a reason to celebrate

I admit I'm a bit of an NPR nerd. It is completely possible that on any given day I will mention at least one story I've heard, but it is probably somewhere between four and ten stories (the story on exploding maple trees being my all-time favorite to repeat). But the story on Marketplace tonight is going to run a close second.

Apparently (and this was a real research study) men and women who drink make more money than those who do not--I'm talking 19% and 23% respectively. Of course we can talk all we want about social capital, networking, etc., but let's do it over a beer or, better yet, a martini!

The one caveat is that if you imbibe more than 35 alcoholic beverages a week your earning potential goes down (duh!).

Celebrate the news with this classy gin concoction courtesy of Epicurious: French 75.
Cheers!