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Date Posted: 12:18:59 07/28/08 Mon
Author: TintWeezl
Subject: Mea culpa

Hello folks. My name is Tint and I am an alcoholic. I have 62 days sober today (a new record!) and I am currently working on my 9th step with my AA sponsor. The 9th step is a follow-up to the 8th step which reads: Made a list of all people we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. The 9th step states: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

So here goes:

Over the past couple of years my alcohol dependence which for over a decade was limited to a few beers per night crossed a threshold where I began to drink from the second I woke up until the second I passed out. I drank 2 1/2 750ml "fifths" of Jack Daniels every day until I could no longer afford Jack and I switched to "whatever's cheapest".

Much of the past two years is a black out. So most of what I am going to apologize for, I don't remember doing. I only know that I have been told in all other aspects of my life of many incomprehensible, demoralizing acts that I have said or done. So, to any of you that I have said or done anything to over the past couple of years that was unkind, I am very sorry.

There is one instance that I do recall doing something negative to the people that frequent this board, so I will address that one specifically. This is very embarrassing for me to admit, but necessary nonetheless. Last fall, while on a drinking binge, I posted something on this board under my name. The next morning I read the board and was shocked to see my post. It seemed mean-spirited and directed at EJ. So, what did I do? I posted that I did not write it directly underneath. Well, I did write it.

A little while later I wrote another disparaging post (both of these posts were written at a bar, on the bar's computer) and I posted it under mod's name. I remember thinking at the time how hilarious all this confusion I was creating would be. Again, the next morning I was appalled at my behavior and felt like a complete idiot.

I am sorry to everyone that frequents this board for my inexcusable behavior. I am living my life in a different way now, and the person I am now is not the same as the person who acted that way. I am not just substance-free, but I am addressing the underlying character defects which led to the alcoholism. If there is anything else I can do to make things right, please let me know.

Humbly,
TintWeezl

P.S. Rom? I sold cluz.com which is why the banner no longer resolves. I have uploaded the banner to: http://www.strategicnetworks.com/rrr-main.jpg if you want to link it again.

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