Bartender, I'll have another...

All of you fellow backpackers can rest easy and continue carrying that extra 5-10 pounds of booze in your pack. Just tell your teetotaler friends to zip it...

A new study done by some folks at the University of Texas in Austin shows that abstaining from alcohol does tend to increase one's risk of dying, even when you exclude former problem drinkers. Even Obama has the right idea...




My theory, most drinkers have to walk home from the bar, thus getting their daily exercise and increasing their shot at a longer life. Conversely, your abstaining friend sat on the couch all night watching reruns of SportsCenter and eating Cheetos.

Thanks to this new study, join me in lowering the mortality rates one Sierra Nevada at a time...Cheers....