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 remember once talking to a new guy who started coming to meetings and flirting with the idea that he might belong in a 12-step program. He had lots...

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 shared at a meeting the other day how Halloween 2008 helped get me sober, and someone specifically commented that that anecdote really hit home with...

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 walked into a 12-step meeting the other day that I had never been to, and as I wandered down the steps into the basement, I couldn’t help but feel 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 was driving the other day on a 35 MPH road in the town I live in. I got behind someone driving 25 MPH, which is slower than the speed limit, which 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 have an interesting exercise for you to try. Think back to the last time you were really angry about something. Soak it in for a second. Take a snap...

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 started therapy recently, and it’s been going really well. She’s a very good therapist and pushes me in a way that I find helpful. The other day, sh...

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! You’ve heard the phrase a million times: It’s easier to ask for forgiveness than permission. In general, I have found that to be true. You usually are...

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 was at a meeting the other day where the topic was this sentence: Working the program—especially the daily inventory of Step Ten—helps us make our w...

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 was at several meetings recently where we read from “Working with others,” the chapter of the Big Book that lays out how one alcoholic can be of ser...

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 get these awesome coupons every month from my favorite pet store, and I recently missed the window to use one. It expired on Oct. 26, and I went int...

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! Happy Thanksgiving! Of all the things to be thankful for today, make sure you take a moment to be grateful for your sobriety. I have some thoughts on...

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 hilarious meme the other day on one of my favorite Instagram feeds, Sarcastic AA memes. Look it up—it’s well worth your time. This one says “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! I was at a meeting recently where a guy said, “I need to put down the blamethrower.” I laughed out loud—quite loud, actually. I was completely caught...

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! On Nov. 10, I celebrated 15 years of sobriety. Hooray for me! I still can’t believe it: For several years, I couldn’t make it till noon every day with...

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 called me a go-getter the other day, and it was intended as a compliment and I interpreted it as a compliment. Honestly, it is a compliment—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! I was at a meeting the other day when we read the 12-step tradition that says certain fellowships ought to have no opinion on outside issues. I have 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! On Oct. 31, 1999, I was in college and got very sick with something called bacterial meningitis. It’s a freak illness that can kill you in 24 hours, 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 was very sad on Friday night when news broke that Matthew Perry had died. I had been a Friends fan, and I liked a few of his movies, too. I became 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! I was talking to a friend at the gym the other day and he said something that hit me hard. He is a physical trainer, and a good one. He asked me how m...

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 two things pop up recently in recovery that made me sit back and say, “Holy s**t, thank God for our sober founding fathers and mothers.” First,...

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 was talking to someone who I used to hang out with during my first year of sobriety, and one of the things he mentioned to me was how bumpy my entir...

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 pretty wild weekend, at least by 45-year-old sober guy standards. My wife and I took the kids back to our college, which is a massive football...

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 written many times about HALT—Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired—and its impact. I have found it to be a very valuable series of things to ask yourself...

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 premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes! My wife said something interesting to me the other day. She said, “Every time I tell someone that you were really irritated about something, they can’t believ...

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 caught myself recently using the words “always” and “never” pretty freely when I was describing people or things. By that, I mean saying “You always...