TOPIC: Do You Need A Friend? A Friend In Recovery? Ask And U Shall Recieve. :)
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 1,622
Ah - OK. That's great Sharon. I changed my username so my Mum wouldn't find me here. It's Dubs and I think we have met before. Dubs is my family nickname and it was a bit of a giveaway. I need to be able to talk freely and honestly without bad repercussions so I asked Doug to change the name. My real name is Steph tho!
I would give you my CrackerJack prize.
I would give you my CrackerJack prize.
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,240
Right on Ed...lol One of Louisiana Specialty
Dishes ....mmmm soooooo good
Here I dug up this recipe for those who'd
like to make a pot of this wonderful
delicious dish. oh..save me some...lol
CRAWFISH ETOUFEE
Crawfish Etouffee Recipe Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
Show: Emeril Live
Episode: Louisiana Favorites
1 stick butter
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green bell peppers
1 pound peeled crawfish tails
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch of cayenne
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
3 tablespoons chopped green onions
In a large saute pan over medium high heat, melt the butter. Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and saute until the vegetables are wilted, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add the crawfish, garlic, and bay leaves and reduce the heat to medium. Cook the crawfish for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Dissolve the flour in the water. Add the crawfish mixture. Season with salt and cayenne. Stir until the mixture thickens, about 4 minutes. Stir in the parsley and green onions and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Serve over steamed rice.
ENJOY
Dishes ....mmmm soooooo good
Here I dug up this recipe for those who'd
like to make a pot of this wonderful
delicious dish. oh..save me some...lol
CRAWFISH ETOUFEE
Crawfish Etouffee Recipe Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
Show: Emeril Live
Episode: Louisiana Favorites
1 stick butter
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped green bell peppers
1 pound peeled crawfish tails
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 bay leaves
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup water
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch of cayenne
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
3 tablespoons chopped green onions
In a large saute pan over medium high heat, melt the butter. Add the onions, celery, and bell peppers and saute until the vegetables are wilted, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add the crawfish, garlic, and bay leaves and reduce the heat to medium. Cook the crawfish for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Dissolve the flour in the water. Add the crawfish mixture. Season with salt and cayenne. Stir until the mixture thickens, about 4 minutes. Stir in the parsley and green onions and continue cooking for 2 minutes. Serve over steamed rice.
ENJOY
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Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Posts: 15,240
Good Morning Talluleh....
Thank you for ur friendship.
It is much appreciated.
Now lets see whats in my box
of Cracker Jacks....ahh...it's one of
those tatoos of
wait, hang on..its a ..a...
oh how sweet...its a ....
bear
lol
Thank you for ur friendship.
It is much appreciated.
Now lets see whats in my box
of Cracker Jacks....ahh...it's one of
those tatoos of
wait, hang on..its a ..a...
oh how sweet...its a ....
bear
lol
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Drunk City, USA
Posts: 77
I could definitely use a friend right now. I am an alcoholic and I have been reading "Drinking A Love Story" and it has made me review my life and the role that alcohol has had in it. I know I have to stop. I've tried to "control" my intake but I am incapable of that. I know I can't ever have a drink again.
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto Ontario
Posts: 336
Morning Fun, I have been meaning to get that book, I have heard really good reviews on it. I should actually go order it now. I have only been here 2 weeks and tried to control my intake but it wasn't working. Keep reading and posting.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Drunk City, USA
Posts: 77
Hi Talluleh!
You can see I joined her about 2 years ago. In those 2 years I've gone through periods of not drinking for weeks on end and then I start up again. I've been drinking daily for about 2 weeks now. It's time for me to stop and stay that way. Right now I feel like hell but I know I'll feel much better tomorrow if I don't drink today.
That book is excellent. I keep rereading parts of it because I identify with everything that she talks about.
You can see I joined her about 2 years ago. In those 2 years I've gone through periods of not drinking for weeks on end and then I start up again. I've been drinking daily for about 2 weeks now. It's time for me to stop and stay that way. Right now I feel like hell but I know I'll feel much better tomorrow if I don't drink today.
That book is excellent. I keep rereading parts of it because I identify with everything that she talks about.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: my room in ct.
Posts: 58,110
(((aas)))
just would like to share this with all our friends, both new and old...
.................................................. .................................................. ...
Will You Be My Friend?
Will you be my friend?
There are so many reasons why you never should:
I'm sometimes sullen, often shy, acutely sensitive,
My fear erupts as anger, I find it hard to give,
I talk about myself when I'm afraid
And often spend a day without anything to say.
But I will make you laugh
And love you quite a bit
And hold you when you're sad.
I cry a little almost every day
Because I'm more caring than the strangers ever know,
And, if at times, I show my tender side
(The soft and warmer part I hide)
I wonder,
Will you be my friend?
A friend
Who far beyond the feebleness of any vow or tie
Will touch the secret place where I am really I,
To know the pain of lips that plead and eyes that weep,
Who will not run away when you find me in the street
Alone and lying mangled by my quota of defeats
But will stop and stay - to tell me of another day
When I was beautiful.
