[Magdalen] I've really grown to hate the Fourth of July

[Marion Thompson]

There's still lots in the house, but I'm a social  (sociable?) drinker 
and so the supplies don't exist until there's company.  I used to really 
be able to put it away, but those days are gone.  My body says 'You had 
your fun back in the day.  No more!'   Still having no taste or smell, 
there's little inducement.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 7/6/2015 6:24 PM, Lynn Ronkainen wrote:
> Can *really* hold my liquor but never really partied hearty too much 
> after leaving college... even went months without booze, wine or 
> anything in the house except at holiday times, special occasions or if 
> someone would bring it as a hostess gift... and since meeting my good 
> friend 'Jim' almost 5 years ago my drinking has become a 'weekend 
> thing'... helped me pack on 30 pounds really quick a few years ago... : (
>
> Lynn
>
> website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
>
> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have 
> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You 
> gave me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a 
> talk by Richard Rohr
>
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> From: "flyingfish224--- via Magdalen" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 4:56 PM
> To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Cc: <flyingfish224 at aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] I've really grown to hate the Fourth of July
>
>>>>> In a message dated 7/3/2015 2:25:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>> thedonboyd at austin.rr.com writes:
>>>>>
>>>>> maybe  some people are just jerks wherever they go. Particularly if
>>>>> they're  drunk.>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah yes, the proverbial drunk.
>>>>>
>>>>> It is sickening, but at the same time fascinating to see how  
>>>>> different
>>>>> people react differently to too much booze.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've known drunks in their cups who act silly, and some are actually
>>>>> funny.  Others go through a darker personality change, and  become
>>>>> angry and really nasty.
>>>>>
>>>>> With my brother, drinking usually turned into an attempt to 
>>>>> relive  his
>>>>> childhood, and I got the "Mom liked you more" business.
>>>>>
>>>>> With me it was sleepiness.  I fell asleep in some very dangerous
>>>>> places and situations.  That I wasn't rolled and dumped on the  
>>>>> street
>>>>> is nothing short of a miracle, and has convinced me that I was made
>>>>> to do something else besides becoming a drunk, TBTG.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> David Strang.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Before enlightenment pay bills, do laundry.  After enlightenment 
>>>> pay bills,
>>>> do laundry.
>>>>
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