I had a good reason to be away. You see, the Straight Dope forums were my “Drinkin’ Buddies”… It was great to have a bunch of erudite, off-beat and hilariously insightful people to hang out with when I was pounding back the beers. (12 or so, on average, and we are talking CDN beers here… )
And then I quit drinking… and smoking too… No big relvalation, no big “thing”, except that it was “time” to do so… as I was looking forward more to being drunk, than I was to being sober…
One of the main things I did was to quit revisiting the “old haunts” where drinking and smoking were part of my planned activities… The SD board was one of my fave haunts… so…
So… many changes… I got my career on track (still work retail, but for some odd reason, I got promoted to management…and a big raise… (wonder if being consistantly clear headed (not hung over) had anything to do with it?)
Anyway, I am back, and glad to be so… This board, for all its arguments, great and small, has (since I discovered it) represented a real high point in human potential…
Now I plan on enjoying it even more, as I will be able to clearly think about, and remember what has been posted on it…
And to all of you that enjoy your drink with this board, more power to you, this is by no means a judgement!
Thanks everyone… It is great to be back…
Please line up for pie…
regards
FML
(PS Autolycus: You may have also seen referents to my “nom de chat” in the old Yahoo chat Religion 1 room… I was a regular there for years… Alchohol fueld fundie bashing… see what drink will get you in to…There is also a website containing some of my art and stuff… sigh… good times… wish I could remember having them,)
