>>>>>>>I have not seen Kevin Goff here in some time. His UT page shows that he has not logged into UT since 11/18. I hope he and his family are ok.
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>>>>>>He and his family are fine. He is just extremely busy right now. He called me yesterday.
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>>>>>That's good to hear.
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>>>>>BTW, I have a new sponsor, an ex-Marine. He has been sober for 35 years last Tuesday. I have been sober for a month as of Thanksgiving day. A good step in the right direction. He is not the DI type but doesn't have much tolerance for BS, either. Lying is a huge issue in AA. To yourself most of all.
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>>>>>It says so right on the coins: "To thine own self be true."
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>>>>Keep up the good work. Holidays are probably the hardest, but it sounds like you made it through Thanksgiving. Good luck to you and I will keep you in my prayers.
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>>>Thanks, Einar. This time of year is hard for me, period. The days getting short and cold more than the holidays. But that's no excuse. Or should I say just an excuse. I have used it for too many years already and am not getting any younger.
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>>Sounds like you are doing better Mike. Thats great. Maybe I should come over and kick you in the nuts a couple of times so you don't get complacent :-)
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>That sounds so enjoyable ;-) I have a feeling there are closer UT members who would do the same.

If I may point out that we are close to Christmas, the traditional time for cracking nuts with a plyer type device.