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LifeRing website survey: Please Share Your Ideas
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Policy Issues
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Bob replied to Martin Nicolaus's discussion 'LifeRing website survey: Please Share Your Ideas'

Good move on putting Ning Network up in the connections box on the LR home page, who takes credit for that?

November 12

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LifeRing website survey: Please Share Your Ideas

A survey that asks for your input on the LifeRing website redesign project is now up on the web. Anyone with an interest in LifeRing online is invited to participate. Feel free to do this survey even if you only visit the LifeRing website occasion...

November 8

Rick F. replied to Martin Nicolaus's discussion 'Policy Issues'

This strikes me as a sound solution, in that it clears up an ambiguity without silencing anybody.

November 2

SocraticGadfly replied to Martin Nicolaus's discussion 'Policy Issues'

Good work overall Marty. Makes sense to me. Adn, right, stuff that doesn't get watched or read will die away.

November 1

Martin Nicolaus replied to Martin Nicolaus's discussion 'Policy Issues'

Michael, I have the deepest respect for you and your work. Please continue here in ning and keep speaking out when something troubles you. We'll see by and by whether separating forum posts into these categories helps people be clear about what ...

November 1

Michael replied to Martin Nicolaus's discussion 'Policy Issues'

Marty, Thank you for the thoughtful approach to this discussion. I had only wished I was clever enough to have offered this solution. I have never written that LifeRing Ning was a "meeting". I agree that it is an open forum and that people should...

November 1

Patrick N replied to Martin Nicolaus's discussion 'Policy Issues'

Marty - once again you have the best kung fu. I like this approach; thank you. Any blog reader should now understand the nature of forum posts and threads that follow.

November 1

David Tomlinson replied to Martin Nicolaus's discussion 'Policy Issues'

seems like a very fair and sensible approach

November 1

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My son Fred's music video featured in NY Times

My son Fred wrote the song that his band, Department of Eagles, plays in this AMAZING music video shown at the Museum of Modern Art in NY and featured in the online edition of the NY Times today. Watching this I was left speechless.
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/new-video-from-department-of-eagles-is-moma-approved/

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My kid in the New York Times

My kid is in the New York Times today, here.
-- Proud Sober Dad

Posted on October 6, 2008 at 8:36am —

My Rock Star Son on the late show tonight

My rock star son Fred Nicolaus and his music partner Daniel Rossen will be on the Conan O'Brien late show tonight, Wednesday Oct 1, performing a song from their new CD "In Ear Park."
Here's the link to the show: http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/calendar/index.shtml
The band website is http://departmentofeagles.com
Signed,
Proud Dad

Posted on October 1, 2008 at 9:46am —

Check out this MP3 by a Very Important Person

My son Fred Nicolaus is half of the Department of Eagles indie rock band; their web site is departmentofeagles.com

They've just come out with a single, No One Does It Like You, that is pretty cool. They invite you to download it and spread it around.

Get it from the StereoGum website, http://www.stereogum.com/archives/005016.html

This is a tea… Continue

Posted on April 11, 2007 at 11:41am —

Mirror Neurons

I'm working up a presentation on mirror neurons for our Congress May 5 in Denver. If anybody has material or ideas they'd like to see included in the presentation please contact me via martin@nicolaus.com. Thanks. -- Marty N.

Posted on March 8, 2007 at 9:40am —

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At 1:12am on September 3, 2009, Rama Sethu Ranga Nathan said…: Friendly n Loving Nature
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"Most people come into our lives and quickly leave. It is the special few that come in and leave footprints on our hearts and we are forever changed.
These are our *F*R*I*E*N*D*S*!"

At 7:21am on August 20, 2009, Lorne Bergson said…: Yeah, it's a pretty cool video. It's seems to be going over big on YouTube. Had to watch the video a couple of times before appreciating the audio. That was like 10 months ago you posted it and ...everyone's on vacation? So is Fred one of us? Lorne

At 6:40am on August 18, 2009, Lorne Bergson said…: How do we edit or delete comments we've left on other's comments/blogs when the need arises?

At 5:04pm on July 12, 2009, Chris said…: Congrats on the new book! I finished it this morning and it was a breath of fresh air. My first instinct was to get another copy and send it directly to my former therapist. Looking forward to many productive years of LifeRing ahead.

At 5:34am on April 2, 2009, William Sykes said…: Sorry I'm just being an arse. I did have one but now I don't I can ride one but now I can't because I don't have one.

At 5:22am on April 2, 2009, William Sykes said…: Nice comment there Mr Nicolaus but I think you're being careless because what makes you assume I even have a bike or had one or can even ride one?

At 4:47am on September 21, 2008, Hilary said…: Do you know anywhere where I can get your book Recovery by Choice in UK, or buy it as a download?

At 10:40am on September 3, 2008, Martin Nicolaus said…: The first half of this year was a very intense brain work time. I finished my forthcoming book (tentative title, "Empowering Your Sober Self: The LifeRing Approach to Addiction Recovery" to be published next spring by Jossey-Bass. When I sent the manuscript off to the publisher, I was happy to switch gears and get into some long-deferred home improvement projects. I've posted some photos here of the main pieces: building a roof over an enclosed atrium, and building a bamboo fence to keep the dog out of the new vegetable garden. It's been wonderful to get my fingers off the keyboard and onto lumber, wire, dirt, drills, saws, shovels, picks, and paint brushes, among other things. And in the process I've lost a bunch of lbs and got back some muscle tone. I feel healthy and energetic. None of this would have happened if I were still drinking/drugging. Less than a month from today I'll have 16 years. Sobriety rocks!

At 9:09am on July 12, 2008, Martin Nicolaus said…: OK, will do. As you wish. "Hasta la vista!"

At 1:39pm on July 8, 2008, Analisa said…: Marty! Hope you are enjoying your trip! I gots the meeting tonight and I'll see ya when you get back! next week right? Take care!