.  But in alcohol's defense, beer, wine, mead, <name your other local fermented product here>, etc. really are important methods of "food" preservation and enhancement.  A pile of grapes doesn't last long without help, and other fermentables either have a limited shelf life, or the fermentation process adds value (beyond alcohol) - storage characteristics, vitamins, something-safe-to-drink versus local water, etc.

WildAboutHarry wrote: ...  But in alcohol's defense, beer, wine, mead, <name your other local fermented product here>, etc. really are important methods of "food" preservation and enhancement.  A pile of grapes doesn't last long without help, and other fermentables either have a limited shelf life, or the fermentation process adds value (beyond alcohol) - storage characteristics, vitamins, something-safe-to-drink versus local water, etc.

+1

I've been enjoying Sandor Katz' book, 'The Art of Fermentation' while eating sauerkraut, drinking beetroot kvass and taking spoonfuls of my own clabbered milk.

Dualstow,

I am a sauerkraut fan, among many, many other fermented products.

Thanks for the book tip, it looks good.

Pointedstick wrote: I'm glad I did it, but between the fact that alcohol still tastes nasty, I don't like feeling disoriented and stupid, and the "social lubricant" effects were muted at best, I don't feel the need to do it again.

I remember the first time I tried beer it tasted so awful I wondered how anyone could drink the stuff. A pretty common reaction for most people, I think.

And now it's hard to even remember how I changed my mind. Probably just did it to be sociable and to fit in with the crowd until eventually it became an acquired taste.

WildAboutHarry wrote: Dualstow,

I am a sauerkraut fan, among many, many other fermented products.

Thanks for the book tip, it looks good.

I hope you like it. Katz is definitely an amateur, but it's kind of like having a computer programming prof who is not an expert, and who learns alongside you as he teaches.