This new weekly topic notion seems to be working out very well so far, at least with the current topic. I've got a list of around 10 ideas for future topics, but since I believe there to be around 52 weeks this year, more will be needed. Therefore, readers are encouraged to send suggestions for weekly topics in to the tipline; currently it's looking like next week's topic will be "fish and fishing", which should either give you something to look forward to or sufficient impetus to send along something better in the next few days. Currently our focus is still on the cocktail, though, and in the 1949 edition of Esquire's Handbook For Hosts I have found what may be the best cocktail recipe ever written (the drink sounds good, too, although I am not entirely sure that you ever get to taste it).

Gin Cup
Take a pint cup, pure silver
Fill it with crushed ice
Put in juice one-half lemon
Put in tablespoonful powdered sugar
Joggle cup slightly for five minutes
Add large jigger best gin
Let stand until entire outside heavily frosted
Sit quietly: only a mutt will talk or read
After 15 minutes of sedate joy
Take 15 minutes more of same
The day becomes beautiful!