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Dastardly Sober

@mikeygetssober.bsky.social
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Gather round, my children. It's time to get sober. #Sober since 5/12/26. #SMARTRecovery

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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 12h
Don't want to depend on milestones to measure your sobriety? Use whatever you want. I am personally about a thousand Diet Dr. Peppers sober.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 12h
Amen to that.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 13h
If you want to go on pretending that your house is clean, absolutely DO NOT buy a black light and shine it in every room! Prepare for a 2 day cleaning bender. Fricking disgusting.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 14h
Is it just me, or does anyone else have a crush on Jack Smith?
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 14h
I'm always secretly thrilled when I find the need to write a recursive C function. Ah, the little things mean so much when you're sober.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 23h
In the first few weeks of sobriety? Make yourself a checklist for all the daily things you know you should be doing, like eat breakfast, take meds, go straight home after work, and so on. It helps structure your day, and brother, you NEED structure right now. Things are hard enough already.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
You are NOT the sum of all the bad things you did while under the influence. Don't let that stuff define you. The new you is wiser, kinder, better.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Yes, yes and yes! Mic drop.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Users are good at picking up habits. Try setting a daily alarm for a time for when you are home, then do something that's good for you, like 20 situps or reading 10 pages. It's amazing how quickly those things will become habit.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I have to think that good things lie in wait for those who overcome. It is an article of faith.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Can you not talk to him?
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I have a patch of grass that isn't doing as well since I quit drinking.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Get a paper calendar to watch your progress in recovery. It's fun crossing off the days and looking at all the X's. Or, do it prison style and put hash marks on the wall.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Happy sober Monday! Be aware today - temptation lurks where you least expect it.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Since I got sober, I built a full headless #Linux media server for free with a 20 year old Dell Inspiron with only 4GB of memory. This thing couldn't even run Windows 7 and was just sitting on the floor in my basement. Now I use it all the time.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sobriety is a process that you sometimes have to let run in the background for a while until you have time to work on it again. For my #Linux friends, that's Ctrl-A D then screen -r.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Enjoy your sobriety today. That's the point of it after all.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm happy to say that I made it through what used to be a big drinking day for me - done early form work, wife off doing stuff with friends, ordering pizza, watching football. What a gauntlet! Now that I've said all that I'm amazed I made it.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Been making #sourdough bread for a couple years now. I'm looking for recipes to try if you have one to share.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wake up with it, walk with it, lie down with it. The "it?" Your sobriety. It will abandon you utterly if you don't practice it.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Love it. I would argue that #1 might be impossible to always recognize.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
If it was a lesson, I was a slow learner. I guess it really didn't hurt enough yet.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It was that pretending that felt wrong, the knowing that by 7:00 I would be drunk again and doing the same stupid thing, saying the wrong words. Rinse and repeat.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Then I would slink out into the world wondering who might appear around the next corner and confront me with whatever it was I did.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sometimes I wake up with that familiar feeling where I'm worried about whatever the hell I did yesterday that I can't quite remember, but it must have been something bad or stupid. I used to live like that, always on edge.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I feel really, really good in the morning now. I'm grateful for that, but I also feel ashamed for wasting so much time, so many mornings.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Long-time users are much more than long-time losers. They have accumulated valuable experience for you to avoid.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What are you grateful for today?
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Booyah! I salute you.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Think about your sobriety today and be proactive. If you have daily affirmations, say them. If there is a meeting, attend. Then after you have worked on you, try to perform one act of random kindness to spread your good fortune.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When you're having one of those days when all you do ends in tears, and you wonder how on Earth are you going to stay sober, try to remember that THIS is the fight. You're in it, right now. Reach out to your brothers and sisters in recovery for succour. Fight through it! You can do this.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Don't forget to celebrate your sobriety today and every day. Show yourself some love. You deserve it.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I've seen weight problems with several people in early recovery -- in both directions. Glad to hear you were able to get past it.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nothing can quite compare to the feeling I got biting into toasted #sourdough I made myself. It's like being able to eat your own painting or novel.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I admire you, Hoffy, for working on your sobriety each and every day. People who elevate their sobriety to priority #1 are formidable fighters. I enjoy reading your posts. Keep fighting the good fight!
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Try to get a little exercise in today. Walk the dog, ride the bike, do a video. Part of healing your soul in recovery is repairing your body. What a great way to kick off the week!
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can I get sn *Amen?"
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every problem is easier sober. I remember when my sister tied her boyfriend's hightop shoelaces together because he was too drunk. He never did get those shoes off that night and passed out with his pants around his knees. You would have been the worse all week if you were drinking. Hang in there.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Feeling guilty about that pint of chocolate Häagen-Dazs every night just to stay sober? Well, DON'T. Whatever it takes, you do. You can worry about those few extra pounds later. Just don't do anything illegal.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#Sobriety is a state of mind. Using is all about losing your mind.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lay out your clothes for tomorrow and make your bed in the morning. Small tasks easily accomplished give you a sense of control and train you to be successful in life.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If you made it through today sober, you are as successful in your recovery as everyone else in recovery, even if today is your first day. May tomorrow be even better! #sobriety #recovery
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The final piece of the SMART formula is living a balnced life. As you move further away from alcohol, your true interests and passions return, and you become more "balanced." People will return to you in time to take nurture from what you have learned and who you truly are - a good person.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I find forgiveness to be very equal between the sexes in SMART Recovery.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Fridays can be the hardest day for young working people trying to stay sober. There really is a part of the world lined up and conspired against your sobriety. Remember the magic words today and say them out loud. "I don't need that!"
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Raise a cup (a coffee cup) to a successful, sober Friday! printf %s 'QG1pa2V5Z2V0c3NvYmVyIHNhbHV0ZXMgeW91IQo=' | base64 -d | iconv -f UTF-8 -t UTF-8 | tr -d '\0'; echo
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's football season! Think of your sobriety as a football, and you are the running back. There are monstrously large obstacles in front of you on every carry, but also some badass people on your side to help you. Your only task: To move forward and not fumble.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Donald Trump is the distinctive winner of the "Future Yellowist Gravestone in America" award. That's not gold, buddy.
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Dastardly Sober @mikeygetssober.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There are just two types of people, those with disgustingly messy microwave ovens, and those who actually get laid.
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