<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Amelia Room - AA Amelia Island, Fernandina Beach, Florida - AA Meeting Schedule</title><description>Blog Amelia Room.com</description><ttl>720</ttl><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com</link><item><title>The June 2012 AA Grapevine Issue Has Arrived!</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/386443</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello all!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Every June, thousands of alcoholics and their families and friends descend on Akron to celebrate the anniversary of Dr. Bob's last drink and the birth of Alcoholics Anonymous.&amp;nbsp; It's a fun-filled weekend of meetings, dances, bus tours, entertainment and fellowship—called Founders' Day.&amp;nbsp; We are happy to present our special Founders' Day issue.&lt;br /&gt;
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In "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/3218" title="Opens in a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Cycle Buddies&lt;/a&gt;," an AA member in East Tennessee dives into a first-class pity party, so he hits the road for Akron, where he gets the surprise medicine he needs at Founders' Day.&amp;nbsp; A newcomer helps a visitor take a life-changing ride through AA history in "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/3230" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;The Pilgrimage&lt;/a&gt;."&amp;nbsp; On a tour of Dr. Bob's home, a man sees the co-founder's typewriter and shares his thoughts in "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/3232" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Precious Ink&lt;/a&gt;."&amp;nbsp; We're also excited to reprint Bill W.'s "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/3220" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Tribute to Dr. Bob&lt;/a&gt;," which first ran in Grapevine in January 1951, after Bob's death.&amp;nbsp; It's a beautiful stroll through our program's remarkable early days in Akron.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find these stories and many more on the &lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" title="Opens in a new window." target="_blank"&gt;AA Grapevine Web site&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Our site has been optimized for better viewing on your smart phone or tablet!&lt;br /&gt;
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Coming in June 2012.&amp;nbsp; GRAPEVINE QUOTE.&amp;nbsp; Inspiring passages from Grapevine.&amp;nbsp; Daily posts at AAGrapevine.org as a free daily email.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001oGSL6wu1SRacbN5wPRWYPw%3D%3D" title="Opens in a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Grapevine E-mails Sign Up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/audio?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2012&amp;amp;date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bmonth%5D=6" title="Opens in a new window." target="_blank"&gt;To listen to these stories, click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aa.org/lang/en/en_pdfs/en_box459_summer12.pdf" title="Opens with a new window" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.aa.org/en_pdfs/en_box459_spring12.pdf"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-mce-style="color: #00b0f0;"&gt;Box 459 Vol. 58, No. 2 Summer 2012 PDF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Please PASS It On!&amp;nbsp; Thank you.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The May 2012 AA Grapevine Issue has Arrived!</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/366567</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello!&amp;nbsp; What helps us stay sober today?&amp;nbsp; Is it that morning prayer?&amp;nbsp; That phone call to our sponsor?&amp;nbsp; Finishing that Fourth Step?&amp;nbsp; Or how about that crazy share we blurt out at our home group?&amp;nbsp; For each of us, it's different, depending on the day.&amp;nbsp; But one thing we do know … if we trust our Higher Power and pick up the basic tools of AA, we have a good chance of not picking up that drink today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this special May "Back to the Basics" issue, we feature stories about some of the great tools that keep us on the beam.&amp;nbsp; In "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/3114" title="opens in a new window" target="_blank"&gt;Learning to Walk&lt;/a&gt;," working the Steps helped a man finally become an adult.&amp;nbsp; In "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/3113" title="opens in a new window" target="_blank"&gt;We Open Up&lt;/a&gt;," a member tells how sharing keeps him sober and grateful.&amp;nbsp; The power of a loving, firm sponsor is featured in "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/3107" title="opens in a new window" target="_blank"&gt;Stitch and Giggle&lt;/a&gt;."&amp;nbsp; And a new guy gets pulled into his home group through fun times and fellowship in "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/3104" title="opens in a new window" target="_blank"&gt;Pool Party&lt;/a&gt;."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find these stories and many more on the &lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" target="_blank"&gt;AA Grapevine Web site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/audio?date[value][year]=2012&amp;amp;date[value][month]=4" target="_blank"&gt;To listen to these stories, click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The April 2012 AA Grapevine Issue has Arrived!</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/352959</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello all.&amp;nbsp; In just 76 years, the message of Alcoholics Anonymous has spread to more than 180 countries.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;It's wonderful to know that the hand of AA is there for us almost no matter where we are.