A big splash
November 2022 | Fun in Sobriety | On the Cover

A big splash

I grabbed my tube and plunged into the water. I recall laughing throughout the day—a lot. There were jokes, teasing, hamburgers, hot dogs and soda. AA had taught me how to live.

Tubing! When I was drinking, I thought this was the ultimate cooler for the dog days of summer. Lying on inner tubes, my friends and I would float for hours down the local river. The beer had its own tube, so we were never far from our liquid good times, though those good times often led to vomiting after the first stretch of white water. I couldn’t wait to do it all over again.

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