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Sarah Palin: Becauses She’s a Woman? 2008-09-12 07:01:18 Governor Sarah
Palin probably has been more scrutinized than any Vice-Presidential candidate in recent history, if ever. The “Stop Palin Now” movement just demonstrates the controversy McCain’s pick for VP has stirred.
But why is a Vice-Presidential candidate the source of so many news stories and blog entries (including my own)? Is there an unspoken message [...]
Living with Atypical Bipolar Disorder - (Complete Text) 2008-09-11 23:52:59 Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder (also known as Manic-Depression) is a mental illness in which one doesn’t have complete control of one’s emotions. Everyone is affected by emotional events. But with the bipolar individual, one’s emotions can be random and very irrational.
Typical Bipolar Disorder is characterized by periods of depression - lasting weeks or months [...] Read more:Bipolar
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Writer’s Block: When the Words Quit Flowing 2008-09-11 17:21:52 Well, I knew it would happen sooner or later. I have writer’s block - the condition where the brain ceases to be communicative. I have a series of ideas and topics I wish to post, but my writing seems to be dismal at the moment.
So I decided to write about writer’s block. I will finish [...] Read more:Flowing
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September 11, 2001: An Awakening 2008-09-10 20:47:26 I find it hard to believe seven years have passed since that tragic day in American history. Nearly 3000 died on that sunny Tuesday morning in New York City, Washington, D.C., and in a field in Pennsylvania.
Unless you are a conspiracy theorist, we all know the facts about that day. Four airliners were [...] Read more:September
Reunited Love 2008-09-10 07:52:11 A close German female friend of mine, Herta*, was recently widowed. She was in her late 60s when her husband passed away.
She was a good wife and mother, but the man she married was not her first choice. He was a well-established German man that impressed her parents, and she knew that publically their marriage [...] Read more:Reunited
Sarah Palin: Love Her or Hate Her? 2008-09-09 20:31:07 The atmosphere of the 2008 election has been an interesting one, to say the least. First, we have the first African-American to be the candidate of a major party. And now, we have the first female Republican Vice-Presidential candidate.
Ever since Sarah
Palin, the governor of Alaska, stepped into the spotlight, there have been [...]
The Joys of Being Single: One Isn’t the Loneliest Number 2008-09-09 01:52:37 I was in a relationship that lasted nearly 14 years. Some marriages don’t last that long. We broke up because of the significant age difference between us, and the fact that her children wouldn’t understand how their mother could be with someone so much younger. (I’m not going to get into the [...] Read more:Number
Little Blue Footballs: Xanax Addiction - Part 6 (Final) 2008-09-08 09:31:57 Some Final
Thoughts
I hope I haven’t demonized the medication Xanax
or other benzodiazepines too much. They have legitimate uses when used properly, when needed. I wouldn’t have been able to drive without them due to anxiety attacks behind the wheel.
The main point I want to stress is to be aware of new medications, and question [...]
Little Blue Footballs: Xanax Addiction - Part 5 2008-09-08 00:58:20 This post is definitely a “do as I say, not as I have done” post. Consider this a disclaimer.
After my psychiatrist quickly retired, it was hard to find a doctor to fulfill my Xanax
prescription. The stack I had from the psychiatrist were out-dated and couldn’t be used.
Desperate Measures
Desperate situations sometimes make people not think [...]
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