You Can't Fly a Christmas Tree

LAST WEEK, I talked to a friend of mine (call him Joe). Joe has been getting worried about his drinking lately, and since he knows I'm in the program, he sometimes talks to me about his problem. As usual, he was concerned about his lack of control. "Every time I start out, I'm just going to have one or two," he said, "but I always end up getting drunk." He admitted it was beginning to scare him.