Will you be my friend?
There are so many reasons why you never should:
Often I'm too serious, seldom predictably the same,
Sometimes cold and distant, probably I'll always change.
I bluster and brag, seek attention like a child.
I brood and pout, my anger can be wild,
But I will make you laugh
And love you quite a bit
And be near when you're afraid.
I shake a little almost every day
Because I'm more frightened than the strangers ever know
And if at times I show my trembling side
(The anxious, fearful part I hide)
I wonder,
Will you be my friend?
A friend
who, When I fear your closeness, feels me push away
And stubbornly will stay to share what's left on such a day,
Who, when no one knows my name or calls me on the phone,
When there's no concern for me - what I have or haven't done -
And those I've helped and counted on have, oh so deftly, run,
Who, when there's nothing left but me, stripped of charm and subtlety,
Will nonetheless remain..
Will you be my friend?
For no reason that I know
Except I want you so.
Know This My Friend
Know this, my friend,
I will never desert you.
I will be there when all have gone away,
When finally you have nothing more to say,
And there is no apparent reason ever for me to stay.
When all the fears of a lifetime have crowded in on you
And every particle of your past has lost all meaning,
When you cannot lift your head
or hold back the tears,
And you can no longer bear
the terror of your own ruminations,
When all your triumphs are as dust
that cannot hold you aloft,
And even the family you raised and loved
have no time for you,
I will be there
To bring you what joy and courage I can,
To remind you of all the beauty and wonder
you are,
To heal you with all the love I have,
To carry you, if need be, wherever you must go,
Only because you are my friend
And I will never desert you...
by James Kavanaugh
all good wishes, and give only love...
xxoo, patrick
just would like to share this with all our friends, both new and old...
.................................................. .................................................. ...
Will You Be My Friend?
Will you be my friend?
There are so many reasons why you never should:
I'm sometimes sullen, often shy, acutely sensitive,
My fear erupts as anger, I find it hard to give,
I talk about myself when I'm afraid
And often spend a day without anything to say.
But I will make you laugh
And love you quite a bit
And hold you when you're sad.
I cry a little almost every day
Because I'm more caring than the strangers ever know,
And, if at times, I show my tender side
(The soft and warmer part I hide)
I wonder,
Will you be my friend?
A friend
Who far beyond the feebleness of any vow or tie
Will touch the secret place where I am really I,
To know the pain of lips that plead and eyes that weep,
Who will not run away when you find me in the street
Alone and lying mangled by my quota of defeats
But will stop and stay - to tell me of another day
When I was beautiful.
Will you be my friend?
There are so many reasons why you never should:
Often I'm too serious, seldom predictably the same,
Sometimes cold and distant, probably I'll always change.
I bluster and brag, seek attention like a child.
I brood and pout, my anger can be wild,
But I will make you laugh
And love you quite a bit
And be near when you're afraid.
I shake a little almost every day
Because I'm more frightened than the strangers ever know
And if at times I show my trembling side
(The anxious, fearful part I hide)
I wonder,
Will you be my friend?
A friend
who, When I fear your closeness, feels me push away
And stubbornly will stay to share what's left on such a day,
Who, when no one knows my name or calls me on the phone,
When there's no concern for me - what I have or haven't done -
And those I've helped and counted on have, oh so deftly, run,
Who, when there's nothing left but me, stripped of charm and subtlety,
Will nonetheless remain..
Will you be my friend?
For no reason that I know
Except I want you so.
Know This My Friend
Know this, my friend,
I will never desert you.
I will be there when all have gone away,
When finally you have nothing more to say,
And there is no apparent reason ever for me to stay.
When all the fears of a lifetime have crowded in on you
And every particle of your past has lost all meaning,
When you cannot lift your head
or hold back the tears,
And you can no longer bear
the terror of your own ruminations,
When all your triumphs are as dust
that cannot hold you aloft,
And even the family you raised and loved
have no time for you,
I will be there
To bring you what joy and courage I can,
To remind you of all the beauty and wonder
you are,
To heal you with all the love I have,
To carry you, if need be, wherever you must go,
Only because you are my friend
And I will never desert you...
by James Kavanaugh
all good wishes, and give only love...
xxoo, patrick
Can I have the surprize Sharon? Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 2,126
Well.....awright.....crawfish etouffee.....my fave.....I just had some two nights ago.....yummmm
laissez les bon temps rouler.......you all......lol
....and I believe we're all showing our ages when we bring up cracker jack prizes like toys and rings......nowadays all you get is little paper things....some tatoos....but some just cutesy pix.....bummer to be a kid now.....lol
NoelleR
laissez les bon temps rouler.......you all......lol
....and I believe we're all showing our ages when we bring up cracker jack prizes like toys and rings......nowadays all you get is little paper things....some tatoos....but some just cutesy pix.....bummer to be a kid now.....lol
NoelleR
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