Don’t get me wrong.  I have nothing against hand washing.  In fact, just today, my hands have been well acquainted with soap due to the multitude of kid poop and throw up that I have dealt with.  Hot water, good smelling soap, and the culmination of the process by the application of a good quality hand lotion. It feels good. 

It would probably take a diseased animal actively being sick on my hands for me to use hand sanitizer.  When did soap and water become not enough?  I just don’t feel like its necessary to douse myself with  gel-ly alcohol.

Furthermore, I leave in Utah, possibly the driest place in the universe.  I know Utahns who talk about the humidity in Vegas.   All that hand sanitizer makes my hands even drier than they already are.  I’m also annoyed by people that wear those little necklaces that are meant to carry tiny little bottles of the stuff.  Its ugly, its unnecessary, and since when did cosmetic products become fashion accessories? 

Lets leave the alcohol where it belongs: in my martini glass.