LOL Sober

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I’ve been thinking a lot about the phrase, “My ego is not my amigo”lately. It’s something I’ve heard from time to time in the rooms of recovery, but i...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I watched the Oscars live on Sunday night, and as you may have heard, Will Smith didn’t like one of Chris Rock’s jokes, so he walked on stage and slap...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I just got done watching the new movie Deep Water , and woo boy, let me tell you, it is a wild ride. In case you’re unfamiliar, it’s the new Ben Affle...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Have you heard of an app called “We Croak?” I hadn’t until a friend described it to me. It’s an app that exists to remind you, five times every day, t...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! One of the biggest differences between me when I was drinking and me when I’m sober is how serious I take appointments. I’m not just talking doctor’s...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I read a really interesting article recently in Mel Magazine, about a study done on people who are bullshitters. It’s a complex story that digs into h...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! One time I heard somebody at a meeting say, “Make sure you always forgive the living s**t out of people,” and that saying popped into my head yesterda...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I recently watched Season One of the Disney Plus series, Loki . It’s based on the Marvel character Loki, the god of mischief. I’ve never been called a...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! The other night, I walked into the middle of a conversation between my wife and daughter. They were discussing how my daughter had mixed feelings abou...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Somebody asked me recently why I don’t drink nonalcoholic beer. There are two main reasons, one of which is obvious, the other one not so much. The ob...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I went on a road trip to another state recently, and one of my favorite things about traveling is finding a local 12-step meeting of some kind. I love...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I went to my local airport the other day, and, as usual, all the signs outside the parking garage said it was full. But there’s always at least a few...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I saw a story earlier this week from the New York Times about a surprising spike in the number of car crashes the past two years. Researchers were stu...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! When I was in sixth grade, the entire class of kids—about 200—all got herded down to the gym for an all-day session. We all had to sit on the floor an...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! When I got to rehab back in 2008, every group session began with each person saying when their sobriety date was. As I recall, everybody in the room h...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I have been watching a ton of TV and movies in my free time the past year or so, and it’s been remarkable how much addiction and recovery end up being...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I watched the new version of the movie Dune a few weeks ago, and I loved it. One of the things I loved the most about it was that it has a bunch of co...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! Somebody asked me the other day, “When did you know you were an addict?” I’ve thought about that question many times over the years, and I’ve probably...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I had a topic in mind for today but changed my mind at the last minute, so this is a short one. I saw a meme a few days ago that Bill Wilson, one of t...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! A subscriber reached out to me recently and asked if I would talk a little about shame, and I said screw you, nobody tells me what to do. Just kidding...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I’ve moved about 10 times in my life, and I do the same thing every time. I pack up all the boxes, get all the couches and chairs and tables ready for...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I try to have some humility about it, but I obviously like to hear myself talk. In case you’re keeping track, I do an anonymous newsletter about the f...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! John Madden died recently. He was a legendary sports broadcaster who was also well-known for pitching a zillion different products and putting his nam...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! When the pandemic began and it became clear I was going to be working from home for awhile, I made a vow to start cleaning out my house. I promised I...

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! I haven’t had many drunk dreams in my sober time. I’d say maybe 10, total—about once every year or so. It’s not a normal part of my life. But I had on...