By The Way...

It wasn't unusual for me to be given wine as a child. The French treat it more as an aperitif. If- for whatever reason- I decide to really tie one on, I'm more inclined to go after Rum or Vodka than wine.

While you seem to be a sober man, a few hits of the Chron and a glass of wine (after the kid nods off, of course) would be what I'd recommend to someone looking to take the edge off a hard day on the keyboards. This is assuming that option A (a bit of the old whattyaknow with the S.O.) is off the table for some reason or another.

Unless you have an ugly past with the bottle, I'd try a glass of wine after dinner some night... just to see how the other half lives. I wouldn't recommend diving right into the KGB to a non-drinker, though... that's definitely the next rung on the ladder, although many people come to view it as a lesser evil over time.

I can't drink red wine.  After one glass, my face gets all flushed, and I feel queazy.  I can only drink white.  If I drink two glasses of white however, I get really silly, making me want to do weird things, like skip around parking lots and dance on tables.  You see, I have a low tolerance to alcohol because I hardly ever drink the stuff.  I once got really sick after drinking Port wine.  Word to the wise:  Port is a dessert wine that should not be consumed in large amounts in large glasses!  Julie