by Doug Thompson | Jun 6, 2017 | Musings
Today, as I have done on June 6 of the 22 previous years, I will face a group of people — some that I know, others I have not seen for a while and still others I’m meeting for the first time — and I will say, in a clear, unhesitating voice: “My...
by Doug Thompson | Jan 29, 2016 | Musings
As readers and friends should know, I live with a beast — a ravaging monster called booze. I’m a recovering alcoholic — sober for 21 years, six months and 23 days (as of Friday, January 29, 2015). But the beast still lives in my life and tempts me...
by Doug Thompson | Dec 23, 2010 | Featured, Musings
A therapist laid down the law: “You can get better,” she said. “You will get better,” she added. “But..” There’s always a but. “You will have to acquire two traits that you don’t currently have.” And those...
by Doug Thompson | Aug 31, 2010 | Musings
The short biography of a University of Virginia egghead who wrote a diatribe against rehab in general and Alcoholics Anonymous in particular — in an op-ed that appeared in The Roanoke Times and other newspapers recently — tells us all we need to know about...
by Doug Thompson | Jul 6, 2010 | Featured, Musings
Rakes Mill Pond on The Blue Ridge Parkway was one of my favorite hangout spots in high school. Rocky Knob overlook was where kids in my era parked and made out but Rakes Mill Pond was where I went to think, reflect and ponder the future. One of my early high school...
