Note: I posted this on LinkedIn this morning, but I think it makes sense here, too. The saying goes that idle hands are the devil’s plaything, and I think that’s never been more literally true. There are a lot of men and women in this world whose COVID-19 idle hands are likely turning them to…
Time and perspective are funny things. I see these yahoo 22-year-olds on the beach in Florida, screaming "Coronavirus come and get me! Nothing's gonna stop my partying!" while ironically holding a Corona beer in their hand on TV. I have to admit, at 22, I probably would have been that yahoo. As somebody who was…
Continue reading ➞ I Was Wrong About the Severity of This Crisis, And It’s OK to Admit That
My parents raised me to think that one sip of beer would lead me, minutes later, to the destitute life of a wino, laying in the gutter, hiccupping while holding a bottle like an alcoholic cat out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon. I was also told smoking cigarettes was gross and would give me almost…
Continue reading ➞ Sorry Parents, You Can’t Porn-Proof Your Kids in the 2020’s
I realize that one of the things I don’t talk enough about on this site is what healthy sexuality looks like. I try very hard not to be an anti-porn crusader because I think it’s a waste of time, flies in the face of my beliefs surrounding personal freedoms (for both producers and consumers) and…
Continue reading ➞ Healthy Sexuality is Very Different from Total Abstinence and Self Denial
I like when life surprises me, especially when it comes to the kindness of other people. Before I entered recovery six years ago and developed a lot of tools and people skills that were lacking my first 38 years, I didn’t notice these things, or always thought they came with an ulterior motive because frankly,…
Continue reading ➞ Book Review: Going Deeper by Eddie Capparucci
