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When you need them in a hurry :-) Step 1 - We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable
Step 2 - Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity
Step 3 - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God
Step 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves
Step 5 - Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs
Step 6 - Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character
Step 7 - Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings
Step 8 - Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all
Step 9 - Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others
Step 10 - Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it
Step 11 - Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out
Step 12 - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs
Tags: Wonderful
To all me friends in this online community, if you are ever in the greater Pittsburgh area the following are me regular meetings. Yes, there is only ONE NA on the list. I like AA around here better. Out of respect for the old-timers I simply say I am an alcoholic. OK Sunday 7:00 PM Wilkins Community Centre Big Book 8:30 PM Waverly (Frick Park) speaker Monday 8:00 PM St. Bede's (N.Dallas by Homewood Cemetery) Speaker Tuesday 7:00 PM Shiloh Baptist (near Frankstown and Bennet) discussion Wednesday Stay home, eat ice cream and playvideogames Thursday 7:00 PM 5th and Negley discussion Friday 7:30 PM Zion Lutheran (Penn Hills right on Frankstown) NA discussion Saturday 9:00 AM Amberson discussion 10:30 AM big book (same place)
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April 13, 2006
Tom Cruise tells GQ he can cure heroin addiction in 3 days. Thousands of heroin addicts begin lining up outside his Hollywood home. Neighborhood Association not pleased.
"Help us Healer Tom! We need your magic hands!"
(Note: photo may not include any actual heroin addicts)
From Hollywood.com
Remember the last Monday holiday you faced while using? I know its not pleasant but its important to help enjoy being clean. For example, today's weather in Pittsburgh is absolutely, unequivocally gorgeous. I got up early, made coffee, took a leisurely shower, and had breakfast. Now when I was an active junkie, the first thing entering me mind upon waking would be "did I save any?"  For 20 years the answer has been no but hope springs eternal. Now a Monday holiday has many effects on me copping ability. Is the dope man out at a a picnic? What stores are open? Can I unload the stuff I boosted? Of course the reason we picked up two bundles yesterday was so we we would have some today, didn't we? Now it comes back. We did them all ?!?!? NOOOO, it can't BE! Well, maybe there are some in the corners. At least enough to stave off sickness? F**K, better get some clothes on and head to the mall. THANK GOD things are so so so different in recovery. Enjoy today the right way, like your Higher Power intended it.
Tags: Reflective
Top Ten Punch Lines To Scottish Dirty Jokes 10.) It took me a fortnight to get out the thistles. 9.) I didn't know you could also get wool from them! 8.) It's not a bagpipe, but don't stop playing. 7.) What made you think I was talking about golf? 6.) I've heard of comin' through the rye -- but this is ridiculous! 5.) Of couse she's served millions -- she's a McDonald! 4.) Oh, so you're Wade Boggs. 3.) Care to shake hands with the Loch Ness monster? 2.) Who's burning argyles? 1.) She's in the distillery making Johnie Walker Red.
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The Differential Theory of Special Operations Forces (Snake Model) Upon encountering a snake in the Area of Operation (AO): * Paratrooper: Kills the snake. (See me gallery, I was an American para for 6 years.) * Armor: Runs over snake, giggles, and looks for more snakes. * Infantry: "Look, a putty cat. Come 'ere kitty . . . Ouch! Hey, that's not a kitty cat." * Infantry (alt): "Ugh! Me see snake. Me like snake. Ouch! Me no like snake." * Army Aviation: Has GPS grid to snake. Couldn't find snake. Back to base for crew rest and the club and some sort of drink called "The Snake" * Ranger: Plays with the snake, then eats it. * Ranger (alt): Assaults the snake's home and secures it for use by friendly snakes. * SEAL: Expends all ammunition, several grenades and calls for naval gunfire in a failed attempt to kill the snake. The snake bites the SEAL then retreats to safety. * Corps Artillery: Kills snake, but in the process kills several hundred civilians with a massive TOT with three FA BDEs in support. Mission is considered a success and all participants are awarded Silver Stars. (Cooks, Mechanics, Legal Clerks etc.) * Marine Recon: Follows the snake and gets lost * Combat Controller: Guides the snake elsewhere. * Pararescue: Wounds the snake in first encounter, then feverishly works to save the snake's life. * Special Forces: Makes contact with the snake, builds rapport, wins its heart and mind, then trains it to kill other snakes.
Tags: Reflective
Somehow, I messed up me previous blog. Anyhow, I walked to the Shiloh meeting last night with me two house mates. Now, it would be tough to find 3 men with such widely diverse backgrounds. The common threads being we are all in recovery, all vets, and live together in an excellent VA house for old commandos who lost their way in life. Jeremy B. is a 30-something
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Thom MacIntyre 6931 Meade Street Pittsburgh, PA 15208 thommacintyre@gmail.com TEKSystems, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 2/2005 to Present Senior Support Analyst II Veteran of successfully completed projects for UPMC Shadyside, AGH, and other large client networks. The projects required strong operational skills, technical knowledge and the ability to work, with a full spectrum of personalities. Any professional endeavors in this field require the completion of work with little to no loss of data. Past working experience, with many different types of groups and individuals, helped close the projects ahead of time. I have become very familiar with desktop applications unique to the health care industry, over the past 18 months. MediaSite, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 9/2000 to 2/2005 Information Services Manager Stabilized issues between the proprietary software and Microsoft IIS 4.0 running on NT 4.0 sp6a. Reduced IT spending, by moving the IT group out of the Customer Service Department. Honestly assessing the problem, required not only strong technical skills, but also tact, diplomacy, speaking, writing, and organizational skills. The position helped strengthen writing, developing, and evaluating technical reports and procedures. Working in this environment also solidified my customer service skills. PaintSquare, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA 9/2000 to 1/2001 Director of Information Technologies Migrated existing Macintosh based network over to Windows 2000 platform, while retaining the Macs critical to the art departments needs. Deployment of web-based version of all titles published by Technology Publishing Company into a secure user-friendly IIS environment, as well as, on-line auction system functioning in real time. Migrated the mail environment, from the parent company's UNIX system, to Exchange 2000 and set up an Active Directory for the new BackOffice 2000 environment. ServiceWare, Inc. Oakmont, PA 2/1996 to 8/2000 Systems Administrator and Exchange Administrator Installation and support of NT Workstation, NT Server, network OS using TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, and AppleTalk protocols. Supported 200 users in 5 business offices as well as 10+ SOHOs. Extensive hardware and software troubleshooting, and upgrading performance of networks experience. The company’s commitment to backward compatibility kept me in step with operating systems long retired as they developed into what is on the market and in common use now. Prior Affiliations Clean Care Textiles 2/1995 – 1/1996 Plant Manager Mellon Bank, N.A. 12/1989 – 1/1995 Shift Supervisor, Retail Lockbox Military Service US Army 12/1981-11/1987 Infantryman 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Good Conduct Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachutist Badge Education / Certifications University of Pittsburgh junior in the school of Computer Science CCAC South Campus Associate Science Degree/Liberal Arts 12/1999 MCSE #1112848 Microsoft Certified System Engineer 02/1999 Electives: Exchange 4.4, 5.5 and 2000, IIS 4.0 and 5.0, and A+ Currently studying for the next round (2003 and CCNE)
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