I have never been so happy to bitch about things! This past weekend my daughter and her family moved into a new house. Being a large...

I've heard people talk about naming their alcohol addiction. It is a great idea to give my 'situation' it's own identity, a separate...

Last night was a perfect of example of why I need to refrain from EVER thinking "I've got this". A big thanks to Charissa, Cindy and...

A friend from the group forwarded me a letter that had been written by one of their children. The letter was written from a child to a...

"It's not how much you drink, its what drinking does to you" This past weekend I was in Vail Colorado with my extended family, and it...

As some of you know, I spent the weekend with the extended family at a resort area in cabins for a big family reunion. It was the first...

The phrase ‘Never Forget’ will always belong to those affected by the horrors of 9/11. Nothing can ever separate those words from that...

"Reasons why I Drank' is a topic that is very interesting to me, and something that is essential for me to understand if I am going to...

Let me start off by saying to all of you ‘Friends’ fans, go find your own recovery source. This is for the elite aficionados of true...

The Pool suddenly looks Cold How much time have I spent standing on the diving board contemplating the big jump to join the others in the...

The pics below are of Peggi C, one of the greatest inspirations in my sobriety, a friend, and creator of This Side of Alcohol. I know...

I wasn’t there but ‘What if?’ I know that attending a baseball game can be tough for us newer in sobriety. I know that the smells, the...

I’ve known for a long time that I drank too much. I’ve known that my drinking desires and compulsions exceeded that of the “normal”...