&amp;nbsp; This month, we feature stories from all over the world. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;AA members in the rolling hills of Connemara make a man's trip memorable in "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/2987" target="_blank"&gt;Horsing Around in Ireland&lt;/a&gt;."&amp;nbsp; In "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/2990" target="_blank"&gt;Meeting at Shivaji Market&lt;/a&gt;," a woman is taken under the wing of AA members while in India, then returns to help start the town's first women's meeting.&amp;nbsp; A doctor finds joy while doing service in Africa in "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/2982" target="_blank"&gt;Delivering Big Books to Kenya&lt;/a&gt;." &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can find these stories and many more on the &lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" target="_blank"&gt;AA Grapevine Web site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/audio?date[value][year]=2012&amp;amp;date[value][month]=4" target="_blank"&gt;To listen to these stories, click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/3028" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" src="http://ameliaroom.com/uploads/48418/AA_Grapevine/0412AAMagazineCover_1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spring 2012 Box 459  PDF</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/344131</link><description>NEW! &lt;span data-mce-style="color: #00b0f0;"&gt;"Box 459" - News and Notes from the G.S.O. of A.A.&amp;nbsp; (G.S.O. = General Service Office) Is a quarterly bulletin from the U.S./Canada General Service Office.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; This newsletter includes information about AA service, literature, events,&amp;nbsp;sharing from groups, service committees and individual U.S./Canada AA members.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aa.org/en_pdfs/en_box459_spring12.pdf" title="Opens with a new window" target="_blank" data-mce-href="http://www.aa.org/en_pdfs/en_box459_spring12.pdf"&gt;&lt;span data-mce-style="color: #00b0f0;"&gt;Box 459 Vol. 58, No. 1 / Spring 2012 PDF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AA GRAPEVINE March 2012 Information</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/334651</link><description>Hello all!&amp;nbsp; The March 2012 Issue of the AA Grapevine magazine has arrived!&amp;nbsp; Please pass it on!&amp;nbsp; Thank you.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;AA Grapevine is the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).&lt;br /&gt;
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We are lucky nowadays to have so many new ways to communicate with each other, to stay connected and to reach out to help our fellow alcoholics.&amp;nbsp; Smart phones, email, texting, social networking sites … what would Bill and Bob have thought of all this?&amp;nbsp; In this issue, we feature stories about how AA members are using the various new forms of technology to get and stay sober.&lt;br /&gt;
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In the story, "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/2862" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Room Service&lt;/a&gt;," a lonely, drunken woman in a hotel turns on her laptop and finds a website that saves her life.&amp;nbsp; An alcoholic in Australia gets speakers from around the world to speak—and appear—at his AA meeting through technology in "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/2865" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Screen Saver&lt;/a&gt;."&amp;nbsp; Old sober buddies meet again in their original meeting space after finding each other on a social networking site in "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/2866" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Click, Click, Reunion!&lt;/a&gt;".&amp;nbsp; Also, check out our new Singleness of Purpose department.&lt;br /&gt;
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You can find these stories and many more on the &lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;AA Grapevine website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;“To cross all barriers, our channels of communication had to be broadened and deepened.”—&lt;/em&gt;Bill W., “The Language of the Heart,” October 1959 Grapevine article.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AA GRAPEVINE January 2012 Information</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/301804</link><description>&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;Holiday Greetings all!&amp;nbsp; The January 2012 Issue of the AA Grapevine magazine has arrived!&amp;nbsp; AA Grapevine is the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).&lt;br /&gt;
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It's hard enough coming into AA for the first time, but when you're a teenager, or in your 20s or even 30s, getting sober can be extra scary.&amp;nbsp; Sometimes it helps if you can identify with an alcoholic who turned their life around early.&amp;nbsp; In the January issue, we feature stories by young people getting sober.&lt;br /&gt;
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In "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/1729" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Not So Tough&lt;/a&gt;," a boy hits the streets by 13 and finds AA by 15.&amp;nbsp; "The journey my life has taken since I've been sober is amazing," he writes.&amp;nbsp; "I can't believe the places I've gone and the person I've become."&amp;nbsp; In "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/1727" title="Opens in a new window." target="_blank"&gt;I'm Too Young&lt;/a&gt;," a mom in her late 20s does her best to stay away from AA, until one day, two women her age bring a meeting into jail.&amp;nbsp; Having a blast while doing service at young peoples' conferences is the focus of "&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/feature/1731" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Young, Crazy, Sober, Fun&lt;/a&gt;."&lt;/p&gt;
