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LOL Sober

Nelson H.

How to laugh your ass off in sobriety nelsonh.substack.com

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6:37

Wait, does the golden rule kind of suck?

LOL Sober ·

2023/07/25

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I’ve been reading Steps 8 and 9 quite a bit at meetings recently, and it’s reminded me of a time I heard a wise old sober guy once discuss his experience with the amends process. And more specifically, I remember the way that he tore down the golden rule

6:15

The relationship between running in Denver and...

LOL Sober ·

2023/07/20

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I run pretty much every day, and I run at pretty much the same pace—about 11 minutes per mile. And I usually run between 1-2 miles a day. I never really get much faster or slower than that. And I do it almost every day. So I know my lungs pretty

6:55

Don't have a pet peeve pile

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2023/07/18

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!A friend of mine asked me recently what my biggest pet peeve is, and I said, “I don’t think I have one.”He said, “Nothing? Really? You have kids, don’t you?” As if the mere fact that you have children means you have pet peeves. (OK, s**t, he’s right, kids

7:21

A way to rethink God

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2023/07/13

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was at a meeting a few days ago where we read We Agnostics from the Big Book, and there was one particular passage that jumped out at me because my first sponsor used it to make a key point to me about faith.The paragraph I am talking about is on page

3:57

A hilarious sober road incident

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2023/07/11

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was driving near my house the other day when a car rushed in front of me and began to merge. Then the driver hesitated, and we both hit the brakes and drove 20 MPH paralyzed by what the other car was going to do.The driver in the Mini Cooper eventually

6:09

Thanks, but I'll pass on the extra testosterone

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2023/07/06

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I joined a gym about a year ago, and I have made a bunch of good gym friends since then. It’s all dudes who regularly are there, so quite a few of them are very much into fitness and their physique. None of them are entering any Mr. Olympia contests, but

6:10

The 14-day plan for forgiveness

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2023/07/04

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!One of the most beautiful things I’ve learned in recovery is how to forgive—how to really, truly, honestly forgive. That includes forgiving yourself. It’s not always easy, and I am certainly not perfect at it. But I’m doing it a little better every day, I

5:48

An icky moment at the gym

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2023/06/29

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was at the gym a few days ago and used the ab machine. An older woman came over and seemed to be waiting to use it after me. When I got done, I went over and grabbed a paper towel and the spray bottle, and I scrubbed down the machine before giving her a

6:43

Why we hug

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2023/06/27

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I went to a meeting recently where I was barely present. I lost a close friend recently, and it was just so damn sad. I found myself in a haze for large chunks of time, and the only thing I really know to do in those moments is get to a meeting. And then

6:29

My favorite old-times sayings in sobriety

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2023/06/22

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I was at a meeting recently where we read a section from the first 164 pages of the Big Book, and the word “licked” was used a bunch of times. As in, “I thought I had this alcohol thing licked.”In this instance, they’re using the word “licked” to mean

7:12

We get sober for the sad stuff, too

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2023/06/20

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I remember when I went to rehab, I had a very specific thought about the reasons to get sober. First of all, to not die. And secondly, I wanted to be present for all the birthday parties, job promotions, Christmases, Easter egg hunts, wedding

7:02

I must avoid the hot goss (even if I like it)

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2023/06/15

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I had a situation awhile ago where my daughter had two separate friend groups she was hanging out with. The groups liked her, but not each other. I think we’ve all probably been caught in the middle like that at some point in our lives.Well, I heard her

8:43

The one thing you never say to a carnie

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2023/06/13

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I took my family to a small-town carnival this past weekend. You know the kind—they travel from town to town in the spring and summer, and it’s 10 rides, 300 food stands, a bunch of game booths to donate money to the carnival owner and then random gyms

9:45

The egg hunt quandary

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2023/06/08

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!On Easter, I went to a kids egg hunt that got a little bit awkward. The mom who arranged it had said the party would start at 10 am, and the egg hunt would be at around 10:45.I got there right at 10, and most of the other people who’d been invited were

7:06

Apes... they're just like us!

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2023/06/06

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I saw a tweet from the New York Times the other day quoting a study that had been done on apes. Turns out, apes have this curious habit of hanging on tree branches and then swinging around and around till they are dizzy. The study said the apes on average

10:12

A positive way to view the seven deadly sins

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2023/06/01

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I specifically remember the first time I heard the Seven Deadly Sins mentioned in sober literature because I groaned out loud. I didn’t love having something so specifically attached to religion included in a program that is supposed to be spiritual, not

7:57

Yes, we need to talk about the Succession finale

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2023/05/30

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I love the TV show Succession. I think it is the best TV show ever made. I find it to be wildly entertaining and brilliantly written. It is both hilarious and has devastating emotional gut punches. It has plot and also introspection. It has it all, in my

9:01

The haunting visuals of a drunken past

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2023/05/25

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!There aren’t a lot of pictures of me, and that is purposeful. It’s not because I think I’m ugly. I’m obviously extremely good-looking and dress well and am very, very humble. It’s just not something I do much of, for whatever reason.So I was a little

7:13

I am still a sloppy idiot

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2023/05/23

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!Man, I did something really stupid this week. Don’t worry, it’s not catastrophic. It’s just a silly—but preventable—dipshit mistake.Before I get to that, let me again bring up my favorite passage from Drop the Rock. In case you’re unfamiliar, Drop the

9:19

The benefits of an empty spiritual gas tank

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2023/05/18

If you want to subscribe to LOL Sober, hit the purple button below. I’m mostly publishing free pieces right now, but paid subscribers do have access to monthly premium pieces—such as THIS comedy special about my 10 favorite addiction/sobriety jokes!I’ve shared many times before that I believe I have a spiritual gas tank. It’s a lot like an actual gas tank. I start driving around in the world, and I begin to burn off spirituality as I accumulate miles. And yes, literal driving in an actual car does

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