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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
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12 comments:
Had a lot of trouble with clue three, but I was bound and determined to solve, and finally did it! The solution was sort of anticlimactic after that.
Fln, OMK, yes. I alluded to a very popular sitcom called Mom. The daughter, a mom with two kids and her mother are both recovering alcoholics.
Yes, "womb" makes sense of that line. Anyway here's chapter V or is it VI
A sponsor may often be a best friend but at first not your buddy
When he hands you the Big Book he means "Study!"
He knows you're looking for an easier, softer way
If left to your own devices you're bound to go astray.
Don't over think it, as Bishop Sheen said
"Too much reasoning leaves the modern soul dead "
Some of our book seems to come out of another age
But pay special note to the italics on the 24th page.
WC
I think I mentioned that I'm reading the Edmond Norris biography of TR Roosevelt. Timely because Elliott, TR's younger brother was a classic "Big Book" alcoholic.
As I read about the sanitariums, insane asylum, scandal, "cures" and eventual death from the disease I lamented that AA came 50 years too late.
Bill Wilson's life was very similar and he was destined to the same fate but miraculously discovered a Solution-Helping others of the same ilk. And yes, Bishop Sheen among other notable religious people was a friend of Bill's . Here is a source I found re. Religion and AA. The Bishop and the Broker*
WC
*Wilson had been a stockbroker. A classic 20s story of "Crash"
Also ironic that SHEEN showed up over at CC
"Bishop Therapy"
Bob had a peculiar buddy
whose actions were often nutty.
Fierce arguments he'd wage
that then ended in outrage.
This all happened very often
and nothing this behavior could soften.
So Bob made his pal see a Bishop,
who told him his behavior to stop.
This warning made the buddy feel bad
and made Bob finally feel glad.
Now the buddy makes no sound
as toward a quieter life he is bound.
And because of his buddy's amends,
he and Bob are now best friends.
My goodness, Bishop's everywhere this morning. OMK, I think your bishop needs a lecture from his colleagues to stop his amateur work. And Wilbur, I haven't thought of Bishop Sheen in years. Didn't he have a Sunday TV program or something? Interesting clerical morning today!
Wilbur, I looked up the Big Book, and the italicized section on p. 24 is about losing the power of choice, yes?? Actually very scary. I have a family member for whom that explains quite a bit. In fact, more than one.
Sandy, there's an offshoot of AA called AlAnon. Exactly for the lived ones of alcoholics.
I refer to that paragraph as the "Doom" paragraph. Commitment to the program and involvement IN the program is the key.
WC
Well, these are rather distant family members, so I have no personal issues where they're concerned. It does seem, though, that they're continuing to function -- at least that's my impression. I heard that one had a major family intervention a while back and went into rehab for a short period. Don't think it took, however.
Nuff said.
I am erasing my earlier posting, to correct for its typo.
The original was posted at 3:41 AM.
"An Induction Function"
There were often power outages at the bishop's manse
which in a curious way helped him in his hobby.
He was an amateur hypnotist, and enjoyed inducing trance
in volunteer subjects, especially Buddy and Bobby.
He used those spells of sudden gloom
in warning subjects of "a womb
of dreadful darkness and of doom"--
a sign they should make room
for suggestions he'd entomb
in their hearts--ba-boom,
ba-boom.
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PS. It is something of a Spooner when a member of the audience for an old fashioned melodrama finally decides to register his disapproval of an actor playing the Ghost of the play's villain.
He may be said to be at last...
"Down to Boo it"!
~ OMK
Misty ~
That was a very powerful talk from Bob's Bishop. I mean, to get his "peculiar Buddy" to shape up after only one directive to "stop"!--well, that is some impressive feat!
Either he was dipping into his repertory of miracles or he was himself a Svengali-type mesmerist.
My guess is it was the latter. Hypnosis is a well established therapy for behavior modification.
Anyway, glad to know Bob and his bud are reconciled...
However it was achieved.
~ OMK
When I used to water walk there was a guy there who was a hypnotist. Smoking cessation was his main shtick.
Two of the hardest addictions to kick I've observed are Valium and gambling.
Florida has just added sports gambling to its casino repertoire
WC
Interesting that the Derby winner lost his crown because of an ointment it was using. Tickets long since cashed
I'm having trouble with the Thursday jumble. Xword was tough. Lots of P&P
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