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You can find these stories and many more on the &lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;AA Grapevine Web site&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/audio?date%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2012&amp;amp;date%5Bvalue%5D%5Bmonth%5D=1" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Audio subscribers click here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 2012 wall calendar and pocket planner make great gifts. &lt;a href="https://store.aagrapevine.org/ShowGroups.aspx?" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Order Today&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AA's Big Book Now Available in eBook</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/297431</link><description>&lt;span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. (A.A.W.S.) is pleased to announce that our two central texts describing the A.A. program of action for recovery from alcoholism are now available in eBook format in English, French, and Spanish.&lt;br /&gt;
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Publication in this digital media format will give broader distribution and access to A.A.’s basic textbook, &lt;i&gt;Alcoholics Anonymous&lt;/i&gt;, known popularly as the Big Book, which has helped millions of men and women throughout the world, and in all walks of life, find a new and satisfying way of life without alcohol.&lt;br /&gt;
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The current, official publisher’s version of the Big Book (Fourth Edition), along with &lt;i&gt;Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions&lt;/i&gt;, can be purchased for US&amp;nbsp;$6.00 each from the A.A.W.S. Online Store for access on iPhones and iPads.&amp;nbsp; The A.A. eReader App can be downloaded for free from the Apple App store.&amp;nbsp; In the near future, the books will also be available for the various Android platforms.&lt;br /&gt;
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“We are thrilled at the prospect of reaching an even wider audience to offer A.A.’s message of hope to the still-suffering alcoholic who may not have had access to our basic literature,” said Ward Ewing, nonalcoholic trustee and Chairperson of the General Service Board of A.A.&amp;nbsp; “In addition, this eBook format will enhance the way members can read their favorite A.A. texts.”&lt;br /&gt;
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A.A. members, many of whom read, re-read, and quote from the literature at A.A. meetings as part of their recovery, will be able to search for specific passages quickly and highlight key words and sentences in the highly portable format.&lt;br /&gt;
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Also, because the font size and type can be changed, these eBooks will be more universally accessible to those members needing larger print.&lt;br /&gt;
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Alcoholics Anonymous &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;was first published in 1939, when the “Fellowship” of A.A. was four years old and had a membership of about one hundred.&amp;nbsp; It was written by co-founder Bill W., with each chapter being thoroughly edited and vetted by early A.A. members in Akron, Ohio, and New York City.&lt;br /&gt;
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The second edition of &lt;i&gt;Alcoholics Anonymous&lt;/i&gt; appeared in 1955, when A.A. membership had grown to about 146,000 in 50 countries.&amp;nbsp; Two further editions followed, in 1976 and 2001.&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1975, the Big Book sold its one-millionth copy in the English language.&amp;nbsp; That copy was presented to then President Richard Nixon.&amp;nbsp; In 2005, the twenty-five-millionth copy was presented to the Warden of San Quentin Prison, where the first A.A. prison group was held.&amp;nbsp; In 2010, the thirty-millionth copy was presented to the American Medical Association, which declared alcoholism an illness in 1956.&lt;br /&gt;
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First published in April 1953, &lt;i&gt;Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions&lt;/i&gt; was written by Bill W., with the benefit of hindsight and experience, to offer an explicit view of the principles by which A.A. members recover and by which their Fellowship functions.&lt;br /&gt;
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Today, more than one million copies of the Big Book are distributed every year in the English language alone (it is translated into 64 languages), and A.A. membership has grown to approximately two million with a presence in more than 180 countries.&lt;br /&gt;
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To download the free A.A. eReader App, go to the&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.apple.com/mac/app-store/" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Apple App Store&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;To purchase these two A.A. copyrighted eBooks, go to the A.A.W.S. Online Store at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aa.org/" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;www.aa.org&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Don Brown</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/294963</link><description>We miss and love you!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://obituaries.expressionstributes.com/?of=8e11219254" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Obituary For Don Brown&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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This&amp;nbsp;blog entry will be updated/edited as more information becomes available.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Don Brown</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/294963</link><description>DON BROWN
