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Alcoholism / Drug Abuse (2) posted : 11/10/09 at 11:54pm pst

One of the reasons I started going to Al-Anon meetings so many years ago was because I was fighting constantly with my older brother, who at the time was a very active alcoholic.  I used to say such horrible things to him, often right in front of his children.  Of course, fighting with an alcoholic will not change the alcoholic's behavior,

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Some Favorite Poems posted : 10/27/09 at 07:24pm pst

by Charles Bukowski, from The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses Over the Hills

for Jane

225 days under grass

and you know more than I.

 

they have long taken your blood,

you are a dry stick in a basket

 

is this how it works?

 

in this room

the hours of love

still make shadows.

 

when you left

you took almost

everything.

 

I kneel in the nights

before tigers

that

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Alcoholism / Drug Abuse posted : 10/25/09 at 10:49pm pst listening to:Nothing

About 15 years ago, and for a period of several years, I had a very difficult time dealing with a brother's alcoholism.  (To a lesser extent, I also had issues with my father's drinking.)  One of the things I did to help me deal with my co-dependent behavior was to go to Al-Anon meetings.  And in Al-Alon they give you a little book with daily

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Here Kitty Kitty posted : 10/25/09 at 12:34am pst listening to:Nothing

 I just wanted to post some pictures of my cats, Jasmine and her daughter, Athena.  Here are a couple of pictures of Jasmine.

 

 

You may not be able to tell in the photos, but Jasmine is a little bit of a fatty.  Before she was taken off the streets, she was a stray pregnant cat and then a stray nursing cat.  I suppose she never quite forgot

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Name AstorNYC Age 44 Occupation Currently unemployed; doing some volunteer work Location New York City Hometown New York City Sign Gemini About Me Why Im a GodsGirl's Member Intrigued by the online community and the honest, straight-forward nature of the women. To see a naked woman on a porn site is one thing, but to get to know a woman's body and her mind, heart and soul is quite another. Superhero Power Sexual fantasy Group Sex Weapon of Choice Disarm with niceness Hobbies Shooting Pool, Reading Music I don't listen to much music these days, but Aerosmith, Foreigner, Billy Squier, Queen, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and the Who were all favorites back in the day. Movies Apocalypse Now Redux, Taxi Driver, Full Metal Jacket, The Deer Hunter, The Natural and The Big Chill are all movies I've seen more than once Books Leaving Las Vegas, The Royal Family, Whores for Gloria, Women, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter, Requiem for a Dream, Affliction, Journey to the End of the Night; favorite authors are Charles Bukowski, William Vollmann, Russell Banks, Richard Russo, AM Homes, TV Weeds, Two and a Half Men, recently started watching Family Guy and may start watching Curb Your Enthusiasm Art Food Pizza, cereal, coffee, and way too much diet coke and pepsi Education MBA and BA; failed miserably as a PhD student Status Single Orientation Straight Ethnicity French Birthday may 29 Who I Idolize I admire Girls Educational and Mentoring Service (GEMS). GEMS fights the commercial sexual exploitation of children. (http://www.gems-girls.org/) Goals Bedtime attire Underwear, with a sweatshirt in winter Nerdy Secret Pleasure I have way too many tapes and dvds of professional pool matches. My Favorite GodsGirls All are favorites Unicorn or Pegasus? if Patrick Duffy was shooting lazers at you how would you defend yourself? My Website