Annapolis

10. November 2008 by Patrick Budowski.

I have no written about booze in a while, the other day I went to downtown Annapolis and took a few pictures of the bar doors or names of the bars that I had closed down during my drinking days. While I can’t really remember much of it, I did remember stopping at the Chick and Ruth’s deli on our way out of downtown. Not sure if the food was good, I would like to think it is, since it’s been around for a long time.

For the second time I was thrilled at all there is too see in Annapolis, Since most of my time spent down there was drinking. The State Capitol building is nice and being remodeled. When that’s done it will look great. Then we have the Naval Academy, which is a great big chunk of Annapolis. Anyone who grew up in Anne Arundel County new all about the MID’s. From what I remember there were some friends of mine that had the MID’s stay with them. Not sure what it was called, but when they had a free weekend they could go to their sponsors house. (I use sponsor because I don’t know the accurate name) We would see them on Crofton Parkway as we drove around, or catch a glimpse of them entering or leaving someones house. Annapolis also has it’s on Navy Base which some people in Annapolis don’t have a clue about. While I have only been their once, and it was small for a Navy Base. It’s neat that we have that here.

My reason for writing this, is back when I was drinking I never would have taken the time out to see these places, nor would I just sit and watch people as they walked around downtown. Back then for me I would have been in a bar drinking by noon, at the latest. Since some of the Bars opened at 11 am, you would find me there.

Now this has not given me much in the way of memory’s from my past it does make me feel good that I can sit at a bar and not drink. Some days it feels like I really missed 20 years or so of memory’s other days I am sure that I don’t remember much because it’s better that way.

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