Boozing Education From Lebowski (or El Duderino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing)

As the last business day of the decade winds down and everyone is preparing for a little or perhaps a lot of boozing, it seems appropriate to bow deeply to the anti-business avatar of our time … The Dude, aka Lebowski, aka El Duderino … and honor his simple wish for some good relaxation and an icy White Russian, or Caucasian, as he calls them.

Much has been made of Lebowski and his ways this week after the NYT reviewed a book of essays on The Dude. So we’d just like to thank the authors of this tome for adding timeless meaning to a piece of pop culture that was initially cast off as meaninglessness when it was released in 1998. And specifically, we’re honoring the Caucasian because there’s simply no other cocktail that evokes the same kind of soothing aura (and as a Dude-worthy sidebar, check out the White Russian image search results from Google). So enjoy one tonight as you ring in the new decade, and if you’re so inclined, you can read this book excerpt On The White Russian. We understand these pages qualify as “business papers” in that they’re copyrighted, and we’re prepared for any investigation that ensues from the boys down at the crime lab.