Nope- it was not a joke- Yep, it was "a buzz" for John- more mental than physical, I suspect- just part of his wanting - needing- to get back some of his "old normal" life. He could feel the cold can in his hand, and smell it before it went down the "hatch", say "cheers" to me if we were ending the day together and I was having a glass of wine. Quality of life has different meanings for each of us. Amy in the Ozarks