after tim switched toothpastes to a new kind that had aloe in it because it was fifty percent off at the wedge he began to get red sore bumps on his tongue. he called them canker sores for a while, but that's not really what they were. he returned the toothpaste and got a new one, but the bumps didn't go away.
the bumps were quite disabling. he was unable to enjoy a "hot dago" that we were going to split (essentially an italian sausage sandwhich) due to the acidity in the tomato sauce. when he was the first one to try linda's raspberry rhubarb squares, the best rhubarb squares i have ever eaten, he wasn't even able to taste it due to the pain. when i gave him a few kettle cooked barbeque chips he cried out "ahhhh extra crispy barbeque chips!" and said it felt like he was eating glass, and then blamed me for allowing him to eat them. the bumps were showing no signs of going away.
then one night we all went to pizza farm, and devin and lily had brought a bottle of bourbon. tim was poured a glass and when he tried it he noted that it was making his tongue feel better. i assumed it was probably just the numbing effects of alcohol. tim kept drinking the bourbon, glass after glass. he must have had about seven or eight. each time he asked for more he claimed he was doing it for health reasons, like the teen stoner who smokes pot for arthritis. when it was time to leave and we were sorting out rides home, the first decision was that tim certainly wasn't able to drive.
in any case, the next morning he woke up and his tongue was completely healed. i even watched him eat a bowl of pasta with eggplant ragu.
