"I drink, therefore I am..." - W.C. Fields

Hello world,

My name is Jonny Ranson, and...I'm taking a break from my day to day life of being a complete pisshead, to raise a bit of cash for charity.  I'm not running a marathon or growing a moustache, that would be too easy, I'm sobering up for 31 days.  That's the plan anyway.

This is a proper challenge for me, you'll know that if you've ever bought me a pint, had a drink with me or felt ever so slightly intoxicated by the fumes emanating from my pores.

Cancer Research are calling it a Dryathlon, encouraging people to make a wee January sacrifice and in turn be healthier, fitter and raise some money.

It might seem easy to many, but this won't be for me, and it's for an excellent cause.  Cancer hits us all one way or the other, so I'd really appreciate your spending greens this January, whatever you can to help out would be awesome.

Maybe you could also suggest other little fundraising activities I could do throughout the month?  (I need to be kept away from the pub basically).  And I might even keep a little blog going about my sober exploits...if I can be arsed.

So...cheers. JR x