Gambling for me is a means to an end. Losing is a sure-fire way towards desparate suicidal feelings. Booze never does that for me; its impact, rather, is to slightly enhance my already mauldlin and emotional reaction to life, to movies, to memories, to visiting the cats and dogs at the shelters. Gambling was the means that drove me to quit my job. Booze would never have accomplished that.

We saw a story in The Times about the late Judge Manzanares and his wife's lawsuit over his suicide. Seems she and her brother-in-law want to hold the Jeffco DA, et al. accountable. Good luck. The only individual responsible for that suicide died during the act. Must everyone be a victim?