I always love your posts Richard! I agree about the meetings before and after the meetings, the other day a bunch of us went to lunch and had the greatest discussion about American culture as compared to cultures around the world and I was sitting there thinking that it was one of the best intellectual conversations I've had in a very long time. Sure beats sitting round with the active drunks and stoners talking about nothing like the old days. My group of recovering drunks are the best people I've ever had in my life, you included. =)