We Come in Peace
I'm obsessed with aliens. Waiting for them to come down already. To bring peace and salvation or complete destruction to planet Earth. I...
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- Jan 26, 2022
- 5 min
The Office
Recently the lease on my office expired and I had to go in search of a new place to park my desktop. I toured several small overpriced...
- Jan 19, 2022
- 6 min
The Zone
The other day I went to see Harry Styles perform at Madison Square Garden. If you don't know who Harry bloody Styles is, here is the...
- Jan 12, 2022
- 5 min
The Shovel
The other day I was watching a television series on Netflix called Narcos, about the world's most famous drug traffickers, from Colombia...
- Jan 5, 2022
- 5 min
The Furuncle
The other day I had to take my dog, The Duchess, to the vet for a sore on her paw. The vet told me she had an infected boil or "furuncle"...
- Dec 29, 2021
- 6 min
Mommy Juice
I stopped drinking wine 23 years ago. And thank God I did. Just in time I reckon. Because not soon after that, with the advent of the...
- Dec 22, 2021
- 8 min
The Twelves
In A.A. we have 12 steps, 12 traditions and 12 promises. Back in the day there was a little pamphlet with a test that you could take...
- Dec 15, 2021
- 4 min
H.O.P.E.
In recovery we love our acronyms…but to be honest, I hated them at first. They are just too cliché, too cutesy, too "twee" as they would...
- Dec 8, 2021
- 5 min
Bill who?
Self-searching is the means by which we bring the new vision, action, and grace to bear upon the dark and negative sides of our natures....
- Dec 1, 2021
- 5 min
Nutmaste
Neurotic - suffering from, caused by, or relating to neurosis. Abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or tense and anxious. Wait a gosh darn...
- Nov 24, 2021
- 6 min
A Threefold Disease
Alcoholism is a threefold disease. There are three main factors: a spiritual malady, a physical allergy and a mental obsession. The...
- Nov 17, 2021
- 5 min
But I’m A Vegan
Over my years in the program I've heard some great rehab stories. There are people who arrive at the doors of a treatment center whacked...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
Wrestling With Smoke
“At its most basic, wrestling is about exerting control over a competitor through a series of moves, maneuvers, locks and throws. There...
- Nov 3, 2021
- 4 min
Doctor's Orders
The other day my friend who was visiting and staying with us seriously messed up his back playing tennis. He was completely...
- Oct 27, 2021
- 5 min
"Comparison is the thief of joy." Theodore Roosevelt Instagram is a social media platform where you can get a peek into the life of...
- Oct 20, 2021
- 6 min
Creeping Charlie
When I was still in active addiction there was very little that could make me happy. Although there were three things that could still...
- Oct 13, 2021
- 6 min
The Martini
I’ll never forget that martini. I was sitting in a fancy club with my father, the Yale Club in New York to be exact. Not that either of...
- Oct 6, 2021
- 5 min
The ISMs
I spent years fretting about my weight. Decades even. I am underweight by America's standards but as a fashionista and recovering bulimic...
- Sep 29, 2021
- 6 min
The Flawed Hero
It's so rare to see someone who doesn’t drink alcohol at a social event or dinner that when I do I am immediately curious about why they...
- Sep 22, 2021
- 5 min
Las Promesas
Years ago I was at an A.A. meeting in Miami in a mostly Spanish speaking neighborhood called Little Havana. On the wall were the usual...
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