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What a powerful poem I plagiarized from an Aussi friend. I don’t know if it sprang from the awful deaths recently of the desperate migrants or if it foretold the disaster. Nevertheless it reache...

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I never know what the trigger will be but from time to time my mind wanders into a new space without warning. I had just read a brief article about AA and individuals fixating on how much clean...

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Sunday I went to my son’s house and my other son also came for dinner. So both sons and their wires were there and my DIL’s step father. It was a good day and we had a lot of fun. The dinner was...

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I am following the news out of Duke University of the new use they have found for the Polio Vaccine. I see that it is being used in the treatment of Brain Cancers, notably the most vicious, Gli...

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Doris and I stopped after an AA Meeting last night at a Diner. It seemed as the entire Meeting had migrated to this place and taken over about 5 tables. A local Waitress told me she loved AA Grou...

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Friday evening after the AA Meeting Doris went for coffee. It was a very relaxing time and we watched the swirling snow silently seemed to hush the entire universe. We started discussing what we ...

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Soon the Wedding will be here and gone. April 25 is the date. I was talking with Doris, my date for the event, about how fast it is arriving and then I opened my mouth to remark that we will have...

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Why did God invent whiskey ?? To keep the Irish from ruling the World. Last night my sponsor Joe and his wife took Doris and I out for dinner in honor of my 26 th AA anniversary. Then we went to ...

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Since the water was repaired inside my house I was very alert especially at night listening for the sounds of a drip inside the walls. So far it looks as if I have managed to escape the worst of ...

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The call I was hoping for came in about noon today and I left work to meet the plumbers at my house. Very cautiously they turned on the water at the curb and then tested each and every outlet in ...

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Doris and I saw the movie, 50 Shades of Grey Saturday night. We went to dinner first and then the show and it was lucky we did as I had pre-bought the tickets and had reserved seats. The theatre ...

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I met the plumbers back at my house at 1 PM today. They turned on the water at the meter to no result. They had to use a propane torch to thaw it out but the interior of the house still refused t...

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I do not want to become overly dramatic about the frigid temperatures here and the pipes that have frozen in both my house and the houses of my neighbors. As the plumber told me yesterday it is n...

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I determined that my Master Shower has fallen victim to the frigid temperatures. One degree Theometer readings do not prevent frozen pipes but rather fosters them. Yesterday I found that the sh...

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This was a successful weekend. Starting on Friday and continuing through now. Friday did serve yup a little b it of worry and bad news from my Sponsee, John. I had last seen him on Monday evenin...

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Doris and I spent a three day weekend together. Friday night was a low key evening with some food shopping and a Chain Restaurant for dinner. We went to Applebees. for dinner as Doris charts the ...

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My area has been dealing with some very cold weather. Daytime temps most days has ranged from 32 degrees to nighttime temperatures between 10-20 degrees. I had bee waiting for a part to come to r...

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Coming of a week of bad weather and good Football yesterday and this morning were needed. I watched the Super Bowl and did not have a favorite. I did enjoy a well played game and wish to congrat...

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One of our strongest urges is to second guess. So the Meteorologists; governors and emergency management teams missed the mark and went what was beyond necessary to protect the general public a...

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Last night I took John to a meeting. I had to hide just how shocked I was at his appearance. He had tremors that made his hands shake so badly that he could not drink a half cup of coffee. and s...

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Last night I took John to a meeting. I had to hide just how shocked I was at his appearance. He had tremors that made his hands shake so badly that he could not drink a half cup of coffee. and s...

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Last night I took John to a meeting. I had to hide just how shocked I was at his appearance. He had tremors that made his hands shake so badly that he could not drink a half cup of coffee. and s...

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Last night I took John to a meeting. I had to hide just how shocked I was at his appearance. He had tremors that made his hands shake so badly that he could not drink a half cup of coffee. and s...

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Last night I took John to a meeting. I had to hide just how shocked I was at his appearance. He had tremors that made his hands shake so badly that he could not drink a half cup of coffee. and s...

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Last night I took John to a meeting. I had to hide just how shocked I was at his appearance. He had tremors that made his hands shake so badly that he could not drink a half cup of coffee. and s...

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