Apparently it’s getting on for eight years since I had my last alcoholic drink. Wow. Pause for thought. Opening the lid to look back: On waterboarding. Phones are annoying, aren’t they? Always beeping and reminding us about things that can wait. Well, one day last week, out of the blue, I received a notification that it had been six years, five months, seven days and eleven hours since my last alcoholic drink! “Cool,” I think I said out loud. And then had a bit of a ponder. In fact, I spent a good few moments reflecting on that particular day,…
Author: David Henzell
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