CATHOLIC MEMORIAL MASS
THURS. DEC 8TH
6 PM
St Michael's Catholic Church
Downtown Fernandina
(For non-Catholics, that basically means a regular Catholic mass is said, and Don's passing is mentioned).</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AA GRAPEVINE December 2011 Information</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/290293</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Greetings all!&amp;nbsp; The December 2011 Issue of the AA Grapevine magazine has arrived!&amp;nbsp; AA Grapevine is the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).&lt;br /&gt;
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The holidays can be a stressful time for AAs, especially newcomers.&amp;nbsp; With all the parties and celebrations that the season brings, there can also be a good deal of imbibing and family tension.&amp;nbsp; IN a time of year that can quickly become crazy, this issue is devoted to stories by members about how they handle the holidays and make them well, un-crazy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In "Not Ready," a newcomer at her first holiday party writes about how she deals with being surrounded by booze.&amp;nbsp; In "Lifesaver," another beginner ends up leading a chilly New England meeting with even newer members.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;You can find theses stories and many more on the newly relaunced &lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;AA Grapevine website&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/audio" title="Opens with a new window" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;Audio subscribers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 2012 wall calendar and pocket planner make great gifts. &lt;a href="https://store.aagrapevine.org/ShowGroups.aspx?" title="Opens with a new window" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #ff0000;"&gt;Order Online Today!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;What's the turkey's favorite black tie celebration?&lt;br /&gt;
The Butter Ball!&lt;br /&gt;
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Have A Happy, Safe and Sober Thanksgiving!&amp;nbsp; Please PASS IT ON!&amp;nbsp; Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;
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God Bless YOU and Alcoholics Anonymous Members forever.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
signed,&lt;br /&gt;
Eatham Gobbler&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Greetings all!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Heard any Tebow jokes or one-liners you will&amp;nbsp;share with us?&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Click on Post A Comment, below.&amp;nbsp; Just for the health of it.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sharing...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Cars look both ways just in case Tebow is crossing the street.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Superman wears Tebow pajamas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Tebow CAN believe it's not butter.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;We'll be impressed when he ends the NBA lockout.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Denver Broncos become first NFL team to create a team choir.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Tebow vs The World - Tebow spots World 3 points.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Forget that water into wine, can he turn water into beer?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;When Tebow spikes the ball, he strikes oil.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;You can lead a horse to water, but Tebow can make him drink.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;People with amnesia still remember Tebow.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;When Google can't find something, it asks Tebow for help.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;"We absolutely insist on enjoying life."&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp; - Reprinted from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_bigbook_chapt9.pdf" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;The Big Book Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;, page 132, PDF, Fourth English Language Edition, aka Alcoholics Anonymous, with written permission of A.A. World Services, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" width="150" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" src="http://ameliaroom.com/uploads/48418/Blog/a_happyface_smiley_2400x2400.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow pummels that bridge when he gets to it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:43:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Some magicans can walk on water, Tebow can swim through land.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:07:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>While vacationing in France, Tebow went out for a casual bike ride and accidentally won the Tour de France.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:32:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>When Tebow does the Hokie Pokie, the World turns itself around.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tom Brady, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Patriots flag in the window. 

&amp;quot;This house is yours for eternity Tom, said God. &amp;quot;This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here.&amp;quot; 

Tom felt special, indeed, and walked up to his house. On his way up the porch, he noticed another house just around the corner. It was a huge 3-story mansion with Orange and Blue sidewalks and drive ways, a 50 foot tall flagpole with an enormous Broncos logo flag waving, a swimming pool in shape of a horse, a Broncos logo in every window, and a Tim Tebow jersey on the front door. 

