good henchman.

It all comes down to this simple self-knowledge:  don’t tell me what to do.  I don’t appreciate being ordered around.  Continue reading →

standing up for the right to remain miserable.

Here’s some cunning, baffling and powerful craziness to hang out on the line and let dry:  I sometimes secretly find Continue reading →

wake up time, thank god.

My alcoholism is a disease that gets stronger the longer I do nothing positive.  And while getting through a day Continue reading →

it is what you fake of it.

Gotta remember that everything in this program is elastic, especially time.  I used to think faking it until I made Continue reading →

pointing out the assholes.

This is something I am particularly good at: a skill I’ve been sharpening my entire life.  Because nobody gets remembered Continue reading →

what counts for laurels?

Action begets action. A body in motion tends to stay in motion.  And that’s all I ever needed to stop Continue reading →

note to self.

I am a pessimist at heart. Or at least that’s what I’ve always believed.  Like blood type or eye color, Continue reading →

idle hands.

Keeping myself busy early on in the program was one of the best ways I knew to keep sober.  I Continue reading →