and just the first day of it...Day one coming up.  I ended the last day re-affirming
my commitment to enact change here locally.  I fired up this old 12 gauge desk top
and shot gunned the emails out to the Education Committee heads in both the House
and the Senate and in the Department of Education itself asking for real Alcohol and
Drug Education course work within the curriculum for two years in the last four years of
general education.  I don't want to enable "uninformed choices" anymore.  Sick of it
and the costs.

I poked my local House representative and resent my legislative proposal regarding
changes in legislation regarding how we currently handle...ENABLE...the problem that
alcohol and drugs is as it runs and ruins my community and entire island;  and I want
a face to face with my Mayor accompanied by the Chief of Police to get REAL changes
made on the problem. 

This falls within that part of the Serenity Prayer as I know it and work it as "...the
courage to change the things I can."  I can means partnership with others on my
island who are doing similar courageous work. 

My wife and I went and did some light shopping this morning and I just became a
"watcher" again, what was going on with the shoppers and what were they taking
with themselves out of the store.  I didn't notice one "single" alcohol purchase. There
was more of it going out the door than milk, soda, juice and other true beverages.
I am not channeling Carrie Nation.  I care about my family and my community which
are solidly inter-twined and suffering.  We are enabling the problem.  It's not them.
It's us.  We gotta change how we are doing this because it, the problem, is getting
progressively worse, larger and more costly and it doesn't have to.  It is preventable.

Thanks for letting me vent...that isn't an Al-Anon or MIP issue or stand.  It is my own
and as I have felt lately...only my own.  I've learned to say NO!! and I want to pass it
on to others in my community who have the seat of authority and support to make
different things happen.   If it sounds like I am feeling anxious...then the sound is
correct.  I think I've even heard my HP murmur "Oh crap here he comes. Everybody
spread out!"   HP is in on this; in with me.  I've cleaned my own house and my side
of the street.  It's time to pass it on.

Prayers are good too.   (((((love and support...Happy New Year)))))