Comments on: A frick’n day off http://www.andiamsomebody.com/recovery/a-frickn-day-off male. in my twenties. recovering alcoholic. live in minneapolis. work in progress. gay. serenity please. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:08:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: christopher http://www.andiamsomebody.com/recovery/a-frickn-day-off#comment-561 christopher Sat, 06 Aug 2005 18:44:59 +0000 http://www.andiamsomebody.com/?p=273#comment-561 yeah days off!!! i have been enjoying taking the MONTH of august off and highly recommend to any sucker witha real job-ha! glad to hear things are going well and can't wait to catch up with you when i move back mid to late august.... yeah days off!!! i have been enjoying taking the MONTH of august off and highly recommend to any sucker witha real job-ha!

glad to hear things are going well and can’t wait to catch up with you when i move back mid to late august….

]]> By: higher powered http://www.andiamsomebody.com/recovery/a-frickn-day-off#comment-560 higher powered Sat, 06 Aug 2005 00:31:27 +0000 http://www.andiamsomebody.com/?p=273#comment-560 Dan, congrats on the 18 months. Great!! A sponsee does not need to be a challenge for you. More of an inspiration, I'd say. You can't keep him/her sober and you can't make them get the program. All you can do is offer you experience, strength and hope. Help them with the steps. In the midst of doing these things, you will most likely remain sober yourself. By giving all you have, you will receive many times more in the exchange. Dan, congrats on the 18 months. Great!!
A sponsee does not need to be a challenge for you. More of an inspiration, I’d say. You can’t keep him/her sober and you can’t make them get the program. All you can do is offer you experience, strength and hope. Help them with the steps. In the midst of doing these things, you will most likely remain sober yourself. By giving all you have, you will receive many times more in the exchange.

]]> By: mike http://www.andiamsomebody.com/recovery/a-frickn-day-off#comment-559 mike Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:33:42 +0000 http://www.andiamsomebody.com/?p=273#comment-559 congrats on your 18mo. sober! enjoy your day off as well. (im at work) :( congrats on your 18mo. sober! enjoy your day off as well. (im at work) :(

]]> By: Matt http://www.andiamsomebody.com/recovery/a-frickn-day-off#comment-558 Matt Fri, 05 Aug 2005 21:03:09 +0000 http://www.andiamsomebody.com/?p=273#comment-558 I'm a crossword freak, so I have to give my opinion. The thing about doing crosswords is that it takes some practice to get good at doing them. After you've been doing crosswords for a few months, they get easier (there are, after all, only so many four and five letter words out there). Even so, you can expect to have to use some outside reference material to solve a really good puzzle. Josh is right that the NYTimes crosswords do get harder as the week goes on--Monday's the easiest, and Sunday's like climbing Everest. And yes, the NYTimes' puzzles are more difficult that most (although I would say The Boston Globe has the most difficult Sunday puzzles). You may want to start with a few Associated Press puzzles. Think of it like training for a marathon--start small, work your way up. I’m a crossword freak, so I have to give my opinion.

The thing about doing crosswords is that it takes some practice to get good at doing them. After you’ve been doing crosswords for a few months, they get easier (there are, after all, only so many four and five letter words out there). Even so, you can expect to have to use some outside reference material to solve a really good puzzle.

Josh is right that the NYTimes crosswords do get harder as the week goes on–Monday’s the easiest, and Sunday’s like climbing Everest. And yes, the NYTimes’ puzzles are more difficult that most (although I would say The Boston Globe has the most difficult Sunday puzzles). You may want to start with a few Associated Press puzzles. Think of it like training for a marathon–start small, work your way up.

]]> By: Josh H. http://www.andiamsomebody.com/recovery/a-frickn-day-off#comment-557 Josh H. Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:10:51 +0000 http://www.andiamsomebody.com/?p=273#comment-557 Dan, isn't there something about crossword puzzles getting harder as the week goes on? As in, they give you the easier ones at the beginning and they get progressively nastier as the week goes on? So if that's the case, you probably did an admirable job workin' the crossword puzzle. And I hear, legendarily, that the NYT puzzles are both the most challenging and most rewarding (because they're the hardest). Eighteen months is a big deal. Seriously. Rock on and enjoy this perfect Friday. You deserve it. :) Josh H. Dan, isn’t there something about crossword puzzles getting harder as the week goes on? As in, they give you the easier ones at the beginning and they get progressively nastier as the week goes on? So if that’s the case, you probably did an admirable job workin’ the crossword puzzle. And I hear, legendarily, that the NYT puzzles are both the most challenging and most rewarding (because they’re the hardest).

Eighteen months is a big deal. Seriously. Rock on and enjoy this perfect Friday.

You deserve it. :)
Josh H.

]]> By: Michael Guy http://www.andiamsomebody.com/recovery/a-frickn-day-off#comment-556 Michael Guy Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:41:35 +0000 http://www.andiamsomebody.com/?p=273#comment-556 ENJOY your day off...some of us are stuck at work reading blogs! FYi: my meme reponse is done! Have a good weekend. My "congrats" on 18 months--an admirable accomplishment, Dan. ENJOY your day off…some of us are stuck at work reading blogs! FYi: my meme reponse is done! Have a good weekend. My “congrats” on 18 months–an admirable accomplishment, Dan.

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