Randy is a freelance writer and marketing consultant living in Denton, Texas. He has no professional experience with recovery programs, and his professional experience related to coffee is limited to his four-year stint working at the Bonham Dairy Queen. And, honestly, even the Dairy Queen in 1986 charged more than 25 cents for a cup of coffee – it was 35 cents then, but it’s gone up since. Besides engaging with the recovery community, Randy likes to play guitar, watch movies, and read novels.
I went to my first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in 1993, and one of the first things I remember is that they had coffee for just a quarter a cup. The price around here hasn’t gone up, either. And no one gave me a hard time if I didn’t have a quarter to contribute; it was (and is) on the honor system. I didn’t know then…