After a few sips of wine, beer, or any kind of alcohol, my face usually starts turning pink. After more sips (about half a drink), my face becomes the color of a plum and my skin starts developing small dots. Thus, my usual response after being offered a drink is to decline it. The embarrassment of turning near purple usually trumps my embarrassment of not being able to drink, even though I do feel a little left out sometimes. But now I actually have some facts to base my strange aversion towards alcohol, thanks to the NY Times. My hunch was accurate-- turning purple is a warning sign!!! (Do you hear me, Charles?!) Speaking of cancer, I just off from work. Relatively smooth night with 6 male patients. One of them told me I need to get a life after I said I spent my day off sleeping (this coming from a 71 year old.) So... I'm going to try and stay awake today. And do something other than sleep.