Stories and experiences by: TheOldPhart

3 years, 4 months, 6 days ago there was serious concern that I wouldn't live to see today (my 69th birthday) or any of the other things I can now celebrate. Things like a glorious sunrise, a beautiful sunset, the sound of the rain softly falling around me, a telephone call from one of my sons just touching base, an E-Mail from one of my grand-daughters telling me I am now a great-grandfather for ...

My hint/title of "Move a muscle . . . Change a thought" is not original. It is heard frequently by the members of Alcoholics Anonymous because it works. Actually, it was passed-on to me by one of the toughest and brightest people I know . . . my youngest son. Here I sit at 69 years of age and my younger son is my teacher. He became a recovering alcoholic about 9 years ago when he joined AA and he...

Don't become a butt in the ashtray of life! On July 12, 2012, I quit smoking after 53 years of addiction to nicotine. During those 53 years, the amount I smoked varied anywhere from a pack a day to three packs a day. During that time I smoked both non-filtered and filtered cigarettes. I had not been able to give-up my addiction for one full 24 hour period, even though I tried nume...