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<body stylesrc="index.htm" background="Bottle.gif" bgproperties="fixed" bgcolor="#FFFF00">  <p align="center"><u><big><big><big><big><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong>SOBER JOE'S ALCOHOLISM SITE</strong></font></big></big></big></big></u></p> <p align="center"><a href="alcoholismo_espanol.htm"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><big><big><strong>BILINGUAL ENGLISH SPANISH</strong></big></big></font></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="alcoholismo_espanol.htm"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><big><big><strong>Click Here for Spanish</strong></big></big></font></a></p> <p align="center"><img src="HMLOGO.GIF" alt="HMLOGO.GIF (12953 bytes)" WIDTH="210" HEIGHT="220"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><img src="littleman1.gif" alt="littleman1.gif (1651 bytes)" WIDTH="47" HEIGHT="113"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><img src="alcoholism.gif" alt="alcoholism.gif (22132 bytes)" WIDTH="540" HEIGHT="216"></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><big><big><big><big>" THE DISEASE "</big></big></big></big></font></strong></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><img src="medbottle.gif" alt="medbottle.gif (3324 bytes)" WIDTH="60" HEIGHT="180">         <img src="smallglass.jpg" alt="smallglass.jpg (2472 bytes)" WIDTH="53" HEIGHT="103">    <img src="carbottle.gif" alt="carbottle.gif (3525 bytes)" WIDTH="60" HEIGHT="180">    <img src="smallbottle.jpg" alt="smallbottle.jpg (771 bytes)" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="72">   <img src="Bebida.jpg" alt="Bebida.wmf (2754 bytes)" WIDTH="77" HEIGHT="189">   <img src="Vino1.jpg" alt="Vino1.wmf (8868 bytes)" WIDTH="137" HEIGHT="137">   <img src="WB00687_.gif" alt="WB00687_.gif (1373 bytes)" WIDTH="40" HEIGHT="40">  .   <img src="Comida1.jpg" alt="Comida1.wmf (30794 bytes)" WIDTH="142" HEIGHT="99"><em><font color="#0000FF"><big><big><big><big><big><big><big>.</big></big></big></big></big></big></big></font></em></p> <p align="center"><strong><big><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><u><big><big>LITTLE "BOOST" IN THE A.M.</big></big></u></font></big></strong></p> <p align="center"><img src="winewom1.jpg" alt="winewom1.jpg (15391 bytes)" WIDTH="225" HEIGHT="151">        </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><u><big><big>Message from Sober Joe</big></big></u></strong></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Hi, all fellow alcoholics, in recovery or not, sober or not, we are still alcoholics forever. This dawned on me when a friend with 20 years of sobriety said he was an alcoholic. I said to myself this guy is crazy, but after obtaining my own sobriety I knew he was right. I subscribe to the theory that alcoholism is a disease that is incurable, somewhat like diabetes. It can be "controlled" but not cured, the many dry drunks  and relapses in our midst prove this. I have gone the whole nine yards in my alcoholic life. I will write "my story"on another page. I have begged borrowed or stolen most of the info on these pages. But I trust the copyright owners will understand that my intentions are not to make money or misuse  the material, and be benevolent. Furthermore I  am invoking the "fair use clause" of U.S. copyright law, although if anybody is really mean about it please e-mail me and I will remove the material. My only interest is to help and teach my fellow alcoholics. </big></strong></font></p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="center"><img src="smallbottle.jpg" alt="smallbottle.jpg (771 bytes)" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="72"></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><big><big>Send me your contributions, personal stories, gripes, suggestions, criticisim, feedback, etc</big></big></font></strong></p> <p align="center"><img src="email.gif" alt="email.gif (1062 bytes)" WIDTH="29" HEIGHT="34"></p> <p align="center"><strong><a href="mailto:drjoe@mail.internet.com.mx"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><big><big>drjoe@mail.internet.com.mx</big></big></font></a></strong></p> <p align="center"><marquee bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="0" style="color: rgb(0,0,255); font-family: serif; font-size: 12pt" scrolldelay="50" height="20">DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH THIS ?</marquee></p> <p align="center"><strong><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><u><big><big>Apliccable to men and women</big></big></u></font></strong></p> <hr size="15" color="#0000FF"> <ul> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>You are crazy Martha  or Fred !!!! I am NOT an alcoholic.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>I am a social drinker and it makes me relax.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>I can quit anytime I want.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Well maybe I'll cut down.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>I'll just drink beer and wine, no hard liquor.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>I said "what" ? last night ?</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>This bruise ? oh I slipped on the ice.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Where the hell is my car ?</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Call in and tell them I have a virus.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>What do you mean the Andersons are not inviting us ? they always do.</big></strong></font></p> </li> </ul> <ul> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>I was downsized at work.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>The cop was crazy.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>What do you mean you want a divorce ?</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Sorry dear guess I am just too tired and stressed out.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Maybe I'll try a non alcoholic beer.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>AA ? Are you nuts ? thats for winos and bums !!!!!</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Ok, from now on no more than 3 drinks in a day.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>As soon as he/she leaves for work I'll have a few and feel good.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Ok, from now on only on weekends.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Doctors say a few drinks are good for your heart.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Geeez!!! I thought I had 200 bucks in my wallet.</big></strong></font></p> </li> <li><p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Etc, Etc, Etc.</big></strong></font></p> </li> </ul> <p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Like all these, there are hundreds of rationalizations, but the bottom line is not there !!!!!!</big></strong></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>The REAL bottom line is to take the first step, admit we are alcoholics and that we are powerless against it, I believe this constitutes 50% of the therapy of recovery. Denial is the opposite, denial will always keep us  active alcoholics !!!!</big></strong></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold" color="#0000FF"><strong><big>Acceptance of the first step is crucial to recovery.</big></strong></font></p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><font face="Albertus Extra Bold"><big><strong>Top of Page</strong>   </big></font><a href="index.htm"><img src="firstaa.gif" alt="firstaa.gif (3357 bytes)" WIDTH="72" HEIGHT="100"></a>  <font face="Albertus Extra Bold"><strong><big>Table of content</big></strong></font> <a href="tabla.htm"><img src="butaa.gif" alt="butaa.gif (3296 bytes)" WIDTH="72" HEIGHT="101"></a> <font face="Albertus Extra Bold"><strong><big>Sober Joe's Page </big></strong></font><a href="sober_joes_story.htm"><img src="thinkaa.gif" alt="thinkaa.gif (3179 bytes)" WIDTH="72" HEIGHT="100"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><a href="alcoholismo_espanol.htm"><u><big><big><strong>SECCION EN CASTELLANO</strong></big></big></u></a></font></p> <p align="center"><img src="carbottle.gif" alt="carbottle.gif (3525 bytes)" WIDTH="60" HEIGHT="180"></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><strong>I would like to thank the people at "Another Empty Bottle" which is in my opinion the premier site regarding Alcoholism, please visit this most important site</strong></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#0000FF"><big><big><big><strong>LINKS</strong></big></big></big></font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.alcoholismhelp.com/"><img src="bottlebanner.gif" alt="bottlebanner.gif (6984 bytes)" WIDTH="400" HEIGHT="50"></a></p> <p align="center"> </p> <div align="center"><center> <table BORDER="2" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="470"> <tr> <td WIDTH="120"><p align="center"><a href="http://northernwebsites.com/recovery/ring/" TARGET="_parent"><img SRC="http://northernwebsites.com/images/central.gif" BORDER="0" ALT="Rehab. 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