bender

Ah, three-day weekends. This one did not involve many incidents of actually leaving the house (Ian was sick and I was on a full-out Morrowind bender), but it was a welcome respite from reality nonetheless.

This morning around 6:30am I heard a horrible crash just outside my studio in downtown LaFollette at Central Avenue and Indiana Avenue at the turnoff to Highway 25W. I’ve heard that sound before. Usually it’s a fender–bender but today was different.

A semi tractor–trailer hit a car broadside on its driver’s side. I immediately dialed police.

Well, those of us out here who are recovering addicts and who have also spent time earning educations in mental health and addiction treatment have been SCREAMING to all of you for decades that treatment was needed, not more jail beds, but no one wanted to listen until it started hitting taxpayers where it hurts - in the

I got a nice apology note today from Joel Ridley owner of the rental unit at Schöne Ansicht for the extracurricular activities that broke out in the wake of a party thrown by his renter. Mr. Ridley explained that the offending guests were not guests at all, but party crashers.

Allright, I guess my little holiday bender is officially over now. Well it was fun while it lasted.

Lest you think otherwise, there actually was a greater purpose. 2007 turned out to be a mildly [bleep]ty year for me. Mildly in that nothing much happened, the problem was just that, well, nothing much happened.

I spent most of 2005 and 2006 working very hard on my self improvement trip, standing on a tripod of karate, yoga, and meditation. By 2007 I was becoming tired and frustra