grif -
- Location
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Birthday
- September 17
- Bio
- One of my favorite places to go is about 12 miles out in the Atlantic Ocean...in my little 20 ft. skiff. The clear water is a deep emerald color and the sunlight bounces around and shimmers randomly. I meet survivor sea turtles, bow-riding dolphin, silent sharks, giant rays rocketing out of the sea and backflipping, schools of porgies, sea robins, slashing blues and Spanish mackerel, the occasional whale, and stray birds. I love the quiet and solitude and vastness.
I am a way too veteran educator - special education teacher, high school principal, college professor and some other fun waystops. A political junkie, a cowboy in a previous life, a lover of synchronicity in daily life...meditation and prayer, and a believer that the best days are still ahead.
My plan is to finish strong. ************************************
I love following politics and current events, but they all take second place to watching a hockey game. I write occasional Op-Ed pieces - usually on educational issues.
My two kids are the true loves of my life.
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MY RECENT POSTS
- Sober and miserable: A moment
of clarity and prayer
May 15, 2012 10:51AM - Anesthetized to life: Thirty
years of drinking and now
this?
April 29, 2012 06:07PM - A job, a place to live, and
hope: Alaska 1971
January 25, 2012 11:23PM - Empowering women in
Nicaragua: A real difference
January 06, 2012 12:50PM - Meaning of Life Explained:
"Spot it, got it!"
October 14, 2011 05:55PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Nice. Thanks.”
May 21, 2012 11:16PM - “Although a very sad
story this really describes
the sometimes
death grip of
depre…”
May 18, 2012 04:32PM - “yup!”
May 17, 2012 11:57PM - “Seer – beautifully
said. Very beautifully
said.
rita – I
have some lo…”
May 15, 2012 11:38PM - “Lezlie – you are
so right about the lonely
comment.
Thanks.
ches
yre- intere…”
May 15, 2012 05:41PM
Grif -'s Links
- Grif's Favorite Posts
- One day it hit me that perhaps I was just another...
- Israel-Gaza relief boat conflict is 3,000 years old
- Being straight isn't easy: Prejudices wear me out!
- A black angel and a little girl help Dad confront his racism
- "That's it. I can feel life leaving. He's cooler already."
- Nica trip pics: American aggression, poverty, hope, and survival
- Insurance? Need clean water and food! Nicaragua visit pics
- Is that all there is? You're kidding, right? Right?
- Afghan Policy Doomed: Korea, Cuba, Vietnam Lessons Lost
- "I am white guy": Sen. Jeff Sessions and white male privilege
- It's racism pure and simple Mr. Obama: Time for change is now
- A Blue Neon Cross in the Yukon Territory
- I Married My Mother
- Sadism & Masochism: Partners in Relationships
- Power Struggles: How to Stop the Arguing!
- The Snow Road From Anchorage: Returning Home in the 70's
- Grif's Alcoholism and Recovery Story
- Recovery is so slow and the cold rain feels so good
- 11 years ago today I woke up in jail
- Born to be wild or sobriety during the holidays?
- How a nine year-old saved an alcoholic from getting drunk
- Sober? BFD! Now move out of the house
- Early sobriety and these feelings are going to kill me
- 50 years old, lonely, sober, and Christmas in a group home
- Discharged from rehab to ER, Demerol, and recovery angels
- Alcoholism rehab pt IV:Long train ride home
- Moments of Clarity in an Alcohol Treatment Center: Rehab II
- Active Alcoholics and Addicts are All Liars: Believe It!
- My Alcoholism and the Movie "W"
- My Alcoholism Story - Lying No More
- Thanksgiving Day: An Alcoholic's Dream and Vodka Shrapnel
- A Drunk Driver Reacts To Lawyer Bob Keefer
- Another Relapse, Another DUI: Alcoholism is Killing Me
- First, Court for the DUI (Again): Then Rehab (Again)
May 21, 2012 11:16PM
“Nice. Thanks.”
About: Views of the Eclipse seen from Lake Tahoe and San Francisco
“Nice. Thanks.”
About: Views of the Eclipse seen from Lake Tahoe and San Francisco
May 18, 2012 04:32PM
“Although a very sad story this really describes the sometimes death grip of depression. Thanks for sharing this. I wonder how the girls are faring to…”
About: A Sad Parallel: Reflecting on the Suicide of Mary Kennedy
“Although a very sad story this really describes the sometimes death grip of depression. Thanks for sharing this. I wonder how the girls are faring to…”
About: A Sad Parallel: Reflecting on the Suicide of Mary Kennedy
May 15, 2012 11:38PM
“Seer – beautifully said. Very beautifully said. rita – I have some longtime OS friends that I want to meet someday. You are one of them.…”
About: Sober and miserable: A moment of clarity and prayer
“Seer – beautifully said. Very beautifully said. rita – I have some longtime OS friends that I want to meet someday. You are one of them.…”
About: Sober and miserable: A moment of clarity and prayer
May 15, 2012 05:41PM
“Lezlie – you are so right about the lonely comment. Thanks. ches yre- interesting take on prayer and well put. BP – thanks for visiting and c…”
About: Sober and miserable: A moment of clarity and prayer
“Lezlie – you are so right about the lonely comment. Thanks. ches yre- interesting take on prayer and well put. BP – thanks for visiting and c…”
About: Sober and miserable: A moment of clarity and prayer
May 15, 2012 01:56PM
“Tom – I appreciate your comment and was struck by this sentence: “The first thing to understand is that clarity doesn't guarantee the succ…”
About: Sober and miserable: A moment of clarity and prayer
“Tom – I appreciate your comment and was struck by this sentence: “The first thing to understand is that clarity doesn't guarantee the succ…”
About: Sober and miserable: A moment of clarity and prayer
May 15, 2012 10:04AM
“Rebecca- I appreciate your kind words. Somehow the word "proud" has never worked for me; rather, I often use "grateful." Thanks fo…”
About: Anesthetized to life: Thirty years of drinking and now this?
