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rosie readandpost
08-26-2003, 08:02 AM
today, i am 21 yrs sober!
thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
rosie
CONGRATULATIONS
(((((((((((((((((((((ROSIE)))))))))))))))))))))!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(One day at a time sure adds up!)
Mias
"rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> today, i am 21 yrs sober!
> thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
>
> rosie
>
>
rosie readandpost
08-26-2003, 08:45 AM
thanks mias!
yes, it sure does!
thanks for being here, and thanks for sharing!
--
read and post daily, it works!
rosie
"Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a
situation, then deciding what you're going to do about it."
........................K.C. Theisen
"Mias" <emiasNOSPAM@NOSPAMnetactive.co.za> wrote in message news:bifj7b$m41$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net...
> CONGRATULATIONS
> (((((((((((((((((((((ROSIE)))))))))))))))))))))!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> (One day at a time sure adds up!)
> Mias
> "rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:r%H2b.2009$Pd1.12@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> > today, i am 21 yrs sober!
> > thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
> >
> > rosie
> >
> >
>
>
Shawster
08-26-2003, 09:09 AM
"rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> today, i am 21 yrs sober!
> thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
not in that order I hope.
Congrats.
>
> rosie
>
>
>
WayneandMaureen
08-26-2003, 10:37 AM
Congratulations!
wayne
"rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> today, i am 21 yrs sober!
> thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
>
> rosie
>
>
Michael H.
08-26-2003, 01:27 PM
"rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> today, i am 21 yrs sober!
> thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
>
> rosie
>
Happy birthday Rosie!
21...isn't that the legal drinking age in most states...
http://www2.potsdam.edu/alcohol-info/LegalDrinkingAge.html
So imagine, if you had never taken a drink from the day you were born you
would have waited this long to have a drink legally. I wonder if that really
happens....people wait till their "legal"? Maybe somewhere but sure not in
my house! :)
Peace
Michael H.
By the time I'd grown up, I naturally supposed that I'd be grown up.
Eve Babitz
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand
to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was
astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
Mark Twain?
rosie readandpost wrote:
> today, i am 21 yrs sober!
Congrats!
> thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
Don't mention it, it was really nothing. ;-)
Kai
"rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> today, i am 21 yrs sober!
> thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
>
> rosie
>
>
Congratulations Rosie.
Best,
Gail
GaryE
08-26-2003, 08:00 PM
On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 12:02:31 GMT, "rosie readandpost"
<readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote:
>today, i am 21 yrs sober!
>thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
>
>rosie
>
that's cool rosie. but you've never done a drunkalogue here so I
don't think many know much about you. odd in a way. you've been here
a long time. are you a *real* private person or do you reveal once in
a while? what kind of things do you like to do? how old were you
when you sobered up? did you have a difficult time of it? who do you
admire in life? what turns you away? do you have kids? a mate?
what do you do in your spare time?
best,
garye
rosie readandpost
08-26-2003, 09:22 PM
> that's cool rosie. but you've never done a drunkalogue here so I
> don't think many know much about you. odd in a way. you've been here
> a long time. are you a *real* private person or do you reveal once in
> a while?> best,
> garye
i share when folks ask me questions.
nothing to hide, but find myself quite boring!
so let me answer your questions:
>> what kind of things do you like to do?
i like to play the piano
sing
water-ski
dance
read
talk
watch television, watch movies.
LOVE talk shows.
regular old boring stuff!
> how old were you
> when you sobered up?
i was 34yrs old.
>did you have a difficult time of it?
no, not compared to the stories i hear around the table, and compared to some of my clients.
i sobered up at home, and did 90 aa meetings in 60 days.
i was malnourished, skinny," irritable and discontent" but was able to follow direction, and i did!
i was blessed with great friends and good examples.
my brother sobered up 10 yrs before me, so he and his home group were just waiting for me!
> who do you
> admire in life?
generally, liberal activists!
(Martin Luther King, Jesus, Ghandi, etc)
<duck>
>what turns you away?
conservative republicans!
:^)
do you have kids?
i have four of them and my baby is a senior in college
>a mate?
my second husband, and my soulmate, tom......................
i have no doubt that he was sent to me by my HP, to help lead me to sobriety, though he is a normie!
we have been married for almost 25yrs.
