By the Way...

As of today, I have been alcohol-free for 10 years.

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Notice that I didn’t say “sober.” No, I’ve discovered since then that I also have a penchant for the sort of narcotics they hand out to guys like me when back pain flares up.

So I’ve been completely sober for, oh, about two years.

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I thought long and hard about what I’d write, thought maybe I’d go fully confessional, tell the stories no one knows.

Eh, maybe at 20 years.