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BearSchlong

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  1. Dolphin, Dorado, Mahi Mahi. Thrice as nice.
  2. Ironically, the AA meeting I (and my friend) attended was hosted at the Catholic Church and unofficially run by an old timer Irish Catholic from Boston who drank away his PGA tour career many decades ago.
  3. This. The relapser I mentioned yesterday is a catholic Latino, and for some reason they no comprende “look Tio, I can’t drink” What? Be a man and control it. It’s Easter and you’re breaking family tradition. I can envision his male cousins insulting his manhood. Just chipping away at it. “You did an ACTS retreat so you should be good, homie.” Culturally, it defies logic. And I’m sure that’s not the only ethnic group with similar beliefs. FFS. I have a wonderful extended family and if I even detected a HINT of skepticism or criticism I would explain myself and cut them off. My life means too much to me.
  4. Relapse is just plain ugly. Talked to a guy I sponsored for 3 years, and even though he was a regular at meetings and sorta worked the steps, in the back of my mind I had doubts because he was obsessed with appearances. He called me yesterday because he quit his job several weeks ago rather than facing a surprise drug test. Obviously his company had reason to suspect something was amiss. And they had retained him for 3 years AFTER he had gotten drunk, totaled his company vehicle, and almost killed an innocent in an early morning wreck while he was out looking for his cocaine dealer. He was arrested for DWI and his company was sued by the victim. So after 20 minutes of bullshitting, he admitted he wasn’t sober, and didn’t want to get sober. Also there is a female in the mix. I told him I wasn’t surprised, that he had one foot in and one foot out, that I had a hunch he would relapse as soon as his legal problems disappeared. I actually went to court with this guy about 2 years ago and stood up in front of the judge as his AA sponsor. But for gods grace go I. I’m grateful for the conversation, and glad I get to go to a meeting tonight. I told him that I absolutely do not judge him, and if he changed his mind I would do anything in my power to help him.
  5. Kthx
  6. I just sent the book photo to my sister with that exact same joke. She moved to Eden Prarie last week. I told her to join a church and the hotdish mafia.
  7. Yeah there’s a reason rehab is colloquial known as “spin dry.” pch bringing the dust. Looking forward to visiting your group again.
  8. I met him once, in the speaker’s office of the USHOR. He was wearing a suit and tie, which was unexpected. And now I have been loudly belting out the Dead Milkmen’s entire catalog @ my dogs and they look confused, so thanks guys.
  9. PCUSA I hope. I’m about to do my 2nd term on the session and I’ve headed up fellowship for 3 years, one luncheon a month. When your average member age is 78 you gotta be careful with the spices. Next weekend we’re taking a chartered bus to an Astros game and this year they made me buy primo seats because last year the old folks almost fell trying to get to their seats. I’ve gotten to be close friends with our pastor and I still don’t know if she’s a lesbian because it’s none of my fucking business who or if she fucks. In fact, the question has only sped through my brain for a fleeting moment because it’s unimportant - and, tbh, it was male ego, ie “she is a wonderful lady. I’m lucky she is leading our church. I wonder if she is attracted to me?” And all the conservative assholes departed for the PCA or Pioneer Presbyterian church, and PCUSA is so damned liberal and loving and I am so grateful I’ve never heard anything remotely political at church other than love thy neighbor. It’s a magical la la land where we still sing 300 year old hymns.
  10. There’s no way I could go to the Apollo without singing the intro to the show I watched when I was a kid.
  11. TIL that Skipjack and Ladyfish is the same thing.
  12. From the responses:
  13. This rain won’t stop and I’ve got cabin fever so I’m organizing a box of stuff my mom slipped into my truck a while back. Right after dad got home from ‘Nam he went on a long trip to Mexico. I’m guessing Acapulco. I just noticed the Bacardi sign in the background.
  14. Lastly, this is suggested for the wife. She didn’t cause it, she can’t cure it, and she can’t control it - but she can find her own respite. https://al-anon.org/
  15. Also, I have a very good long time sober lawyer friend who went to https://parcbh.com/find-help-today/?utm_campaign=teen&utm_adgroup=teen-rehab&keyword=rehab%20for%20young%20adults&gbraid=0AAAAABQ1rtLS00Sdp1361dKlYY7pNw6dN&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtZK1BhDuARIsAAy2Vzvwk3ZT47J1m2wkkr3pxKWgQ8wRJ3JEwRMTBhSvVQjF1NPOqQGYPS0aAs2cEALw_wcB And he was very satisfied with their treatment.
  16. Is he the type of drinker that will likely require medical detox? I can vouch for https://www.rightsteprehabhouston.com and can pm you the name and number of someone there. Houston actually has a world class place called the Menninger clinic https://www.menningerclinic.org and if I had to refer someone and price is no object I’d go there. But honestly if I got struck drunk after almost 14 years of sobriety and needed to go to rehab I’d go to La Hacienda. Or he could just do what he will end up probably having to do and go to AA. Put the plug in the jug, hang up his drinking life, and accept that he’s one of the lucky ones. Meeting finder at https://aahouston.org/meetings/ AA is simply the most entertaining, life-changing, and meaningful thing I’ve ever done. I would be happy to offer my phone number and time to speak with him, if just to answer any questions and reassure him that he can get better. I’ll shoot you a PM.
  17. Also, I made a little money on RAMP last year but Google is not eliminating cookies anymore so any alternative tech companies are in for a hard sledding.
  18. I’m about to become a believer. I tried to sell them some tech a few years back and then last time I was in Midland I stopped by their “spaceport”. I’ve been of the opinion they were a total scam but now they have satellites scheduled for launch. My son who is military loaded up on their stock last year unbeknownst to me until yesterday.
  19. Beaumont? I keep Seafood Lover in business. Fresh cocktail claw meat. Comes right off, tender and sweet.
  20. 25 years ago my company paid the B52s to play a customer dinner. I bought drinks for Fred, Kate and me at the hotel bar and sat at a banquette and chatted with them while the crew unloaded their gear. I told them the story of how all my HS buddies were into high end car audio systems and we used Rock Lobster as the standard song when comparing/evaluating gear. /csb
  21. If he didn’t have one shitty round at the PGA, and if he hadn’t 3 jacked a few minutes ago, he really had a chance to win more.
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