> what do you do in your spare time?
i do EVERYTHING in my life part time, so i never run out of things to do.
boredom is a dangerous thing for me.
i LOVE aa meetings, and attend FACE TO FACE and ONLINE meetings pretty regularly.
i am an ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR in private practice. (retired ER/ICCU nurse)
i am still searching for a hobby, so i try everything once!
i look like this:
http://www.quitbuddies.org/
(look for picture on page five, top line)
i am 5'10" tall, and NOT skinny, anymore!
does that quench your thirst?
if not, just ask me more........................
>
GaryE
08-26-2003, 10:45 PM
On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 20:22:04 -0500, "rosie readandpost"
<readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote:
>i share when folks ask me questions.
>nothing to hide, but find myself quite boring!
>
>so let me answer your questions:
>
> >> what kind of things do you like to do?
>
>i like to play the piano
>sing
>water-ski
>dance
>read
>talk
>watch television, watch movies.
>LOVE talk shows.
>regular old boring stuff!
>
hahahahaha....well, I don't see much boring there.....
>i have four of them and my baby is a senior in college
all right. I have four too. But my youngest is out of college for
about six years now. She's an RN...operating room, plastics....
>my second husband, and my soulmate, tom......................
>i have no doubt that he was sent to me by my HP, to help lead me to sobriety, though he is a normie!
>we have been married for almost 25yrs.
Joan and I have 19 years on August 31, which is also my birthday, and
the next day is my sobriety day....see the sequence here....(:>
>i do EVERYTHING in my life part time, so i never run out of things to do.
>boredom is a dangerous thing for me.
Yeah boredom. The bane of drunks. Create a little drama is the
answer to boredom. I think that is fairly common among
drunks....creating drama from boredom.
>
>i LOVE aa meetings, and attend FACE TO FACE and ONLINE meetings pretty regularly.
>i am an ADDICTIONS COUNSELOR in private practice. (retired ER/ICCU nurse)
>i am still searching for a hobby, so i try everything once!
Do something that you think you might like but have never tried. That
should open the field up.
>
>i look like this:
>http://www.quitbuddies.org/
>(look for picture on page five, top line)
>i am 5'10" tall, and NOT skinny, anymore!
But very pretty.......you *look*, well, thin.....but it's just a face
shot...cool smile....
>
>
>does that quench your thirst?
>if not, just ask me more........................
You did good. Thanks for answering....I like to know about people...I
l loved drunkalogues when I went to AA. People are interesting to
me....I'd like to know more about some of the others here...but I
don't know if I asked they would respond like you.
Thanks,
GaryE
Pieman
08-27-2003, 01:11 AM
way to go Rosie!!! I hope someday to be able to say the same thing.
21 years is a long time. I have a long way to go.
Thanks for the daily reflections. and all the strength and hope you have
shared.
Sean
"rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> today, i am 21 yrs sober!
> thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
>
> rosie
>
>
well done and happy birthday
Debs
--
The meek shall inherit the earth... in very small plots, about six feet by
three.
"rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> today, i am 21 yrs sober!
> thanks to you, thanks to aa, and thanks to hp!
>
> rosie
>
>
Tom G.
08-27-2003, 06:48 AM
"GaryE" <garyexxx@swbell.net> wrote in message:
> >my second husband, and my soulmate, tom......................
> >i have no doubt that he was sent to me by my HP, to help lead me to
sobriety, though he is a normie!
> >we have been married for almost 25yrs.
>
> Joan and I have 19 years on August 31, which is also my birthday, and
> the next day is my sobriety day....see the sequence here....(:>
My birthday and wedding anniversary is October 28...
I figured if I got married on my birthday I wouldn't forget
it. It didn't occur to me that as I got older I'd start
forgettin' my birthday too...:O) We'll be married thirty-
three years thic comin' October... Happy Anniversary
(both of them) in advance...
Tom
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Tom Gosnell thegoz@cox.net
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rosie readandpost
08-27-2003, 08:38 AM
> We'll be married thirty-
> three years thic comin' October... > Tom
>
> \\\|///
> \\ - - //
> ( @ @ )
> ---oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------
> Tom Gosnell thegoz@cox.net
> --------------Oooo-------------
> oooO ( )
> ( ) ) /
> \ ( (_/
> \_)
>
>
>
congrats to you tom!
can i assume that your partner is a right leaning conservative also?