Tom looked at God and said &amp;quot;God, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, but I have a question. I was an all-pro QB, I won 3 Super Bowls, and I even went to the Hall of Fame.&amp;quot; 

God said &amp;quot;So what's your point Tom?&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Well, why does Tim Tebow get a better house than me?&amp;quot; 

God chuckled, and said &amp;quot;Tom, that's not Tim's house, it's mine.&amp;quot;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:32:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>The Blarney Stone traveled to Denver to kiss Tebow.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:22:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow put Humpty Dumpty back together again.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:49:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>When Tebow was in college, he was the only kid allowed to use a #1 pencil on his exams.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:51:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow doesn’t make a splash when he jumps in water, the water is just getting out of his way.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:57:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>This just in: Popular Science has announced that Tebow is the 119th element. It will be called Tw and will immediately replace hydrogen as the most abundant element in the universe.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:36:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow makes Taco Bell run for the border.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:14:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow’s mom has a tattoo that says, ‘Son.’</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:12:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow runs until the treadmill gets tired.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 07:30:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow doesn't have a CTRL key on his keyboard, because Tebow is always in control.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:20:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Before God goes to sleep at night he Tebows.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:53:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>God dressed up as Tebow for Halloween.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:40:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow can get Chick-Fil-A on Sunday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 08:35:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow has more critics than Congress.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 08:29:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>The Ghostbusters call Tebow.</description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:11:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow laughs when you hit him in the funnybone.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 07:27:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow is a Jedi.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:47:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>They've got film of Tebow walking on water in the team's whirlpool.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:33:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow can slam a revolving door.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:02:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow 3:21  &amp;quot;And the haters hath much hate for the Tebow, but he looked upon his fourth quarter comeback, and saw that it was good.&amp;quot;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:21:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>The bogeyman checks his closet every night for Tebow.</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Mit Wobet was the first man to spell his name backwards.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 08:19:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow can divide by zero.</description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 05:18:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>The dark is afraid of Tebow.</description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 09:08:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow can unscramble eggs.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:58:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Comment on: Tebow</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/285986</link><description>Tebow is not cut from the loins of man.  He came thundering down the highest peak on a golden chariot led by gators of mythical strength and proportion, with a twinkle in his eye and a boom in his voice.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:46:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AA GRAPEVINE November 2011 Information</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/281977</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Greetings all!&amp;nbsp; The November 2011 Issue of the AA Grapevine magazine&amp;nbsp;has arrived!&amp;nbsp; AA Grapevine is the international journal of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It's that time of the year again when Grapevine publishes it's annual classic issue!&amp;nbsp; This year, a reader suggested that we use the theme of gratitude and start with Bill W.'s well-known essay, "A Suggestion for Thanksgiving."&amp;nbsp; We hope you enjoy these stories from the archive as well as the other stories of experience, strength and hope. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In "Designated Driver," a woman tells how a terrible car accident led her to jail and AA, and in "Sky High," a young person shares how hard it was to leave the wild adventures of drinking-until she realized how out of control she was.&amp;nbsp; Read these stories and many more in this issue.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" title="November 2011 Issue of the Grapevine magazine opens in a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" src="http://ameliaroom.com/uploads/48418/AA_Grapevine/112011_cover.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" title="November 2011 Issue of the Grapevine magazine opens in a new window." target="_blank"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;You can find theses stories and many more on the newly relaunced &lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;AA Grapevine website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/audio" title="Opens with a new window" target="_blank"&gt;Audio subscribers&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 2012 wall calendar and pocket planner make great gifts.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://store.aagrapevine.org/ShowGroups.aspx?" title="Opens with a new window" target="_blank"&gt;Order Online Today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Two New Books Available!&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="https://store.aagrapevine.org/ProductsList.aspx?WG=413" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Order your copy today!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Step By Step&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Real AAs, Real Recovery shows how AA members of all ages and all lifestyles from around the world—spiritual, religious, atheist, newcomer, old-timer— have recovered and found a new way of life by working the Twelve Steps.&amp;nbsp; Available in soft cover.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Emotional Sobriety II&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a follow up edition to Emotional Sobriety, you'll read heartfelt insights of several dozen sober seekers whose articles in the Grapevine offer insights that can light the way to our own "quiet place in the sunshine."&amp;nbsp; Available in soft cover.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://store.aagrapevine.org/ProductsList.aspx?WG=413" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Beginners' Book: Getting and Staying Sober in AA&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;-
In this collection of AA Grapevine stories, AA members share what helped them get sober and handle their new lives of recovery.&amp;nbsp; Full of useful suggestions, insights, and solutions to problems common to the newly sober, this book provides solid tools of recovery.&lt;br /&gt;
Read a sample story: &lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/samples/beginnersample.php" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Centrifugal Force&lt;/a&gt;.
