And when comfort is what we want, one of the most powerful tonics alternative medicine offers is the word 'natural. ' This word implies a medicine untroubled by human limitations, contrived wholly by nature or God or perhaps intelligent design. What 'natural' has come to mean to us in the context of medicine is 'pure' and 'safe' and 'benign'. But the use of 'natural' as a synonym for 'good' is almost certainly a product of our profound alienation from the natural world.
I like vodka tonics and gin & tonics. I also like gimlets. I like things that have sweetness with a bit of a kick.
It'll take you a couple of vodka and tonics to set you on your feet again.
Even today, I notice that some of my pieces are explicitly tonal; there are actually tonics and dominants. And then there are pieces that are not tonal. I tend to think that there's a dichotomy that has to do with the way pitches are structured.