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>>PS -- lay off Hugo. We need him more than he needs us.
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>How so?

He's a nice guy and you aren't. I guess that's a good trait in a Marine but you aren't a Marine any more. (I mention only in passing that the most respected member of my AA group is an ex-Marine who has been sober for over 30 years. He says you wouldn't have wanted to know me when I was still drinking).

I am balled up in bureaucracy with the rehab place I want to go to. It's somewhat amazing. The place is called Haymarket, down in Wrigleyville, and is well regarded. I talked with one bored sounding staffer after another and wound up having to leave a message. Evidently there is only one person there who can help me and she was away from her phone. So far it has been like dealing with the post office. But I am not going to use that as an excuse. I am out of excuses, evasions, and lies. I am going to get the treatment I need and cross my fingers.