tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855396907023563343.post3326069470311626964..comments2023-11-02T11:16:10.217-04:00Comments on Hashish Dreams and Heroin Nightmares: Christmas ThoughtsBMelonsLemonadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06746882165582323180noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855396907023563343.post-56820795428865796422010-12-23T00:28:59.302-05:002010-12-23T00:28:59.302-05:00@Gled, I really like Anna. She reminds me of me a...@Gled, I really like Anna. She reminds me of me at times, and also of several close friends. One thing I really like about her, is how she responds to criticism...she looks at it realistically, and she takes it humbly. I like that she does not let it break her, and she fights back sometimes. I respect her honesty, and I like her brash, raw qualities. I respect that she is not afraid to lay it all out on the table, and let the pieces fall where they may...it takes a strong person to lay their heart, and life, out on the table. Anna is much stronger on the inside than she realizes, and one day, she will be surprised and enlightened by that strength. Plus, she can really create an image with words when she pours her soul into it...and that is a quality that any artist can respect. <br /><br />And Merry Christmas to you, too! Best wishes from North Cackalackie (that is what we say in the Carolinas to make it sound even more country than it already is here.)BMelonsLemonadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746882165582323180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855396907023563343.post-2111106237267489572010-12-22T20:14:49.091-05:002010-12-22T20:14:49.091-05:00Hi I featured you on my blog tonight. Remember I m...Hi I featured you on my blog tonight. Remember I mentioned I was going to write something about how an outside event can reveal the Willingness finally to make that jump from Active Addiction towards Cleaning Up? Well I wrote it, not as formally as I had anticipated, but I gave three examples, 2 from memoirs I've read, the third was you in Hurricane Katrina. I think you have an important story to tell. How could anything good possibly come from the most devastating hurricane to hit the US in decades? What for hundreds of thousands of others represented desolation on a vast scale was actually an escape route. I think that's a brilliant spin, or an angle, or whatever those media types call it (you know what book publishers are like, they always want an "angle"...) I wish you all the best with your book. You deserve it.<br /><br />I also want to say thank you for being a friend to Anna. I have stepped in sometimes to protect her because I think she needs protecting. The tactless, cruel remarks that nasty ignorant people leave on her blog sometimes beggar belief. Is it a crime to be bipolar, unable to work and to claim state assisance? According to those people it is. They really need to walk a mile in that lady's moccosins before talking any more of their crud. <br /><br />What Anna needs more than anything is Real Friendship and as a fellow friend I respect deeply that you have taken time out to help her.<br /><br />Finally although I cannot send you an Xmas present perhaps this will do. From a fellow addict who knows the score, someone should say this, at least once in a while, so I'm saying it now: WELL DONE. Don't ever forget how far you have come.<br /><br />Here's wishing you a Very Merry One and more importantly a Sublime 2011!<br /><br />With best wishes from London<br /><br />Gledwood ;-)<br /><br />XX<br /><br />PS If you have any other posts that would be of interest, just give the full link and I'll add it with the book extract links.Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855396907023563343.post-64545765435064199522010-12-21T15:36:48.870-05:002010-12-21T15:36:48.870-05:00Best holiday story I've read so far.
Love you...Best holiday story I've read so far.<br /><br />Love you. Happy holidays!<br /><br />SBSarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855396907023563343.post-27470251427371913452010-12-21T02:04:13.841-05:002010-12-21T02:04:13.841-05:00Noman/snowman. I love it!Noman/snowman. I love it!Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855396907023563343.post-22596215158215460722010-12-20T00:29:25.884-05:002010-12-20T00:29:25.884-05:00did i not comment on this last night? I could hav...did i not comment on this last night? I could have sworn I did. I am excited for your Christmas too! Your son is adorable and at such a sweet age!!!Bar L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11100008292699584336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4855396907023563343.post-57039150502923941942010-12-18T19:56:21.221-05:002010-12-18T19:56:21.221-05:00We have 8 inches of snow at the moment in London!
...We have 8 inches of snow at the moment in London!<br />Very christmassy..<br /><br />I've never bothered with a tree.. seems a bit sad, two middle aged gay men getting a tree but I would totally do it if I had kids!<br /><br />Have a great holiday<br />xSidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708564994172183411noreply@blogger.com