As I embark on this current road to sobriety I realize I'm doing it on my own. No AA, no drugs from the doctor, just support from Riley and Shelby, and hopefully from my neighbor.

I hope he can hang in there, but I certainly won't think less of him if he can't. Everyone has their own path, and their own motivations.

I'll be in Tampa around Halloween and Shelby has challenged me to some Sober Poker, a reference to our card games up in Nashville a couple of months ago, where I was not.

My new Google Pixel 8 Pro has shipped, and I'm stoked! There's nothing like getting a new phone that's best in it's class. I've spent the day watching YouTube reviews of cases, found the one I wanted, and pulled the trigger on Amazon.

Everything is coming together now, picked up a phone holder yesterday and I've got the USB cables coming to integrate it into my trucks cab system. Tires are getting rotated Monday and I'm waiting to make an appointment with Spectrum next week for the change over, based on the phones arrival.

Hitting the road in one week!