I mean really, who wants to kiss the battle axes on the left? And notice how many more placard carrying dudes there are below…and their message is direct and clear (not passive/aggressive like the women’s) and they are wearing car coats – very Mad Men. And the women on the left are Suffragettes and the men are […]
Feeling full of yourself this morning? Feeling important and at the top of your game? I was yesterday when I met with the technical guys who are moving my blog and helping me make it more user friendly and attractive. After all, I’ve been writing Waking Up the Ghost for a while now, I have […]
It’s not difficult to list drunken authors. In fact it makes a good party game. There are countless examples of the inextricable link between creative (sometimes brilliant) writing and booze. Jack Kerouac said, “As I grew older I became a drunk. Why? Because I like ecstasy of the mind…” These critical, analytical days the quote sounds arrogant and […]
Would you get in a golf cart with these muthas’??? I know I’m jumping the gun and I promise I won’t do it again until October, but Lauren and Courtney have been posting things about Halloween and I’m feeling nostalgic and it’s so HOT here… Halloween is my favorite holiday. My house is decorated […]
I was at a pilot’s safety meeting last night at Jacksonville’s Craig Airfield. The topic was “Flight Review” and I listened to a flight instructor talk about how “fun” it is to practice landing after losing an engine at takeoff and to “touch and go” with cross winds: all part of the Flight Review process and designed to […]
1. The water on the windward side of an island in The Bahamas is grey. Looking at this photo of Current Island, one might think this is a cold place. Instead we carry wash cloths to blot the sweat running down our faces. 2. I addressed the congregation of the Current Settlement Methodist Church. Did too. […]
Sometimes I think HUMOROUS EX-BOOZER will be my epitaph. This is a sobriety blog, and my primary focus is helping those who suffer from alcohol addiction, but I have started thinking lately about the other things I am. The other things I do. I am not quite as consumed by NOT DRINKING as I was six months […]
