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Deconstructing the Wine Myth
When I was about 10 and my sister 8, there was a rash of home burglaries in our neighborhood. On our side of the street, a ditch ran behind the houses that was about 3’ wide and deep, and on the other side was woods. We spent a lot of time playing back there, and…
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Coming Home
Fairly active and healthy – how could I develop a racing heart, throat and stomach pain, and creeping neuropathy in my fingertips and feet – all from my fondness for (read: dependence upon!) wine?
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It’s Never Too Late to Change- Perspective from 3 Years Sober
It’s a bit surreal to me that I ended up sober. Whoever heard of a sober musician who worked as a bartender and chef? My whole life seemed to revolve around the next drink or party. I had more fun drinking than I should have ever been allowed. But it started going south at some…
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Feel Like You Can’t NOT Drink?
When I first stopped drinking I recall endless questions and scenarios racing through my head : “What about Christmas? I can’t NOT drink?!” “My birthday is in a few months, maybe I’ll wait and start “sober” after?” “Crap, summer months: I drink A LOT, and with our hotel customers, what will happen? These people bring…