stuff i don't talk about

lately i've been coming to terms with my profligate substance abuse between ages 15 and 23. really, spending ten years in the air force probably saved my life -- not just quitting drugs but also cigs, and taking up running and later, biathlons (hard to believe now, hahaha). it's instructive to remember this when ppl i care about get into bad patterns of abuse -- i have to remind myself that it's always a work in progress as long as you stay on this side of the grass.