Number 3

The best things may come to those who wait, but my brother tends to be early and the other side is going to bed, so here goes nothing ...

I woke up this morning and realized who I am -- I’m part British, Italian and, well, Jewish (and very much Southern, although not a racist redneck like “Hollywood” would like you to think). … If you’ve never read the above children’s book, I definitely recommend it for young and old! Happy Sweet 16, Jesus!

Grandma and ribs

One day I will have all my sh*t straight and be able to post photos from my so-called life. Until then, I’ll pull a reverse Costanza. My little, old Italian grandmother needs my attention.

Golf is good any day

I don’t really get the appeal of standing outside in hot weather and long pants, but I do enjoy watching it from indoors, especially when I’m thinking about something and want to take a nap. But it’s soothing to watch.

RIP, DJ Avicii

Avicii dead at 28. Story: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/obituaries/avicii-dead.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur One of his best videos: https://youtu.be/IcrbM1l_BoI

Battling nausea at every turn

Someone asked me -- or maybe I posed the question myself -- which is worse: nausea or a migraine? Well, I’ve had both, sometimes at the same time, and after thinking about it awhile (and trying to eat a few times, only to throw it up), I’d say that it must be a rhetorical question, because dark thoughts like that lead you down a path away from recovery. Look at the brightness ahead, not the darkness left behind.

Challenger

One of my earliest memories was the Challenger explosion. I was in first grade. I remember seeing a teacher running into the lunchroom and I knew right then that something bad had happened. They confirmed my fears right after lunch that day. I was devastated. I didn’t even care that the TV networks pre-empted “Superman” (which was a TV series then) to show coverage of the explosion. I sat in my Superman cape, sucked my two fingers and cried.

Fast forward to 2017 when I decided that the only place I would feel one with God was in the Great Beyond. Well, that, and the idea from “The Big Bang Theory” to have the first baby on Mars. That sounded like a good idea. 

My latest (and perhaps greatest) inspirational mix. I’ll post the artists later after I prepare for my own meeting. I’m trying not to be nervous, but the positive thinking thing isn’t working for me yet!

My prayer today… will you join me in praying it?

Amen! (at Livingchristian.org) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8oqyPTnNoP/?igshid=186lzcpkeqbg1