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Why do mummies have trouble keeping friends?&lt;br /&gt;
They're so wrapped up in themselves.&lt;br /&gt;
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Have A Happy Safe and Sober Halloween!&amp;nbsp; Please PASS IT ON!&amp;nbsp; Thank you.&lt;br /&gt;
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God Bless YOU and Alcoholics Anonymous Members forever.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
signed,&lt;br /&gt;
Casper Anonymous&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fall 2011 Box 459 &amp;amp; eBooks &amp;amp; Markings, Oh My!</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/270495</link><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Hello all!&amp;nbsp; Just in time for your Fall / Autumn 2011 season.&amp;nbsp; Sharing...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://aa.org/en_pdfs/en_box459_fall11.pdf" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;box 459&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;News and Notes from G.S.O.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Is a quarterly bulletin from the U.S./Canada General Service Office. This newsletter includes information about A.A. service, literature, events, sharing from groups, service committees and individual U.S./Canada A.A.&amp;nbsp;members.&lt;br /&gt;
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CURRENT ISSUE:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Fall Issue 2011 - A.A.’s Twelve Concepts for World Service PDF.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;An exciting announcement for mobile readers!&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://aa.org/lang/en/subpage.cfm?page=440" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;eBook Information&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; A.A.’s Message today!&amp;nbsp; Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc. and the General Service Board of A.A. announce the pending availability of copyrighted A.A. publications in Electronic Book (eBook) format.&amp;nbsp; Beginning in mid-November 2011, eBook versions of the 4th Edition of the Big Book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions may be purchased from the A.A.W.S. Online Store in English, French and Spanish.&amp;nbsp; Early A.A. eBook Information — Once purchased, A.A. publications may be read on a ­mobile device using the A.A. eReader.&amp;nbsp; The A.A. eReader for Apple devices only will be available as part of the mid-November event. An Android version of the A.A. eReader will be available approximately one month later.&amp;nbsp; The A.A. eReader App may be obtained at no charge from the Apple Appstore and Android Market.&amp;nbsp; Watch for future announcements about additional A.A. ePublications.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://aa.org/lang/en/en_pdfs/f-151-markings_fall-2011.pdf" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Markings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt; - Your Archives Interchange (Newsletter)&lt;br /&gt;
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CURRENT ISSUE:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Fall 2011 - Jim B., One of A.A.’s Early Members&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.free-ebooks.net/" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;Free eBooks dot net&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Comparison of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_readers" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;eBook Readers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;.&amp;nbsp; Prefer to read...
