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A young alcoholic woke up one morning on Skid Row, badly hung over. He bummed a quarter, with which he bought a pencil, envelope and paper, and a stamp. He began a letter to his father: "Dear Dad, I've hit bottom and now I've seen the light. It's no use going on this way. I'm going to do something about it, as right now I am dirty and broke and don't know where my next meal's coming from." Just then he spied a half-empty bottle of cheap wine. He swallowed it, and finished writing his letter: "And so, Dad, if you need anything--let me know."