I've mentioned in posts before about how I'm in a bowling league.

In this league, around various holidays, we have a little competition where the top bowlers for that evening win a bottle of booze. Last night, for St. Patty's Day, we were bowling for bottles of Jameson's. And wouldn't you know it, I won one. I've been in this league for 5 years and never won a bottle before. Now that I quit drinking, I win one the first time I do it sober.



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On my drive home from work, with my mind just wandering, I had one of those "Eureka!" moments on why I abuse alcohol.

Before I go on, let me just say that this isn't me copping out or creating some sort of denial land to reside in. I'm still as commited to keep sober as before.

For some reason I got to thinking about drinking patterns. As I've mentioned in the forums, I was a 2-3 day a week drinker, but I would get the most out of those few days. I wondered...