A fine line between Comedy and Blasphemy

It was 17 years ago today that I got sober. Some may know this, others just finding it out. For me, it is a big deal, but I don’t make a big deal about it, as it is a personal thing. No one could tell me before I got sober that I needed to be sober, or if they did, I would not have heard them or would have justified why I was ok. Just as no one could tell me, it is not my place to tell someone else they should be sober, but I can be there for those who are having trouble the same way I was.
Nor do I condemn those who still partake in the alcohol and drugs. If I could safely enjoy it, I would, but I know I can’t. And after 17 years I have not found anything that I need those things to enhance my life. I know I would not have the life I have today, and I would not trade anything for it. I am blessed by my wife, my family and my friends IRL and those I connect with online.
I am truly grateful for my sobriety and for all the people who enhance my life on a daily basis.
Thank You.

I am forty but I feel like I am fourteen again. I need to wear a night guard on my teeth so I don’t grind my fillings off or my teeth down. It feels like I am wearing a retainer, which, in a way, I am. I posted about getting it fitted a couple weeks ago, and now I have been wearing it a couple weeks.

It still feels weird, but I think it is helping. I may have a little TMJ and hopefully this and stretching/ relaxing will help to ease it.

It is pretty funny when I talk with it in. I get a lisp and Katie likes to make fun of me.

Oh the joys of getting old.

Over the last month or so I noticed I was clenching, grinding, and tapping my teeth a lot. A byproduct of tyt seemed to be the headaches I was getting with more frequency. I was hoping it would go away on it’s own, but it has not. I don’t like going to doctors if I don’t have to, but after some deserved harrasment by Katie I made appointments with my massage therapist/chiropractors office and the dentist Katie goes to. (I haven’t been since 2005 on my old insurance. I hate finding new doctors/dentists)

I am glad I finally went. The massage was no fun. Some major knots in my neck and jaw. Could have lead to the grinding. I am wondering if that was a result of the week I tried a different bar adjustment on my bike. Regardless I need to keep my jaw streched and continue with the massages.

On Friday I went to the dentist and found out that in fact I ground down two previous fillings. One had a new cavity starting undeneath the remaining part of the filling. Yay. So after two fillings and being fitted for a bite guard to prevent further damage. I did get a giggle when, during xrays I realized I forgot to take my septum ring out (see pictures)

A fun couple days for me, and a little footwork to correct the problem, but things could be worse. It is easier to live in the solution rather than the problem