Autumn, actually, enjoyed a resounding win in last week's poll. The cooler temps and wild colors were the most popular among those that voted. I never enjoyed those things that much when I was a kid in Illinois because of the hayfever (I grew up in the country next to a five acre alfalfa field) and the asthma attacks that the hayfever would herald. Fall was "indoor time" as I looked forward to the first frost. As I've aged, I've become less susceptible to attacks, and New Mexico doesn't seem to have the allergen intensity in the fall that Illinois has. Instead, I have a smaller allergy problem over more of the year. I do miss my faveorite thing about fall in Illinois, though....... Oktoberfests! There are a few here, but when people are drinking tequila and eating green chile stew, it just isn't the same.

This week's poll will be a little different - no clicking! This one has too many possible answers to list. Here's the question:

What two people from history would you most enjoy an evening's drinking with?

Of course, one could have different answers for different goals. I could, for one goal in particular, see going out with Mae West and Josephine Baker, winkwinknudgenudgeknowwhatimean? I'm not talking about that, though. I'm talking about the two people in history who you think would be the most fun, most engaging, most interesting conversationalists to tip a few glasses with. Who's mind would you most want to get into?

My choices are Ben Franklin and Mark Twain.

Both noted for enjoying a drink, both famous for wit and intellect, I can think of no two better people with which to share an evening in a pub. It's very possible that by the end of the bottle, we'd have solved the world's problems. Of course, we'd no doubt forget the solution entirely by the morning, but what matter? No one would be likely to listen to it anyway. It sure would be fun getting there, though, and just think! The stories these guys could tell! 

So, who would be YOUR drinking mates?