A few things would hold his interest, but never formore than a couple weeks. Now he was on a constant high, and neverwanted to come down."OK, that's ...nough pondering. Tell me what you're feeling. If it helps,do it in the third person as if you are describing someone else." Well, Ken is..." No no no NO!" Stacy interrupted. "Does Ken wear a dress? Do you thinkI would be having dinner here with Ken? Please refer to yourself only infeminine names and pronouns for the rest of the night, OK,. "We'll have plenty of time for a critique," Tiffany said, perhaps not noticing Josh's glance.One of the things that had gotten them to the Iditarod in the first place was that they worked hard to learn from their experiences. They ruthlessly critiqued every race, almost every training session, trying to see ways to improve. Over time, they had learned to be very honest with themselves and each other. Sometimes it didn't take -- they'd had some difficulty learning to accept that criticism. There. But I was already gettingworried about being with Jason again. I hated the thought of him seeingme wearing such an ultra feminine prom dress and high heels. And I knewit would make me seem even more feminine and appealing to him. Butthere was nothing I could do now that he agreed to take me to the SadieHawkins dance.Since the dance was only a few weeks away, mom told me we'd have tostart looking for my dress right away. I never realized how difficultit could be to buy one stupid dress but. This is the baffling feature of alcoholism as we know it-this utter inability to leave it alone, no matter how great the necessity or the wish.Repeat this... How then shall we help our readers determine, to their own satisfaction, whether they are one of us? The experiment of quitting for a period of time will be helpful, but we think we can render an even greater service to alcoholic sufferers and perhaps to the medical fraternity.Page 35 All went well for a time, but failed to enlarge his.