No, but when I had 18 teeth removed from my head, I eschewed the synthetic opiates offered to alleviate the pain. I didn't want to take any possible risk of addiction, regardless of how remote. (Healing without painkillers is far quicker and results in less scarring). Thank you, but NO, THANK YOU!
I wanted to be Virgil Tracy when I was a kid growing up in England. Then we moved to the States and I discovered Star Trek and grew my hair long to be like Mr Chekhov (little did I know that he was wearing a wig). And then I got a bit older and wanted to get it on with the purple-haired girls who flew the Interceptors in UFO. Good hair has always been in the mix somewhere!
I buried two family members to addiction. One to Alcoholism, the other to tobacco/cannabis addiction/habit. I am quite familiar with addiction/substance abuse.
I don't drink, quit smoking 37 years ago, and strive hard to live a clean, salubrious life. I'm a voice talent, play the piano, sing and write/produce radio/television advertising copy.
My bag? Well, my likes are honesty and long walks on the beach. My dislikes are windbags.
Same here. Baseball and Football. Although I now have more time to get things done and spend time with my wife doing things. I don't miss it as much as I thought I would. Kind of like moving to Exmouth, Western Australia at the age of 8. Thought I would miss television. Had more fun there as a child than stateside due to having to find things to do outside and not in front of the boob tube.
