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08-02-2015, 08:35 PM

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FrankLapidas

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Whenever I was struggling, I would start making a list of all the things I was grateful for.

You wanna know what I'm grateful for? That I was dumb luck was born into this time and place. Imagine another time you'd rather be.

08-02-2015, 08:39 PM

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I'm pretty fortunate to be born into the time and place I live in now.

But, if by some cosmic chance I could choose ...

- London in the '60s

- San Francisco in the '50s

- The Oregon coast when it was still really wild

08-02-2015, 08:42 PM

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Hang Tight Frank. You won't regret not drinking tomorrow.

Think about all the things you want to do with your life, all the book you want to write, all the dreams in your head.

They're worth fighting for

08-02-2015, 08:42 PM

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- The Oregon coast when it was still really wild

When was the Oregon coast wild?

08-02-2015, 08:44 PM

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I always try to remember how good I'll feel tomorrow when I didn't drink. Recently it hasn't been winning, but when it does it rocks

08-02-2015, 08:44 PM

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You're not weak, you're addicted like the rest of us. Get through it and you'll find your strength again. If this were easy, none of us would need to be here! Hang in there.

08-02-2015, 08:45 PM

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I might like to be the Doctors companion and travel through space and time.
As long as I could come back safely to now.

08-02-2015, 08:46 PM

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When was the Oregon coast wild?

It still is in some ways.

After I typed that, I looked on youtube. This is amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e5REuWIILo

08-02-2015, 08:47 PM

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I love the Oregon coast.
Let's all take a road trip!

08-02-2015, 08:48 PM

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London in the 60s would be top of my list too

Paris in the 30s

Hawaii in 50s

08-02-2015, 08:51 PM

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Venecia

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Ah, a SR road trip to the Oregon Coast. That would be delightful.

Nothing -- and I mean nothing -- has ever made me laugh as much as this.

Laughter matters.

BncAJL-2oTE

08-02-2015, 08:55 PM

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Venecia

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Stay sober and be nice.

08-02-2015, 08:59 PM

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FrankLapidas

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Nothing -- and I mean nothing -- has ever made me laugh as much as this.

I take that as a challenge,

Here is what is funny: Donald Trump.

This is the only joke in the world where the joke and the punchline is the same

08-02-2015, 09:04 PM

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Stay sober and be nice.

Am I not being nice?

08-02-2015, 09:06 PM

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Is that a rhetorical question?

08-02-2015, 09:07 PM

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Venecia

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You're fine.

I couldn't get the hyperlink to work before but if you go back to Page 1, you can see the panda tai chi fest in London.

It's just kinda funny.

Not long ago, the Associated Press uploaded a ton of footage to its youtube site ... everything from history in the making to, well, pandas doing tai chi in London. I have visited it a couple times. Interesting stuff.