I never really stopped drinking like a college student, even though its been three years since i graduated. I typically have a couple of beers or glasses of wine each weeknight... and of course on weekends I have a few more.

Basically, I drink too much--not too many at one time necessarily, but definitely I have a drink too often.

This past Monday, after yet another hangover kept me from being productive and happy, I decided to temper my habit and vowed not to drink a drop until the weekend -- to prove to myself that I have control over the habit.

While the aspects of sobriety are nice, an unexpected benefit came out of my ass. Up to this point, my shit has almost always been runny and messy -- the kind that takes a lot of paper to clean up (and is not very aesthetically pleasing).

However, since I stopped drinking, my poop paradigm has changed completely. The turds slide out in cohesive and solid logs that are a cinch to wipe after. Even the dreaded post-burrito poop was no problem!

It has been an interesting experiment and I look forward to further studies.
-- John [1]