Weekly round-up 02/24/12

Life is busy and I'm working hard to find that balance between being a father, runner, recovering alcoholic, and gainfully employed. Every aspect has it's demands, but I need them all. Tomorrow is the Eagle Creek Polar Plunge! I've got a great costume and plans to post lots of embarrassing pictures for everyone else's enjoyment. My plan is to run from home to Eagle Creek, put in some trail miles, and then meet my family and get changed into costume for the plunge. Hopefully, this way my body will be putting off enough heat to act like armor against the frigid water. I know this isn't really going to work, but choose to maintain the delusion anyway.

So I get questions from people from time to time about what being an alcoholic, things like:

- What does it mean to be an alcoholic?
- What it's like?
- Do I have a problem,?
- Does my friend have a problem?
- Will you ever be able to drink normally,?
- Do you think about drinking all the time?

I'm working on a post to answer these questions. But first, I would like to get more questions. Go ahead ask. No question is dumb, no question will go unanswered and you can remain anonymous if you would like. Ask me about running, drinking, being a dad, personal history, AA, finding a sponsor, getting sober, whatever is on your mind. You can ask your question as a comment on this post, send me a tweet or DM @jbakeindy, or to keep it anonymous send me an e-mail, bakedaddy@gmail.com. By asking a question, you are really doing me a favor and helping me do some critical thinking. I learn best from teaching. There are many misconceptions about who or what an addict is, in respect to alcohol or drugs. I will do my best to give you the take from an insider.

I really like to share some fun video or music on Fridays. This week I have a new release from Kassidy. If you missed the last one, check my older weekly round-up post for the video to I Don't Know. I've said it before, but these guys are new and talented. Their music was just released in the U.S a few weeks ago and is sure to start picking up steam. Listen to this song once and you will find yourself humming the melody 10 minutes later and queuing it back up again.

Kassidy - I Can't Fly