Let's face it, our whole western society is based on alcohol. When you hear someone say to another, 'Let's go for a drink' or, 'Could I get you a drink?', they aren't referring to Coca Cola or lemonade. Many times I have been at some social function and have been asked if I would like a drink. When I say yes and then ask if they have a soft drink or non-alcoholic beverage I'm either ignored, looked down their nose at or in some other manner made to feel that I just commited a cardinal sin.

Why is it that when the word DRINK is uttered 90% of the folks automatically think beer, wine or liquor? If we could find some way to stop this type of thinking, maybe in our schools, we could perhaps break the cycle.

Of course there would be steep opposition from the major breweries and suppliers of alcoholic drinks. Look at the figures that come out about advertising budgets after the various televised sporting events, the Super Bowl being the biggest. Many people I know cannot watch a competetive sport without a can of beer in their hand. Why is this?? If our kids are supposedly taught that playing sports is healthy and wholesome, at what stage in their lives does the alcohol become more important?? Baffles the hell out of me!!!