tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post2376049570451815741..comments2023-06-19T03:48:40.473-05:00Comments on God Walked Into This Bar: Killing FieldKary Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12674442468925628974noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-79675190330289113572016-01-13T06:53:00.351-06:002016-01-13T06:53:00.351-06:00This films sounds incredibly inspiring and moving,...This films sounds incredibly inspiring and moving, and it clearly struck a chord with you. Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I hope life gets a little easier for you this year.Trademark Lawyerhttp://www.eip.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-9298179408692877702016-01-08T21:45:01.372-06:002016-01-08T21:45:01.372-06:00Makes me mad and sad all at the same time.. What a...Makes me mad and sad all at the same time.. What a fu*king waste. All that potential. All that love and life, gone, because of a beverage. Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236064383725290818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-65808795666488881382016-01-08T21:13:13.318-06:002016-01-08T21:13:13.318-06:00Thank you for this. I'm 54 and have been up &a...Thank you for this. I'm 54 and have been up & down the last five years. More sober time than not - your evidence was just what I needed to reinforce my commitment to staying sober. <br /><br />Hugs, <br /><br />SRSobrietyRisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490190890347246018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-35165255395495947002016-01-08T13:30:51.232-06:002016-01-08T13:30:51.232-06:00Wow. This reads like "Leaving Las Vegas,"...Wow. This reads like "Leaving Las Vegas," except over and over. Strong, Kary. Passionate. Tragic. All in one.<br /><br />This belongs in your book, too.Just Plain Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116563355741188938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-66506312549648639392016-01-08T11:47:02.457-06:002016-01-08T11:47:02.457-06:00Damn girl.
This is awesome. Powerful. Beautiful...Damn girl.<br /><br />This is awesome. Powerful. Beautiful.<br /><br />Just like you.SoberMomWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04845259535764391849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-51246589708782714322016-01-08T10:02:06.331-06:002016-01-08T10:02:06.331-06:00You're welcome. The thing is Thirsty, all of t...You're welcome. The thing is Thirsty, all of these were vibrant strong women when I first knew them. If I showed you pictures, you'd say, "Noooo, not her, no way." We still think we have to be shriveled up crones to be alcoholics and for alcoholism to kill us. It ain't so. Kary Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674442468925628974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-71913467170869041502016-01-08T10:00:25.133-06:002016-01-08T10:00:25.133-06:00I am the same way, Anne. I'm pretty sure I'...I am the same way, Anne. I'm pretty sure I'm an alcoholic, but it doesn't really matter what I call myself or others call me. Drinking made me miserable and I continued to drink, there's something vitally screwed up about that. I see too many of us that don't take on the label because we think not calling ourselves an alcoholic means we should still be able to drink. And, we stay miserable until we die. Wake up, girls!Kary Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674442468925628974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-89544656083590220742016-01-08T09:57:26.779-06:002016-01-08T09:57:26.779-06:00You did it at the right time for you, girlfriend. ...You did it at the right time for you, girlfriend. I firmly believe that we all have a right time, but some of us don't take it and then some of us don't hold on to it. Let's hang on for dear life together.Kary Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674442468925628974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-91441784959053929482016-01-08T09:55:31.109-06:002016-01-08T09:55:31.109-06:00You did???!!!Okay, now you've got to tell me a...You did???!!!Okay, now you've got to tell me all about it. Write me at karymayhickey@gmail.com<br />Please, pretty please. I want to try and get my brother to walk it with me when he turn 60 which is in three years.Kary Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674442468925628974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-4343795699449174602016-01-08T09:53:53.118-06:002016-01-08T09:53:53.118-06:00I'm grateful that found a different road, too....I'm grateful that found a different road, too. I know we all question ourselves as to why it took so long, but thank God, we didn't wait until it was too late.Kary Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674442468925628974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-36124204707731743742016-01-08T05:52:45.985-06:002016-01-08T05:52:45.985-06:00So sad...but a great post on how precious our live...So sad...but a great post on how precious our lives are and how we shouldn't waste one more day destroying ourselves. Thank you for this.<br /><br />Oh, and I did walk El Camino, after watching the movie, it was an awesome journey, and one in which I did sober as I had quit drinking at the time - so thankful for that. You must do it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910214925857564792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-15422675657472680282016-01-08T02:01:46.095-06:002016-01-08T02:01:46.095-06:00boom, reality hurts.
thanks for reminding me that...boom, reality hurts.<br /><br />thanks for reminding me that the road to nowhere is very very sad. and thanks for making me grateful that i was able to take another one.<br /><br />take care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-27426332272627913562016-01-08T00:49:59.694-06:002016-01-08T00:49:59.694-06:00I too was sad, reading about all of your friends/f...I too was sad, reading about all of your friends/family member who have died due to drinking.<br />I am so glad I quit, even if it wasn't until I was 60.<br />My dr. is so happy I did, too.<br />xo<br />WendyUntipsyteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14975521042875808241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-12438606867375554832016-01-07T22:40:54.722-06:002016-01-07T22:40:54.722-06:00Such a sad waste.
I was almost 41 when I quit. Ev...Such a sad waste. <br />I was almost 41 when I quit. Even then I never considered myself an alcoholic.<br />But I end decided I would prefer to believe I am an alcoholic and live a sober life. A real life. A life full of joy, contentment and peace.<br />The alternative is just too unattractive.Ainsobrietyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642935819165465190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-90820749786655300932016-01-07T21:44:01.662-06:002016-01-07T21:44:01.662-06:00You're right, it does give us notice. I though...You're right, it does give us notice. I thought about that after a I published the post but I knew someone would point it out to me. ;) The dirty bastard plays us a long for years, giving most of us chance after chance, than one day it declares: Game Over! He never tells when we've used up all our chances. There are so many that are my age, still playing the game, and it scares me. I don't want to lose another friend.Kary Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674442468925628974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-73663585460858684232016-01-07T21:37:41.123-06:002016-01-07T21:37:41.123-06:00Oh man. This was hard to read. I saw that every ...Oh man. This was hard to read. I saw that every new paragraph was going to be another one lost to booze. That could have been me, could have been any one of us. The only thing I'll disagree with you on is that the sneaky son of a bitch never gives us notice. We get so so so many notices, and we just toss them aside, ignore them, think we will think about it tomorrow. And then one day, tomorrow shows up. I am so deeply sorry for you for losing so many friends, Kary. Someone else might have used all those as excuses to keep drinking, but you didn't. Kudos to you and stay strong.Horse Lovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954304001669276295.post-20940748028501211372016-01-07T21:14:59.037-06:002016-01-07T21:14:59.037-06:00This made me cry. Thanks for sharing it. xoThis made me cry. Thanks for sharing it. xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288935120774241198noreply@blogger.com