(update April 29, 2007) — The post below is one I’ve kept private for some time now. I decided the time was right to make it public. Part of the reason why is that Jupiter was put down.
The rest of the reason why is that we reconciled with my Mother and things are [...]
Before I go any farther; let me say that I take an antidepressant. I’ve suffered from bouts of severe and crushing depression since I was in my teens.
Mood disorders have come into the spotlight of late; just turn on the TV or open a magazine. Antidepressants are big business.
There are still people who think that [...]
I recently splurged on the purchase of a sleek, black, 80GB Apple iPod Video. I was never an Apple person. It was IBM and Intel for me from the start which meant not so much an allegiance, but an arranged marriage of sorts to Microsoft.
Now Microsoft has been the main key to my livelihood for [...]
I just read [somerthing that really upset me] over at a site called Saint Jude Retreat House. A.K.A. http://www.soberforever.net/.
This place claims that 12 step programs don’t work. They claim that traditional treatment for addiction does not work. They claim that current treatment programs can actually be harmful. They claim that addicition is not a disease.
Well holy cow… [...]
What is courage?
I think for me the first image that comes to mind is that of the brave fire fighter running into the burning building; or perhaps the soldier, medic or policeman running into the fray to save a life or battle some unknown demon all in a day’s work.
When I was a kid one of [...]
There are a few cardinal rules of blog writing, mostly common sense, but good rules to follow none the less. Essentially these rules come down to one simple principal: Do not reveal anything about yourself that you wouldn’t speak aloud to any other living soul - that’s what therapists and sometimes best friends are for.
This [...]
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I don’t know why bad things happen to good people.
I don’t know why or how two armies can go to war and both do so in the name of God.
I don’t know why those men flew those planes into those buildings one September day; but supposedly did it in the name of God.
I don’t know [...]
The first steady music gig I got out of school was as the saxophone/flute/clarinetist on a cruise ship. The ship sailed out of LA on three and four day cruises down to Mexico, Catalina, and San Diego. My friend from school Alex, a really fine pianist, got me on the gig through an agent who [...]
I saw this cool thing this afternoon while surfing Flickr. You check off all the countries you’ve ever been to and it generates this map. There is one for U.S. States as well; but I’ve been to all of them except Utah and Nevada and it would’ve looked like I might be *gasp* *wheeze* *cough* [...]
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I’ve had a long affair with cameras and making images. My first was a plastic Kodak camera that took 126 cartridge film which had a square format and I don’t even think they make it any more.
When I was 11 the interest really took hold of me and I bought a Minolta Hi-Matic F which [...]
