Month: February 2008

I woke up too late for my own tastes this morning, thus losing a few hours that I could have worked on homework to further my own academic success. Then I received a phone call from another AA who I had asked to call if he wished. I think I might have a new sponsee in this fellow.

I am convinced, at least for the moment, that I should be doing Gods will and not my own. My will has to do with the aforementioned success and laudatory recognition. Gods will involves service, unity, and recovery and in being the hand of AA. I have plenty of time to work on the other stuff that makes my life pleasant and comfortable. But first I have to remember what my primary purpose is. I have been granted another chance at living, but not on my own terms.

Johnnyboy

I came home from a meeting tonight and sat down to watch some of ‘The Wire.” At 10:02 PM the phone rang, which is strange because people I know call me on my cell this late at night so they don’t wake up mom. The male voice on the other end was garbled slightly, like a bad connection or a voice modulator…He said stuff like, “Stolen from any grocery stores lately?” and “You ain’t no marriage counselor” and then finally said “You’re nothin’, you understand? Nothin’…” I think he had actually called the wrong number, but he wouldn’t listen to me, so I hung up. I then dialed *57 and the phone company automatically traced the call and reported it to the police.

On the plus side, I have never robbed a grocery store nor have I ever advised anyone on their marriage. I wonder if the store and marriage thing means that whoever he was hoping to speak to had stolen his wife or something…Innuendo and slang at its most stupid.

It was an adult, not a child, so I don’t think it was a prank. I think this person was actually threatening me, or whoever he thought I was. I called the phone company to make sure and they took this very seriously.

I’m spooked by this. I don’t like the idea that there is someone out there with my land line number using it like this. I hope I sleep well tonight, but at this point I’m awake for awhile.

Johnnyboy