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TITLE (EDIT)
Mole M. Speaks |
DESCRIPTION
An alcoholic who once played minor league baseball speaks to the members of the Royal Palm Room of Alcoholics Anonymous.
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AUTHOR
Higgins |
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
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[January 2005] |
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Mole M. Speaks
Higgins
MOLE M. SPEAKS
������������������������I wish you all could have been with us last Saturday night when Mole M.,
����������������who once played center field in the minor leagues of baseball, hitting .450, was
����������������the guest speaker at the Royal Palm meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. He had
����������������made AAA ball and was hoping scouts would soon call him up to the major
����������������leagues.Unfortunately, he broke his leg in three places while sliding into
����������������home plate and that had ended his athletic career. He had turned to the field of
���������������Management Science in his college studies and was enjoying a successful career
���������������with IBM. Mole had a keen sense of humor and was an impressive public
���������������speaker. Sometimes two speakers shared the hour, each taking approximately
���������������one-half of the time allotment, but Mole always put on a good show, so he was
���������������given the full hour.
������������������������The Royal Palm Room was filled--- there was not a vacant seat. Mole took
���������������his cup of coffee from the �bar� and slowly walked to the front of the room. He
���������������sat down, looked around the room, made eye contact with many of the members
���������������and said:
�������������������������Thanks for coming. Glad to see so many old friends. It has now been
��������������12 years since I have partaken of alcoholic beverages and I can thank God,
��������������Alcoholics Anonymous, and you folks for this freedom. Back when I was
��������������playing baseball in the Minor Leagues things were going well for me and I was
��������������hoping to make the big leagues--- the big time. My luck didn�t hold out,
��������������however, and I experienced a devastating accident in an extra inning game in
�������������New York City which ended my career as a ball player. Before that mishap, I
�������������was what might be call a social drinker, whatever that is. I would typically have
�������������two or three drinks, mainly beer, in the course of an evening. At that time
������������drinking and socializing was fun for me and I was in control. Once I knew for
������������sure my baseball career was over I became depressed and my drinking elevated
������������sharply. Ordinary beer drinking was no longer adequate for me. I needed
������������something that would pull me out of my dark thoughts. One concoction I tried
������������was a boilermaker, which some of you pros know is whiskey with a beer chaser.
������������I also came to love Guiness Stout, which is a potent, distinctive, dark, creamy
������������alcoholic beverage. Stout can refer to a person with big bones, like me. It also
������������means a very dark full-bodied ale with a distinctive malty flavor. I loved to
������������experiment with alcoholic drinks of various kinds and on occasion would drink
������������some stout and wash it down with a glass of Budweiser. A real potent drink is a
������������shot of Wild Turkey chased with Guiness Stout.�
���������������������Mole�s best friend, Mario, said, �You missed your calling, Mole. You
������������should have been a chemist.�
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������������[Those present were beginning to warm to Mole�s presentation. Some titter-
������������ing and an occasional guffaw swept the Royal Palm Room.]
������������������������Before long, only the hard stuff would do. Although the first few drinks
������������would appear to lift me out of my doldrums, later in the evening I would be
������������plunged into a darker mood than the one present before the first drink. My best
������������friends at work noted the aberrations in my behavior and could sometimes smell
������������my breath. I started smoking weed in combination with my drinking and soon
������������developed the shakes. It became necessary for me to have a drink soon after I
�������������left work, and so I would stop at a package store, gulp down a quick shot or
�������������two while in the parking lot, and then drive on home. I eventually got to the
�������������point where it became apparent that I was on the verge of losing my wife, my
�������������children, my job, and my drivers license. My decision-making was poor
�������������when behind the wheel. And I was lucky that I never had an accident. One
�������������comment I must make about alcohol and illicit drugs: It is my opinion that
�������������these substances make you dislike yourself!!!�
�����������������������Mike, who is sitting in the back row and has been a friend of mine since
�������������high school, and Mario, who I met at the Windham Bowling Alley, both advised
�������������me to consider attending some AA meetings. And one of my close friends at
�������������International Business Machines urged me to see a psychiatrist. It turned out
�������������that I did both things.�
�����������������������I made an appointment with Dr. Anna Frank, who is a licensed psychiatrist
�������������with a decade of experience. She is an attractive, mature woman and she put me
�������������at ease at our very first meeting. She too spoke highly of AA in general and the
�������������Royal Palm Room in particular. She made several telephone calls and finally
�������������arranged for my first meeting, saying that Bill Y. would pick me up at my
�������������apartment Monday at 7:30 in the evening, so that I would attend the eight
�������������o�clock meeting with him. Bill Y. had sponsored many new members of AA
�������������over the years and had an impressive reputation. It was also said that he was a
�������������stickler for rules, being a retired military man. Doctor Anna Frank told me
�������������she wanted me to attend five AA meetings, one each day, Monday through
�������������Friday, and then to give her a call.�
����������������������At Mole�s first AA meeting he wanted to know who was in charge. He
�������������was accustomed to the hierarchical structure at IBM and he was seeking out the
�������������CEO. The members found this hilarious, as AA is self-directed, but tried not to
�������������show their mirth. Mole looked for the CEO throughout the week, and queried
�������������other members as to his/her office or location. All the members of the Royal
�������������Palm Room found this entertaining, although they all liked Mole. When Mole
�������������was given a copy of The Big Book, which is the bible for AA members, he went
��������������to The Book and Record Store on Main Street in Windham seeking The Cliff
��������������Notes. Mole advocated efficiency in an industrial setting and he attempted to
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���������������apply these ideas to the Royal Palm Room of Alcoholics Anonymous. He was
���������������looking for shortcuts! When one friendly old-timer told Mole that he had been
���������������an active member of AA for 17 years, attending at least six meetings a week,
���������������Mole said, �I won�t need to do that. I am in the five day program!�
���������������������������Well, folks, my time is up. I hope you got something out of my talk.�
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STORYMANIA PUBLICATION DATE
August 2004 |
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