10/27/25 A father, recovering addict, and business owner’s quest to quiet his brain! I need relief from thinking about all the things I need to do, have done, or should get done. I add to that the endless stream of media bullshit, and on some days I nearly lose sight of the good in our world. Where do I go? What do I do? I used exercise, which I do damn nearly every day, consumed history books, which I chew up to find balance, but still, I needed an added dash of bubblegum fo

Emails and texts often cause more confusion and misunderstanding than many people realize. I observed people using both methods repeatedly, even after I advised them to make a call, and things rarely improved. I don't know why, but many younger folks don’t realize the powerful impact of a phone call. As an example, I had a conversation with a woman, a Stanford MBA, several years ago, which I will never forget. I received an email from her that described her new software: a pr

I’ve been clean for 39 years and I am passing through another time when a lot of people close to me are in the very initial stages of recovery. I wish I had fantastic words of wisdom to pass on, but in my experience the addict’s reality is warped and twisted. My words are barely heard because the addict is reeling, spun around, depressed and trying to fugure out how the fuck they are supposed to stay clean for the rest of their fucking life. I approach the addict with baby st