Posted by
Doctor Bart on Sunday, April 06, 2008 11:54:42 AM
We went to Opening Night at Angel Stadium Friday night. The game was terrible until the ninth inning, by which time we had already passed through the turnstiles.
My lovely and extremely bored 12 year-old daughter and I got up during the top of the 7th inning to take a walk around the stadium. I was amazed to see the number of people on the concourse who were not even paying the least bit of attention to the game. There they stood, glassy-eyed, beer cup in hand, engaged in what seemed to my ears to be conversation about anything but baseball. It was sad to me.
I know people drink, and I know that a good number of people get drunk. What struck me that night was the number of people for whom that seems to be the ultimate goal in life. The equation by which they live their lives seems to be me+ethanol = fun. I believe that many people don't know how to have a good time while sober. I suspect the joy of conversation with friends is lost upon them.
I pointed out to my daughter a stark contrast. In our home there is no alcohol. There is however a lot of laughter and a lot of fun.