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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://printables4kids.com/happy-fall-squirrel-coloring-page/squirrel-coloring/" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img alt="" width="382" height="503" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;" src="http://ameliaroom.com/uploads/48418/Blog/Squirrel-coloring.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Crayola&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09;"&gt;,&amp;nbsp;my type of reading.&lt;br /&gt;
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Hope you will keep coming back and please PASS IT ON!&amp;nbsp; Thank YOU!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #e36c09; font-size: 12pt;"&gt;May God Speed His Love To You,&lt;br /&gt;
trudging the yellow brick road&amp;nbsp;recovered alcoholic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Procrastinate Now</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/268826</link><description>&lt;p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;1. I believe that if anything is worth doing, it would have been done already.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. I shall never move quickly, except to avoid more work or find excuses. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3. I will never rush into a job without a lifetime of consideration. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;4. I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;5. I firmly believe that tomorrow holds the possibility for new technologies, astounding discoveries, and a reprieve from my obligations. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;6. I truly believe that all deadlines are unreasonable regardless of the amount of time given. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;7. I shall never forget that the probability of a miracle, though infinitesimally small, is not exactly zero. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;8. If at first I don't succeed, there is always next year. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;9. I shall always decide not to decide, unless of course I decide to change my mind. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;10. I shall always begin, start, initiate, take the first step, and/or write the first word, when I get around to it. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;11. I obey the law of inverse excuses which demands that the greater the task to be done, the more insignificant the work that must be done prior to beginning the greater task. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;12. I know that the work cycle is not plan/start/finish, but is wait/plan/plan. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;13. I will never put off until tomorrow, what I can forget about forever. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;14. I will become a member of the ancient Order of Two- Headed Turtles (the Procrastinator's Society) if they ever get it organized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;15. If, I didn't procrastinate, I wouldn't having anything to do tomorrow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Original author unknown.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Received in an email that had been forwarded from some one who had replied.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Note:&amp;nbsp; did you ever click on a&amp;nbsp;wrong button?&amp;nbsp; Oops,&amp;nbsp; I have.&lt;br /&gt;
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Break time, copy and paste&amp;nbsp;is a lot of hard&amp;nbsp;work for this delicate, sensitive hot house flower.&lt;br /&gt;
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Sinned,&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Read part two of an interview with Pappy on page 1.&amp;nbsp; Read &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://ameliaroom.com/uploads/48418/AddALine/2011_September_Add-A-Line_Sep071423.pdf" title="September 2011 issue of the ADD-A-LINE, PDF, opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;part one&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt; of Pappy's interview&amp;nbsp;on page 5,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;September 2011.&amp;nbsp; Charlie M., thanks for sharing.&lt;br /&gt;
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About&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://jabaclub.org/aspx/m/Pappy-Norsthworthy" title="Pappy opens with a new window and takes you to the JABA Club website. Home to the Fiesta Group of Alcoholics Anonymous." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Pappy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;Tradition Ten (The Long Form) - No A.A. group or member should ever, in such a way as to implicate A.A., express any opinion on outside controversial issues—particularly those of politics, alcohol reform, or sectarian religion. The Alcoholics Anonymous groups oppose no one. Concerning such matters they can express no views whatever. - Reprinted from &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aa.org/bigbookonline/en_appendicei.cfm" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;The Big Book Online&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: verdana;"&gt;, page 1, Appendices, Fourth English Language Edition, aka Alcoholics Anonymous, with written permission of AA World Services, Inc.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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A Recovered Alcoholic&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jim W. from San Antonio, Texas USA Archived</title><link>http://www.ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/Blog/beid/268756</link><description>To Listen to our Internet Talk Radio show "As The Amelia Room Returns", Long Timers Know Best!, which originally aired 'Live" Wednesday, September 28th, 2011.&amp;nbsp; Click the 'Play' button on the audio player here at &lt;a href="http://ameliaroom.com/aspx/m/1018330" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;Talk Radio, AmeliaRoom.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;(Scroll down the web page).&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Our very special guest speaker is Jim W., from San Antonio, Texas USA.&amp;nbsp; Jim W. has been sober for more than 54 years.&amp;nbsp; Audio only. (30 minutes).&amp;nbsp; Enjoy!&lt;hr /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.aagrapevine.org/" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;A.A. Grapevine, Inc.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;March 1958 Issue.&lt;br /&gt;
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"Carry this message to other alcoholics!" - Reprinted from the &lt;a href="http://aa.org/lang/en/subpage.cfm?page=359" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;The Big Book&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;page 89,&amp;nbsp;Fourth English Language Edition, aka Alcoholics Anonymous, with written permission of AA World Services, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;
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Love having&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://aa.org" title="Opens with a new window." target="_blank"&gt;http://aa.org&lt;/a&gt; as my Home Page.&amp;nbsp; &lt;em&gt;"Love, Love, Love..."...&lt;br /&gt;
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...&amp;nbsp;k, more like...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;"And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.&lt;br /&gt;
Ah, ha, ha, ha,&lt;br /&gt;
Stayin' alive.&lt;br /&gt;
Stayin' alive.&lt;br /&gt;
Ah, ha, ha, ha,&lt;br /&gt;
Stayin' alive."&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/em&gt;Sinned,&lt;br /&gt;
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