Hang in there, Webby. I left the employ of a large multinational firm several years ago to set up my own small business. I'll never be rich, but I'm having a lot more fun. Today, in north-central Alberta, the snow is already on the ground and that most dreaded of all meteological phenomena, an Arctic high pressure system is moving in. Our temperature is forecast to plummet to -35 celsius (damn close to 40 below farenheit) by Saturday morning. That's colder than your freezer.

Here's a little adage from the frozen white north.

A herd of buffalo can move only as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first.This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular culling of the weakest members.

In much the same way the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills brain cells, but really, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. This is the reason you always feel smarter after a few beers.