Archive for September, 2009
Sobraiku #7
Evening companions Once: cabernets, pinot noirs Now: one sweet red dog
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…before I ended up with one of these in my Christmas stocking. File under: “Really? Really?”
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Thunderstorms. Canceled flights. Wildly incorrect flight notifications. Lost luggage. The travel gods were against me last Thursday, as I attempted to fly to Virginia for a reunion and football weekend with my college girlfriends. It began as I sat on the tarmac for three hours at my home airport, while the pilot waited for clearance […]
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Daisy needs to let go.
This is one of Daisy’s balls. Daisy, in case you missed that post, is the one-year-old rescue dog who joined our family a month ago. She’s an active dog, and still very puppylike in many ways. One of her favorite activities is playing fetch, and while she chases and snatches up balls with great enthusiasm […]
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Tags: AA, acceptance, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, Control, letting go, life, recovery, relationships, sobriety, surrender