I was out to dinner with my friend Tall Girl on my two year sober anniversary, and she gave me a fancy, designer two year chip and said, “This is an important milestone in your recovery, because after two years of sobriety, your brain is finally coming back to normal.” There are those […]
Monthly Archives: July 2015
The Grinch is an introvert… I have to apologize. I cheated on you. Last night, instead of writing here, I finished an article for Addiction.com and I am plumb out of words this morning. I am a new Expert Blogger on the website under the title: Waking Up the Ghost (what else?), and my […]
Just about the time I bought Fiona (drunk) I bought a membership to LA Fitness (drunk) and promptly forgot about it. Apparently it was a lifetime membership, because I just discovered this morning that I have been paying $32.09 per month for the past three years and I have never darkened LA Fitness’s Yoga […]
Maybe I’m just tired… I am sure I have learned many things in the past two sober years. For example, I have learned to use the F-word less frequently (and with more effect), and I know how to make spaghetti squash*. I have to admit, my two year anniversary is coming in like a lamb (or […]
I spent the weekend learning a lot of new things about addiction treatment from the talented folks at Lakeview Health. I was fortunate to be part of their “Professional Weekend” and I went rock wall climbing with some members of the group, which is one of the offsite activities Lakeview offers their clients. If you […]
I spent the weekend learning a lot of new things about addiction treatment from the talented folks at Lakeview Health. I was fortunate to be part of their “Professional Weekend” and I went rock wall climbing with some members of the group, which is one of the offsite activities Lakeview offers their clients. If […]
The front entrance of Lakeview Health Jacksonville, Florida No, I have not relapsed. I am going to rehab sober, as a guest of Jacksonville’s Lakeview Health for their Professional Weekend which started last night with a dinner, introductions and a few inspirational videos. The 25 attendees are from all over the country and they […]
When life gives you a dark cloud, make lemonade! The day before yesterday I found myself with my hands in the prayer position, preparing to genuflect, and saying the words, “I beg you…” to a trio of Azerbaijani moving men. Their truck (filled with a portion of my employer’s belongings) was stuck half way up and […]
One of the positives about being open to learning new things, is that I stay current and well informed, particularly about the subjects of sobriety and recovery. One of the negatives (at least for me) is that in researching these subjects, I learn things about myself I’d rather not know – and the constant search for […]
I have had more than one man tell me “I do not know the meaning of love”. I resent that, but it’s like B.O. or stupidity – if you are told you offend for a particular reason, by more than one person, it is worth looking into (I suppose). And even though I dislike […]