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Manhattan now.

Notice it is the higher end bendy straw. Only the best for me.

Saw a mention online and thought I'd try it. A 4:1 Bluecoat and Lillet Rouge martini (yes I fucking said it Jacob). Not bad but not something I'll go back to often.

^^^ This.

Thanks. I did some reading last night and today and saw it may get worse. It has but only a little. My speech is more slurred and I drooled when I ate this morning. Sleeping was ok, and my Doc said he'll start me on PT if there hasn't been big improvement by the 27th. But it is nice to have a concurring opinion.

Me too Mikey. Thanks for all the well wishes. I'm eye-patched and hoping for sleep.

G&T works nicely through a straw. Keeping it simple and few tonight as I am dog tired and waiting to see what the meds are doing.

Diet Pepsi through a straw. See Palsy post in the What are you doing today thread.

I don't know about recurrence Steve, I'll have to ask my Doc when I go back in a week. Maybe some of the good Docs on here can give me an idea as well. The most important thing to me right now is - is it acceptable to drink Manhattan's and Martini's through a straw?

x11 I had an "interesting" day today. For the last few days I have been nursing what I thought was an ear infection, caused most likely by sinus issues I've been having. It's been a bad season for my allergies. Then for some reason I could not put my finger on, I had a very hard time sleeping last night and only got around 2-3 hours sleep. This morning while gargling, I noticed that the mouthwash was leaking from the right side of my mouth and going everywhere. What the fuck? Then I look at my mouth and notice I can't fully close my lips on the right side. I smile but only the left side goes up. The right side is stationary. Raise my eyebrows and only the left goes up. And started noticing the whole right side of my face felt stiff and numb. So I went downstairs and told Debbie that I might be having a stroke. Off to the emergency room we went. All of the ER people were great. When I described it and said stroke they were like lightning. EKG and CT scan were done in the first 30 minutes. Checking limb movement left vs. right in that same time period. They then said it was unlikely I was having a stroke. Turns out that I am suffering from Bell's Palsy, a disorder that affects a nerve in the skull and immobilizes most of the muscles on one side of the face. The reason I didn't sleep last night is probably because I cannot completely close my right eye. So I'm home now after the ER and a visit to my family doctor. I have eye drops to keep my eye from drying out due to lack of complete blinking. I have a steroid for inflammation and an antibiotic for infection. And Valtrex in case this is something viral. I've been told it can takes days or weeks for this to clear up. If it goes more than a week my doc is sending me for physical therapy so that the left side muscles don't atrophy. So it sucks, but it's not a stroke and that would have sucked waaaaayyyy moar. And I get to wear an eye patch when I sleep to force the eye closed. Aaaarrrrggggghhhh mateys!! Has anyone else dealt with Bell's Palsy and if so, how long did it take you to recover?

Remember the Maine. Taking a deeper dive into the cocktail dark side..... Unfortunately, no lemon for a garnish. I am but an egg.

Bluecoat martini.

Sincerest condolences Chris, to you and your family.

Pink Gin.

Sitting at home with an ear infection. Yuck.

Debbie is finally enjoying her Pliny. Thanks Al!!!

Hendricks martini.

No. That's what's so delicious about it.

Having a Presbyterian.

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You are welcome sir. I am reconciling with the accursed Floyds, so there will be more in the future. And now for me, a nice Junipero Martini with jalapeño olives.

Pseudo-Manhattan: 2 parts Eagle Rare 17, 1 part Antica Carpano, Peychaud's bitters. Quite yummy.

Amen to Shelly coming back to mixing. As Jim can attest, I am still an apprentice and need inspiration from the good cocktail kids here.

And it was very tasty. Is it wrong to have another on a Sunday night?

Double Old Fashioned.