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LOL Sober

Nelson H.

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

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7:03

A terrible, idiotic, awesome trip back to my college

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2023/05/16

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!This past weekend, I went back to my college campus for the first time in at least eight years. In fact, I’ve only been sober on that campus a few times… and none of them were when I was actually enrolled there.I took my family back this weekend because a

6:29

What two words did Bill W. think were the most...

LOL Sober ·

2023/05/11

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!At a meeting recently, we read a passage from As Bill Sees It, the terrific book of Bill Wilson’s writings about drinking and sobriety. The part we read was from the September 30 entry, and it begins: “All progress can be reckoned in terms of just two

5:31

The lengths that I would have gone to...

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2023/05/09

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 listening to a podcast the other day where a guy was complaining that he had overdone it drinking the night before. And at the end, he said, “Man, the freaking Liquid I.V. didn’t even help me this time!”I had to look up what he was talking about,

8:30

Guess what? Passing out in sobriety sucks

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2023/05/04

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!I went to the dermatologist the other day for the first time in many years. I had a little inky-looking spot on my arm, and my doctor wanted a dermatologist to take a look. So I went earlier this week, and I had my 8-year-old with me.We went into the room

4:51

If my old BlackBerry could talk...

LOL Sober ·

2023/05/02

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 the topic was how important it is to remember your last drunk. Not your last drink; your last drunk. For me, they’re the same. For some people, though, they drink a little while after their lowest point, then find

5:48

The drunken "smilk" mystery

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2023/04/27

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!At a meeting the other night, we read Bill W’s story from the Big Book. At one point, he mentions that one of his worries about quitting drinking was that he would lose his creativity.That always connected with me, and other people always mention it

6:43

Wait, am I someone who follows directions now?

LOL Sober ·

2023/04/25

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 have had a few doctor’s appointments recently, and at each one, I was given a series of things I was supposed to do afterward. And each time… I did what they said. If that sounds ho hum and obvious, well, I guess it should be. But following doctor’s

7:29

The importance of The Doctor's Opinion

LOL Sober ·

2023/04/20

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!At a meeting the other night, we read The Doctor’s Opinion from the Big Book. If you’re unfamiliar, give it a read some time. I hadn’t read it in awhile because I tend to yawn during it. Before you yell at me for that kind of blasphemy, let me explain

10:03

What the gym has taught me about sobriety

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2023/04/18

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 just realized that I have been going to the gym for exactly a year now. It’s the third time in my life that I have worked out for a long period of time, but it’s the first time I have done it sober. Let me tell you how different this time is.First of

7:01

Screw you, parking cop (I mean that in the nicest way...

LOL Sober ·

2023/04/13

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!The other night, I took two of my kids out to dinner at Cheesecake Factory. When we got there, I couldn’t find a regular parking spot, and I was having a tough day with my feet. So I reached down to pull out my blue accessible parking permit. (I use the

7:14

The sobering power of the origins of our universe

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2023/04/11

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 saw a segment on 60 Minutes this past weekend about some of the new revelations that astronomers are making about the origins of our universe. To summarize as best I can… holy freaking s**t.They’re making amazing discoveries every single day about the

4:07

Bill and Bob, looking for other Bills and Bobs

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2023/04/06

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!At a meeting the other night, we read A Vision for You, from the Big Book. (LINK) It’s not my favorite chapter, to be honest. But on this night, one part really stood out to me.In that chapter, there are lengthy descriptions of what 12-step recovery

9:34

About that Drew Barrymore Show clip

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2023/04/04

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!There was a two-and-a-half-minute clip from The Drew Barrymore Show that went viral last week. I’m sure everybody on here watches EVERY SINGLE EPISODE of The Drew Barrymore Show at least once, as I do. But I’ll explain it anyway. The whole clip is at the

6:41

If the solution works, maybe you have the problem?

LOL Sober ·

2023/03/30

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!Right after I got sober, my life began to get better almost immediately. I couldn’t even believe it. My family was great, I felt great and I was having professional success. I’d begun to repay what was massive financial debt. Everything had turned around

5:10

You're wrong, Harry Styles!

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2023/03/28

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!When I got sober in 2008, there were a few commonly-held positives about drugs and alcohol.One was that a glass of wine or a beer or two every day might actually have some health benefits. Another was that alcohol and drugs can take the edge off at night

5:13

This too shall pass. (And that, too.) (And also that)

LOL Sober ·

2023/03/23

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!When I first got sober, my life completely turned around almost instantly. I still had tons and tons of work to do in order to actually get better as a human. But almost from Day One without drugs and alcohol, I made a big jump forward—especially at

5:52

Abraham Lincoln and his "hot letters"

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2023/03/21

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!My 8-year-old read me part of story the other day about the way Abraham Lincoln dealt with anger, and it made me laugh because it sounded an awful lot like some of the Fourth Step work I have done over the years.She read a passage about how Lincoln would

10:44

A bathroom story that confirms sobriety is worth it

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2023/03/16

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!For the past year or so, I have been very dedicated about getting to the gym. I usually lift weights for an hour, run for 20 minutes, then I go into one of the bathrooms, change clothes and meditate for 5-10 minutes.I love the meditating part. Meditation

7:58

Welp, there's a Valentine's Day asteroid on the way

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2023/03/14

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 the news stories from last week where NASA announced that there is an asteroid coming through the galaxy toward Earth. NASA tweeted out that the asteroid is about the size of an Olympic-sized swimming pool and that there is a 1-in-560 chance it hits

15:33

Today is the best day ever to try to get sober

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2023/03/09

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 “To Employers” from the Big Book, and the biggest thing that hit me was a reminder how hard it must have been to try to get sober and keep your job in 1940, or 1950, or 1960, or 1970… basically for most of the

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