You know how sometimes you go to take a drink of water and it goes down the wrong way?  And then you are choking and coughing and the back of your throat ends up all itchy and irritated?  And you feel like a fool because everyone stops talking and stares at you and asks if you are all right?

Yeah, that happens to me about once a day.

I don’t know when I lost the ability to drink.  Was it that night with the SoCo and the ruined comforter?  Was it in response to a really good joke?  Was it a curse from that gypsy from that one time behind the bushes?  Who knows?

What I do know is that I want it to stop.   I’ve tried drinking slowly.  I’ve tried drinking mindfully.  I don’t want Sierra Mist with extra Lemon up my nose.  But inevitably I’ll go to get those last few drops out of the glass and BAM! Cough choke ouch.

Advice welcome.

Also, I miss my grandma. She died last year, right before Christmas. This video is not of my grandma, but it makes me happy.  It’s taking a long time to load for some, so here’s a link if you need it.

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