The Daily Bitch 13th March 2012

I think you are correct about that, but I never suspected that someone would take the information as this person did and behave as he has. Some people are just sick, and I forgot that. As for Ben, I think he just revels in being some variation of Simon Cowell. It's harmless, and I don't really care that someone picks out my typos. But it does point out that what one accepts out of others freely is dumped on ad nauseam for someone else, and that is wrong.

I don't know who these people are or their histories, but I see behavior out of regulars that tends to support sport more than this man was ever any real nut. Otherwise, why the "Danny? Danny" Where are you?' types of posts? "Let's tell Danny jokes." I mean, just let it go. If there isn't a topic for day, it reverts back to Danny and what he's doing or something he said. Even Ben admitted that he missed Marietta and then she showed up in some reincarnation. It's just a game the regulars play.

In order to consolidate, I'll post this here. I just got off the phone with AA in Holly Hill, Florida, and there is one AA meeting that takes place in the park at 9:00 on Sundays. It's been there for years and is a registered AA meeting. It is on their website. He couldn't answer as to if they make a donation to the park or if they use a pavillion (I guess there are a few) and took my name and number to call me back with GSR information, if he can find it. He agreed that there had been issues with NA meetings that take place, and that AA got lumped in there. I have noticed that the site cited is NAdaytona, and I think NA is a different ball of wax altogehter. I don't know this for a fact yet, but he understood the problem meetings took place at later times. Perhaps an inclusion to policy changes could be no group events after a certain time. And, too, this takes enforcement. Our parks in Surfside had to do this, too, but it had to do with kids congregating to ride skateboards, to smoke and to drink (all of which are now against ordinances) But that also means that some older couple with a picnic basket can bring a bottle of wine. There will be trades and compromises.

LOL (not laughing at the content), I don't know what you mean again though. Maybe my fault, just saying.

"You have not, Avo". I have not what?

As to your comment about JR. Just because someone pm'd you that JR does "that", doesn't make it true. Unless it was JR's private therapist or something. I've seen JR speak to AA woman without honing in on them, (as whomever put it) too. I think JR calls it like he sees it, regardless of gender.

Please don't assume that because of a situation you may have heard about his wife, gives a reasoning behind his behavior. It's online psychobabble. I've noticed that JR hones in on men from AA too on occasion. Anyone that trys fucking with him (talking in slogans, quoting the big book). Some of us get more sensitive about it than others. I understand where he is coming from. I understand you too, but it's different. I think that you don't see things that you do as possibly being offensive. But from his pov or others, it can be.

Hearing people quote the bb and listening to being applied to everyone as if it has validity is quite annoying. I've heard it often. AA's often use what is written as gospel and talk as if we are all believers. To me it's just bad literature.

Side note:
As I see it, one big problem is that AA's AND anti AA's make generalizations. I think we are all guilty of it honestly, so please know I'm not picking at you in particular at saying this. Some are more guilty than others. There may be a couple of people that get harsh and the next thing I know I get picked on for it. Something like: "Avo, you people" or even getting singled out when it isn't true. Here's a good example. "Why do all of you on in this forum hate AA members". I've gotten that thrown in my face repeatedly. Sometimes by the same individual. Even after I make a point of saying that I don't hate AA members (at least all), that I have friends that are AA. Even wonderful and sweet people. I still get the same shit though.

I try very hard not to say all of you do that. And I don't hold a grudge against you for something marietta did or that Trisha does. Sometimes I make a generalization about AA's but it is not to single you out or anyone else on this blog. I'm foccussed more on the AA guru's.

I ask you and anyone else that reads this that wants to be considerate. Please don't generalize and don't assume that you know. You would be surprised how much turns out innaccurate.

I'll really try to do the same. I do realize that not all AA's are cut from the same cloth.

BTW, I'm curious Clara. Are you friends with Calinda?