a personal milestone...

this is a very,very personal note:today marks twenty years of being sober,and to tell you the absolute truth,it has not been too easy,because i absolutely quit cold turkey,and yet,my willpower has been very,very strong... i have an allergy to alcohol so bad that if i am around people who really drink,the fumes will make me very,very ill,and if i was to have a drink,i would have to have many more than one,and i would be in the hospital,at least,overnight... this is the only time that i will speak about this... i went on a trip to Connecticut,on a bus,in 1998,and right out of Lovelock,Nevada,i was placed with a drunk in the front passenger seats,and by the way the bus got to Wells,Nevada,i had a 103 degree temperature,spent four days in a hotel bed,and was very sick for six days,even when i finally got to Salt Lake City,Utah... so i know what i am talking about,folks...