Who do you think this is for? It's for US. What normal drinker would drink 0.0 alcohol beer? Who really likes the taste of BEER???? If it did not have alcohol? This is for alcoholics - to get us to start drinking again. I remember when I lived in the place where I first got … Continue reading Zero point Zero (0.0) Alcohol Beer & Wine
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NATIONAL CLERGY CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOLISM
THE “BLUE BOOK”, Vol. 12, 179-210, 1960 (Note - sent to me by an AA friend, to show some interesting comments by Bill and fellow clergy; for example why AA calls alcoholism an illness rather than a disease, etc) (A reproduction from a scanned copy of the original) ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS BILL W. Co-founder of Alcoholics … Continue reading NATIONAL CLERGY CONFERENCE ON ALCOHOLISM
For The “Such Unfortunates”
Upon therapy for the alcoholic himself, we surely have no monopoly. This means that if our program does not work for you, find something which does. Please don't change our program though - because it is working for us. How selfish and self-centered you are to think about changing something that is helping such a … Continue reading For The “Such Unfortunates”
3 More Years
I talked to my sponsor today... he is 91 years old - 53 years of sobriety - past Trustee during my first years of sobriety - in 1991. He predicts AA will not be around for more than 3 more years. Of course, GSO will still be printing books and selling them - but it's … Continue reading 3 More Years
We Agnostics…a detailed discussion
First let me state that I purchased a 1937 Dictionary on ebay when I first started reading the Big Book, so that I could look up the words as they were defined in 1937, rather than use the definitions that are used now. Thomas Henry Huxley coined the term "agnosticism". This guy believed in Evolution … Continue reading We Agnostics…a detailed discussion
Blows My Mind…
I wrote this post "And Yes…They Voted To CHANGE THE BIG BOOK!!!" May 20, 2021, and I am still getting comments on it. Truly amazing the comments that I get on this post. The most arrogant fools comment on this post, about how it should be changed - and today about the the 5th Edition … Continue reading Blows My Mind…
Dissecting “To Wives”, Part 1
This week, the 29th Week of the First Edition Big Book Workshop, we started to read To Wives. Most people can't relate to this chapter, but I personally was taught to suck the marrow out of the Big Book. The chapter To Wives is challenging, but it is also amazing. Let's have a look at … Continue reading Dissecting “To Wives”, Part 1
Cunning, Baffling, Powerful…
Sneaky, Confusing & Patient. The other night I went to dinner at my friend's place. She's not an alcoholic. She is a jeweler and she had all her jeweler friends over, and me - the artist. She served sushi - and it included sushi from the one of the most famous sushi restaurants in the … Continue reading Cunning, Baffling, Powerful…
Week 28 of the Big Book Workshop
We are on Working With Others - and oddly, this chick who I had as "12 step" call from the Central Office showed up. She is on methadone, hence "not done" in my book. it was really weird to be reading WWO to the group and have her there - in her unsurrendered state. We … Continue reading Week 28 of the Big Book Workshop
The Slogans
Someone was talking today in the meeting about the slogan Think Think Think and how her sponsor told her that slogan is not for her... it made me think that we have no idea what they mean any more because we no longer have COMMON SENSE with the old timers of AA. So I discussed … Continue reading The Slogans
Anonymous Alcoholics 