Greetings,
i apologize for not getting here as often as i used to, especially to Sunshine, to whom i owe several Steelers images in her comments ... a bragging rights bet won. Somehow i think she'll be able to do without. To the rest of my friends, i want you to know i think of you often, though i don't often take the time to drop by.
April 3rd was a double blessing for me. i had the opportunity to say goodbye to an old friend, and celebrate 9 years free from chemicals ... excepting, of course, my "worship" of the holy bean and the nectar thereof. Fresh ground coffee is a wonderful thing.
Celebrating an anniversary on the same day as celebrating the life of a departed friend is an experience i will not soon forget; a very poignant reminder of the fatal nature of the disease i suffer from on a daily basis. My friend forgot something of that nature; that certain things, like alcohol and pain medications, do not mix well in the human body. It seems not so long ago i mixed those things myself. There, but for the Grace of God, go i.
i have the joy of often hearing folks greeting me much like the folks at Cheers greeted Norm. The price of hearing that warm greeting in so many places is sometimes having to say goodbye to one of the greeters.
Spring time where i live brings the sun out, and some exault in that, forgetting where they come from. "Spring, when a young man's heart turns toward thoughts of love..." it's unfortunate that love is sometimes for a chemical instead of a person.
This year is a special anniversary for me. i spent 9 years in what i've heard referred to as "the revolving door," and now i've been inside the rooms longer than than that. My area of expertise is no longer screwing up. i'm told that's a good thing.
Hey folks, if an ol' hard head like me can get this deal, you've got no excuses.
e-hugs
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