“I HAVE TAKEN MORE OUT OF ALCOHOL THAN ALCOHOL HAS TAKEN OUT OF ME,” said Winston Churchill. And it appears that he was right:

It is news guaranteed to raise a cheer among those who enjoy a glass or two: drinking half a bottle of wine a day can make your brain work better, especially if you are a woman.

Research to be published tomorrow by academics at University College London has found that those who even drink only one glass of wine a week have significantly sharper thought processes than teetotallers.

I’m obviously not drinking enough. I’ll have to remedy that. (Hey, no wonder Stephen Green is so smart!) Although between the wine, the coffee, and the Guinness, I’ll get plenty of exercise running off to pee. But that’s healthy, too!