A funny thing happened this afternoon. I spotted what looked like a large cockroach sitting on the base of my living room lamp. Upon closer inspection I saw it was just a roach and I laughed. A friend brought a joint over last Saturday, and I've been wondering all week where it ended up.

I was into my second day sober and running a little tense, but that thing smoothed me right out. Within thirty seconds of finishing it, my boy Riley called me fron Washington.

Had a great chat and enjoyed two gifts at once. We talked about where he's going to be in less than five years as he turns forty, and how he lives his life getting there. He's in a rock solid place now, enjoying and loving family, friends and work. We love each other.