:)
rosie readandpost wrote:
>> We'll be married thirty-
>> three years thic comin' October... > Tom
> congrats to you tom!
> can i assume that your partner is a right leaning conservative also?
> :)
Naw, I hear Bubba is a gentle liberal, he's the Femme.
Kai
\(the\)duckster
08-27-2003, 10:10 AM
Man and I thought I was an old timer at 15 years.
You go, girl.
(the)duckster
6.08.88
P.S. And I love the name Rose. It's my daughter's middle name - after her
grandmother.
David M
08-27-2003, 12:35 PM
rosie readandpost wrote:
> Tom G. wrote:
>> We'll be married thirty-
>> three years thic comin' October...
> congrats to you tom!
> can i assume that your partner is a right leaning
> conservative also? :)
He probably doesn't know. I'll bet she seldom gets a word in.
;-0
Tommy
08-27-2003, 05:01 PM
"Tom G." <>
> My birthday and wedding anniversary is October 28...
> I figured if I got married on my birthday I wouldn't forget
> it. It didn't occur to me that as I got older I'd start
> forgettin' my birthday too...:O) We'll be married thirty-
> three years thic comin' October... Happy Anniversary
> (both of them) in advance...
>
> Tom
Well schucks that makes you almost human, I had you down as a cranky oul
batchelor, how does that poor sainted lady endure you at all Tom. Kindly
extend my errh ahh congratulations and very best wishes to her, in exchange
for her recipe for endurance.
I remember this from some time ago, someone here is a few years longer than
meself married, not my wife cos we're both married the same length of time,
well we would be wouldn't we :-)
I'm 38 years married last June, have had 8 children, an endless supply of
g/children, and am nearly eligible for the next generation. My oldest
granson is near 20. I was getting ready to be married at that age - I'm
glad I did all the things I did when I was young. It means I'm young enough
yet, to be able to enjoy playing ball, going to matches, and still cohesive
enough to parlay with my grandchildren. Not that I understand one word of
what they communicate with though :-))
(The Duchess says we have 14 G/kids and none on the way)
Cheers
Tommy
Tom G.
08-27-2003, 05:16 PM
From: "rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com>
>
> > We'll be married thirty-
> > three years thic comin' October... > Tom
> >
>
> congrats to you tom!
> can i assume that your partner is a right leaning conservative also?
> :)
Naw, she's a democrat... Always has been...
Every election we go and cancel each others vote out...
Been doin' it from the day we were married... Can I
assume that yer partner is also a pinko commie...?? :O)
\\\|///
\\ - - //
( @ @ )
---oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------
Tom Gosnell thegoz@cox.net
--------------Oooo-------------
oooO ( )
( ) ) /
\ ( (_/
\_)
rosie readandpost
08-27-2003, 05:34 PM
> Naw, she's a democrat... Always has been...
> Every election we go and cancel each others vote out...
> Been doin' it from the day we were married... Can I
> assume that yer partner is also a pinko commie...?? :O)
>
> \\\|///
> \\ - - //
> ( @ @ )
> ---oOOo-(_)-oOOo---------------
> Tom Gosnell thegoz@cox.net
> --------------Oooo-------------
> oooO ( )
> ( ) ) /
> \ ( (_/
> \_)
>
>
LOL!
he wasn't when i met him, but he sure is now!
>
rosie readandpost
08-27-2003, 05:36 PM
> The same way yer Missus endures you, I expect.
> She pays absolutely no attention to what I say...
> Actually, we don't talk politics. It led to arguements and
> I figured out early on that she had me outclassed in that
> regard...
>
>
>
you are just an old sweetie!
(((((((((((((((((((tom)))))))))))))))))))
Thanks rosie!! One of the things about AA that helped me in the first days
last fall, and I guess still does is seeing how similar I am to others...
see below :-)
"rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> > that's cool rosie. but you've never done a drunkalogue here so I
> > don't think many know much about you. odd in a way. you've been here
> > a long time. are you a *real* private person or do you reveal once in
> > a while?> best,
> > garye
>
> i share when folks ask me questions.
> nothing to hide, but find myself quite boring!
>
> so let me answer your questions:
>
> >> what kind of things do you like to do?
