With THAT said...

Yesterday, I was feeling all googly-oogly about A.A., and how lucky I am to be sober.

Today, I'm using that as a jumping point to express a bit o' irk about 24, the TV show.

In THIS alcoholic's opinion.

• You can't take a five-second slug of whiskey, "spit it out," and then still be considered to be maintaining "continuous sobriety" in Alcoholics Anonymous.
  
• Nobody has a contact in their cell's address book that says "A.A. Sponsor." That's kind of an anonymity-breaker, I would think.
• If you're a straight dude, your sponsor is probably NOT a woman.

I feel like A.A. is often portrayed incorrectly and weirdly in the media. But how can it not be? It's an utterly unique sociological and cultural phenomenon, with no true leaders, a top-to-bottom reporting system, and incredible flexibility in what can happen from group to group to group.

Plus, it's magic. I'm not really kidding, here. It helps people, very often people are smart, strong-willed, driven, etc., but who couldn't put down the booze, to PUT DOWN THE BOOZE.

It's magic. Or God. Same thing.

Love to all. Even you, the lady at the next table who laughed and cried and laughed and cried.