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Bahamian men…

I’m not sure I know you well enough yet, to say anything more on the subject…  Except that this photo was taken at nine o’clock in the morning. Have a wonderful, safe holiday. And beware of Bahamian men bearing gifts… Today I’m not drinking because, although it’s five o’clock somewhere, and a bunch of people have […]

The best way to quit drinking, is to look at a photo of yourself…

I Dated Captain Ron for Three Years

     …when you were drunk.  The difference between what you thought you looked like and what you really looked like is marked.  To put it mildly.     In the movie “One Hour Photo” the creepy Robin Williams character says, “No one takes a picture of something they want to forget.”  What if someone else takes the picture?  […]

I haven’t memorized the Serenity prayer yet…

   My first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting was intimidating. The meeting place looked like a miniature Cracker Barrel restaurant, with rocking chairs on the veranda, and live oaks providing dappled shade.  The parking lot was filled like Costco on payday with everything from shiny Black Mercedes to beater pick-up trucks.  A Heinz variety of drunks.I sat […]