When will I see you again?

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I’m feeling melancholy, like you do when a long winning streak comes to an abrupt end. I’m about to experience what is for me the longest stretch of sobriety since, I think, gee, I was in the 4th grade.



See I don’t drink alone and I don’t drink at home — at least not enough to qualify as real drinkin’.



No, I’m a bar guy. I enjoy being out amidst the bustle of people and