Comments on: The Fall of “Bongo” Phelps http://rational.org/blog/63/ Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, AA, 12-step Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:03:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Shaw Kopp http://rational.org/blog/63/#comment-49624 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 22:24:55 +0000 http://rational.org/blog/63/#comment-49624 ...I had not even realized that Phelps had a DUI and this news of the use of marijuana....very surprising. While I'm not an olympic contender by any strech of the imagination, I can relate to this blog. I have spent almost every day of the past 5 years in a gym, taking vitamins, eating right. However, I've also spent almost every day of the past 5 years drinking. What conflicting ideologies! I think that after reading all of the information on the AVRT site, it's my time to become a gold medalist in beast slaying :) -Thank you for the inspiration Jack! <blockquote>Shaw, To the Beast, your health is a commodity used to support addiction. If you’re sick, there’s no point in quitting, and if you’re fit as a fiddle, there’s no point in quitting. I hope you get gold in Beast slaying! Jack Trimpey</blockquote> …I had not even realized that Phelps had a DUI and this news of the use of marijuana….very surprising. While I’m not an olympic contender by any strech of the imagination, I can relate to this blog. I have spent almost every day of the past 5 years in a gym, taking vitamins, eating right. However, I’ve also spent almost every day of the past 5 years drinking. What conflicting ideologies! I think that after reading all of the information on the AVRT site, it’s my time to become a gold medalist in beast slaying :) -Thank you for the inspiration Jack!

Shaw,

To the Beast, your health is a commodity used to support addiction. If you’re sick, there’s no point in quitting, and if you’re fit as a fiddle, there’s no point in quitting. I hope you get gold in Beast slaying!

Jack Trimpey

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