Sat Sept 6

[Determinator]

Happy Sat Abanators far and wide!!

it's the weekend and there is much rejoicing home with my loverly Dx and we have NO plans....nothing like a lazy weekend at home.

had an annoying drinking dream last night. Al is such a sneaky butt-face. in the dream Dx asked me to please 'just try' this special wine that was on the table. she would NEVER do that! and she doesn't even like wine. al is indeed a sneaky adversary that will use all of our tools against us.

well, last night was interesting. i got a UV LED flashlight because I heard they can help you locate scorpions (we live in Reno). and it's true! I found one on the back porch and the UV light caused it to glow like a cartoon character (a scary one!). and I found one more IN the house in a spot I'd have never seen it before. So to make a long story short it's a wonder I ever got to sleep last night. eeeeeeek!

there is a UFC fight on pay per view tonight so I'm getting psyched for that.

be well friends!

[retteacher]

Sat Sept 6

Hi Deter: In yesterday's daily thread you mentioned an image board. What is that?

I'm doing well. We have an uneventful evening & Sunday ahead. It's fine, but I'm always a little wary of unscheduled time. I'm on my guard.

Take care, Mary

[Seacailin]

Sat Sept 6

Hey Det,
I watched a four hour documentary last night about the history of drugs in America. It was quite absorbing and informative. Now I know why I am the way I am. The 70's LOL. Anyway, they did a segment on Burning Man. I had no clue what that was. Made me think of you.

[Determinator]

Sat Sept 6

Mary an image board is like an arts and crafts "art piece" that is essentially images (photos, cut outs from magazines, etc etc) that are glued onto a stiff board. the board has some kind of theme to it (whatever you choose) and the image board helps you to realize your goals through visualization. I thought of putting photos of myself both from when I was wasted, and from good sober times just as a simple reminder to myself. you can also put writings or even simple block test on the board. Like: STOP and THINK ........ LOL.

Seacailin, my folks are products of the 60's so in some way I almost feel like I was there...wierd.

[Cinders]

Sat Sept 6

Hi Everyone,

Det, when I lived in Oklahoma, once we woke up and there was a scorpion on the ceiling right over out heads. Eeeww.

Also, one time I handed hubby a towel in the bathroom and there was a scorpion in the towel. Hubby said "Thanks for the scorpion."

Here we have little brown scorpions and they are in the mulch of the flower beds, only a few have been in the house. I think the cats keep them at bay.

Hubby got stung by one of those and he said it hurt like a son-of-a-gun.

Love,
Cindi

[Yosemite Sam]

Sat Sept 6

Determinator;402480 wrote: Happy Sat Abanators far and wide!!

had an annoying drinking dream last night. in the dream Dx asked me to please 'just try' this special wine that was on the table. she would NEVER do that! and she doesn't even like wine. al is indeed a sneaky adversary that will use all of our tools against us.

be well friends!

My take on the dream is:

1) Addiction is nothing more than an attraction that has enough
energy to be perverse and to cause pain.

2) Your " higher self " [ a politically correct term, for sure ], may be showing you this attraction that you have stored, in an effort to release or remove some of the energy in it.

Your best course of action may be to view it in this manner, with neither
an adverse reaction or an attraction, and let the stored energy dissipate.

Then again, I may wrong, and certainly not meaning to offend,
Sam, with another view point