A habit (or wont) is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur unconsciously. Like brushing your teeth first thing in the morning or putting on the breaks at a stop sign. It is also the costume of a Catholic nun. Don’t you just love the English language? Don’t you […]
Category Archives: Sobriety
I think to deal with some of life’s exigencies, it is best to be insane. I’ve told you that I can compartmentalize to the point of delusion. I am also unflappable in situations when most people would throw their hands in the air and run around like turkeys or check into hotels… Last night I […]
This sturm und drang does not suit me well. I am weary of being weary of the weather. You see how capricious I am? I can’t even drum up a proper depression without getting bored… I got a letter from a reader yesterday asking the question: If you could do it all over again […]
I went to a dinner party in the mountains a while ago. It was one of those affairs where you sit in a log “cabin” with rough hewn bannisters and decorative moose antlers, using grand-mama’s china and silver. You sit next to someone you don’t know, with a plate of the local fare in front of you and […]
I’m trying to be positive, but the photo was taken at Christmas – I haven’t seen blue sky in six days… I feel better today. Thank you for all the comments and emails and calls. I am not going to jump. Actually when you live on a mountaintop you can’t jump – you’d have […]
I particularly like the through-the-screen photo – like it’s taken from within an insane asylum… Okay, this morning I’m INSIDE a cloud. And I’m not flying through the air to someplace exotic or warm. I opened the door to let Fiona go to the bathroom and she peeked out, turned around and went back to bed. […]
SUNRISE in the Georgia mountains in January… No wonder I’m depressed… This blog started out as a daily journal to keep myself honest about my problems with drinking. I really didn’t think about the byproduct – helping others – until I started getting emails and comment from those who were suffering. I now have […]
People write to me regularly and make suggestions for blog topics. I post almost every day, and although I am positively fecund on the topic of alcoholism, I do stare at the screen occasionally with a blank mind, so I am grateful… Which brings me to today’s topic – thanks Richard, now I’m worried I’m […]
Only for YOU would I get out of the car, take off my gloves and get this shot of ICE ON THE (fast moving) CREEK. Yikes. It’s 7 degrees in Georgia and I don’t drink. It got me thinking about whether climate is a trigger for alcohol consumption. There’s not a lot to […]
That’s me in school, quietly despising the smarty-pants at my table who is trying to explain an indecipherable GRAPH… I’d like to stab him in the eyes with one of those sharp number 2 pencils… You’re not supposed to call them “disabilities” anymore. I’m always the last person to get the memo on changes […]