>
> i like to play the piano
> sing
> water-ski
> dance
> read
> talk
> watch television, watch movies.
> LOVE talk shows.
> regular old boring stuff!
>
I used to play piano
love water skiing and downhill too
>
>
> > how old were you
> > when you sobered up?
>
>
>
> i was 34yrs old.
>
I am 34 years old
>
>
> >did you have a difficult time of it?
>
> no, not compared to the stories i hear around the table, and compared to
some of my clients.
> i sobered up at home, and did 90 aa meetings in 60 days.
> i was malnourished, skinny," irritable and discontent" but was able to
follow direction, and i did!
> i was blessed with great friends and good examples.
> my brother sobered up 10 yrs before me, so he and his home group were just
waiting for me!
>
ditto, except for I had a round belly, and didn't attend multiple
meetings... didn't need to. I know about the irritability though.
I had great examples too.... my Dad recently celebrated his 35th, and then
there's a number of his friends who are great examples too. It's really
something to attend meetings with him.
>
>
> > who do you
> > admire in life?
>
> generally, liberal activists!
> (Martin Luther King, Jesus, Ghandi, etc)
> <duck>
>
Me too :-)
> >what turns you away?
>
>
> conservative republicans!
> :^)
>
Not so much for me... I'm basically conservative, but a social conservative
which may not be the same as conservative republican. We don't have
republicans up here in Canada, but I figure that "the Alliance party" might
be a close fit, so maybe I could say me too for this too
Thanks, and once again, congratulations!
Jay
rosie readandpost
08-27-2003, 07:28 PM
thanks jay, and YOUR RIGHT.....................our similarities kept me coming back!
--
read and post daily, it works!
rosie
"Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a
situation, then deciding what you're going to do about it."
........................K.C. Theisen
"Jay" <jay@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:gQa3b.10613$Cg2.842303@news20.bellglobal.com. ..
> Thanks rosie!! One of the things about AA that helped me in the first days
> last fall, and I guess still does is seeing how similar I am to others...
> see below :-)
>
> "rosie readandpost" <readandpostREMOVETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:wGT2b.14206$Jb1.1912@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> >
> > > that's cool rosie. but you've never done a drunkalogue here so I
> > > don't think many know much about you. odd in a way. you've been here
> > > a long time. are you a *real* private person or do you reveal once in
> > > a while?> best,
> > > garye
> >
> > i share when folks ask me questions.
> > nothing to hide, but find myself quite boring!
> >
> > so let me answer your questions:
> >
> > >> what kind of things do you like to do?
> >
> > i like to play the piano
> > sing
> > water-ski
> > dance
> > read
> > talk
> > watch television, watch movies.
> > LOVE talk shows.
> > regular old boring stuff!
> >
> I used to play piano
> love water skiing and downhill too
>
> >
> >
> > > how old were you
> > > when you sobered up?
> >
> >
> >
> > i was 34yrs old.
> >
> I am 34 years old
> >
> >
> > >did you have a difficult time of it?
> >
> > no, not compared to the stories i hear around the table, and compared to
> some of my clients.
> > i sobered up at home, and did 90 aa meetings in 60 days.
> > i was malnourished, skinny," irritable and discontent" but was able to
> follow direction, and i did!
> > i was blessed with great friends and good examples.
> > my brother sobered up 10 yrs before me, so he and his home group were just
> waiting for me!
> >
> ditto, except for I had a round belly, and didn't attend multiple
> meetings... didn't need to. I know about the irritability though.
> I had great examples too.... my Dad recently celebrated his 35th, and then
> there's a number of his friends who are great examples too. It's really
> something to attend meetings with him.
>
> >
> >
> > > who do you
> > > admire in life?
> >
> > generally, liberal activists!
> > (Martin Luther King, Jesus, Ghandi, etc)
> > <duck>
> >
> Me too :-)
>
> > >what turns you away?
> >
> >
> > conservative republicans!
> > :^)
> >
> Not so much for me... I'm basically conservative, but a social conservative
> which may not be the same as conservative republican. We don't have
> republicans up here in Canada, but I figure that "the Alliance party" might
> be a close fit, so maybe I could say me too for this too
>
>
> Thanks, and once again, congratulations!
>
> Jay
>
>
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