“Rebecca- I appreciate your kind words. Somehow the word "proud" has never worked for me; rather, I often use "grateful." Thanks fo…”
About: Anesthetized to life: Thirty years of drinking and now this?
May 01, 2012 10:26PM
“Mission – thanks for stopping by. Appreciated. I Love Life – me too! Glad to hear he is doing better. Praying he’ll keep it up. Th…”
About: Anesthetized to life: Thirty years of drinking and now this?
“Mission – thanks for stopping by. Appreciated. I Love Life – me too! Glad to hear he is doing better. Praying he’ll keep it up. Th…”
About: Anesthetized to life: Thirty years of drinking and now this?
May 01, 2012 11:12AM
“I echo what everyone above has said. Loved this in a reflective and surrendering mood today.”
About: living (and dying) gracefully
“I echo what everyone above has said. Loved this in a reflective and surrendering mood today.”
About: living (and dying) gracefully
April 30, 2012 12:41AM
“John - good to see you tonight - as always. Margaret - just for today indeed! The other version of one day at a time. Lot's of wisdom there. Thanks fo…”
About: Anesthetized to life: Thirty years of drinking and now this?
“John - good to see you tonight - as always. Margaret - just for today indeed! The other version of one day at a time. Lot's of wisdom there. Thanks fo…”
About: Anesthetized to life: Thirty years of drinking and now this?
April 30, 2012 12:36AM
“Have to agree with dirndl skirt on Dr. Zhivago. In the movie version I fall in love with Julie Christie - over and over. This love affair has been re…”
About: Open Call: Your ultimate love story
“Have to agree with dirndl skirt on Dr. Zhivago. In the movie version I fall in love with Julie Christie - over and over. This love affair has been re…”
About: Open Call: Your ultimate love story
April 30, 2012 12:22AM
“Judging from your bio you are all about doing different things - mixing it up a little. Go for the one-woman show! And what does Robert Crook know an…”
About: Is That All There Is?
“Judging from your bio you are all about doing different things - mixing it up a little. Go for the one-woman show! And what does Robert Crook know an…”
About: Is That All There Is?
April 29, 2012 09:29PM
“Beautifully told. Those fifteen minutes that first day in church were a lifetime in a sense. I was very touched by this. Thanks for posting it.”
About: Am I Brave Enough To Die?
“Beautifully told. Those fifteen minutes that first day in church were a lifetime in a sense. I was very touched by this. Thanks for posting it.”
About: Am I Brave Enough To Die?
April 29, 2012 09:21PM
“Linnnn- thanks for stopping by. Always hoping to connect with one new reader among my old friends. Gary – you make me smile (and turn red a littl…”
About: Anesthetized to life: Thirty years of drinking and now this?
“Linnnn- thanks for stopping by. Always hoping to connect with one new reader among my old friends. Gary – you make me smile (and turn red a littl…”
About: Anesthetized to life: Thirty years of drinking and now this?
April 29, 2012 06:13PM
“This sounds so hard - and so right. Hang in there.”
About: The clock is ticking
“This sounds so hard - and so right. Hang in there.”
About: The clock is ticking
April 29, 2012 09:25AM
“"During next intermission he came back." "During the second intermission he came back." "When the play was finished he and his w…”
About: High School Confidential
“"During next intermission he came back." "During the second intermission he came back." "When the play was finished he and his w…”
About: High School Confidential
April 29, 2012 08:46AM
“I love learning things like this. I was near Langley AFB the other day and had a chance to watch a bunch of Delta-winged fighters practicing landings.…”
About: Broken Arrow
“I love learning things like this. I was near Langley AFB the other day and had a chance to watch a bunch of Delta-winged fighters practicing landings.…”
About: Broken Arrow
April 28, 2012 11:34PM
“Wow. What a stream of consciousness organized a little. Love and peace and death - and the drink. And yes, hope. Thanks.”
About: A Baby of the Boom
“Wow. What a stream of consciousness organized a little. Love and peace and death - and the drink. And yes, hope. Thanks.”
About: A Baby of the Boom
April 28, 2012 11:20PM
“Hey Rob- I enjoyed this. Nice memories. I happened to be on OS which is something I don't do often these days and smiled when I saw your post in the fe…”
About: My first job
“Hey Rob- I enjoyed this. Nice memories. I happened to be on OS which is something I don't do often these days and smiled when I saw your post in the fe…”
About: My first job
April 25, 2012 11:10PM
“So glad to hear some good news from the Motor City! Thanks.”
About: Detroit: StartUp City
“So glad to hear some good news from the Motor City! Thanks.”
About: Detroit: StartUp City
April 20, 2012 10:33PM
“Some of us just find love in all the wrong places!”
About: My Love Letter from Mitt
“Some of us just find love in all the wrong places!”
About: My Love Letter from Mitt
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