I’m grateful for the 4th of July. I’m grateful for beautiful summer days. I’m grateful for some excellent coffee. I’m grateful for not having to understand everything. I’m grateful for my swanky balcony grill. I’m grateful for sweet corn and cheeseburgers. I’m grateful for starting to see who I’m supposed to be. I’m grateful to be sober today.
If you’re curious about the mysterious lighting in this photo, or in this one?
It’s an effect I’ve mastered that involves carrying the phone in my pocket for extended periods of time and never, ever cleaning it. Or it could be ghosts. I kind of like ghosts, so I’m choosing to lean towards that explanation. I am very excited to share this next tidbit with you!1 Feedspot released this the other day:
90 Best Sober Living Blogs and Websites on the Planet
Guess which of your alcoholic writer friends debuted at # 9?2 I’m pretty excited and have all of you to thank for that! Thank You! At the same time, are we content with being ninth? Fifth could be nice. Huddle up, here’s how we are getting to Number Five:
It’s the Fourth of July and of course I think it’s a great time to reflect on the people and the sacrifices that shaped this Country. 1776 marked the commitment to an ideal and a set of political institutions and that commitment is now enshrined in the oath to “protect and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.”3My vote would be to honor the people who honor that oath. There will be fireworks photos tomorrow, which I know is the Fifth of July and not a national holiday, but predicting they will be nice.4 Also, unless you’ve been living under a rock or some other place without wifi:
The conversation with Joanna was great and definitely worth a listen. Of course, once a new episode of Breakfast with an Alcoholic hits the street, I’m on the clock for the Liner Notes.5 So, soon is what I’m committing to right now.
Have a great Fourth and remember that Number Nine is pretty fine.
Thanks for Letting Me Share
“Tidbit”, not “Timbit.”
Another way to look at this: If you are interested in spending some time perusing sober living-type resources on the Internet, there are at least 81 worse ways to spend that time than here:
Sorry to get preachy. Son in the Navy and used to do constitutional litigation.
In the absence of time travel, how am I supposed to put photos up in the morning of a fireworks display that won’t happen until tonight?
You could ask why I don’t have them done in advance? You could also ask why I don’t clean my oven more often.
Congrats on the ranking!