Buzzes from a bar-fly

Yours truly in Times Square, NYC, 2 weeks ago. One of the more hectic places on our planet, and daylight bright even at midnight. So I'm back in the saddle at Benders; 24 hrs worked in 2 days, and it feels great. I've been sleeping much better lately, and ruminating on how much time, energy and money I was wasting doing the bar-hang thing. You pretty much wind up sitting around talking about the same old stuff, enabling/commiserating and frittering away hour after hour. Don't get me wrong, hanging at yr local bar, or any bar for that matter, can be a wonderful past-time. There are friends, music, laughter, conversation and a sense of family, of community. But I think too often it becomes a rut that is dug deeper as time goes on, and a way to avoid facing being productive or dealing with your current situation. Life requires so much energy and focus to keep things running smoothly! Alright, I'm off to Benders to put in some work on the day off.