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August 28, 2009
"My Name is Roger Ebert, and I'm an alcoholic
"In my case, I haven't taken a drink for 30 years, and this is God's truth: Since the first A.A. meeting I attended, I have never wanted to. Since surgery in July of 2006 I have literally not been able to drink at all. Unless I go insane and start pouring booze into my g-tube, I believe I'm reasonably safe. So consider this blog entry what A.A. calls a "12th step," which means sharing the program with others. There's a chance somebody will read this and take the steps toward sobriety." -- Roger Ebert's Journal: ArchivesPosted by Vanderleun at August 28, 2009 10:05 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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This explains some things about Ebert's politics. In the spirit of how the lefties treated GWB, let's review "dry drunk syndrome - not drinking, but not sober either. I guess it takes one to know one Roger.
Key symptoms - grandiosity, judgmentalism, intolerance , impulsivity, and indecisiveness which leads to mood swings, self absorption, detachment and escapism.
Shoe. Fits. Wear. It. Roger.
BTW Rog, your article on "Public prayer fanatics borrow page from enemy's script" from the March 2003 Sun-Times confirms.
Posted by: RKV at August 28, 2009 1:06 PM
"I found it difficult, once I started, to stop after one or two. If I could, I would continue until I decided I was finished, which was usually some hours later. The next day I paid the price in hangovers."
Yeah, right.... That's how it works. So where's the problem?
I just love me some delicious "microbrewed" ales. My ol' man warned me: "If you really enjoy beer, don't get in trouble with it 'cuz then you can't have any more."
My ol' man was right. I love beer too much to abstain, or abuse it. Perfect.
On the other hand, I always hated that rotten old bastard Ebert. Even his alcoholism story is vapid and pointless.
Posted by: Gray at August 28, 2009 9:42 PM
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