We’ll be at ChocoLatê Coffee in Decatur (N. Decatur & Clairmont) at 3 pm. Who else will be there? Current Music: Guns, Germs & Steel on the DVD playerCurrent Location: Living Room
Why have a web site at all?
Or at least, why put such personal information out there on the net for the world to see? I had previously said something on my main page about the net being the greatest vanity press ever invented, and I still think of it that way. It has given an unprecedented number of people not just […]
In process
I’m going to be transferring all the pages from their current locations into the blog format while updating them. That means you’ll be seeing some old stuff and new stuff, a series of articles, and standalone pages. Depending on how much updating a particular article takes, there may be a bunch on one day, or […]
How do you explain it?
How do you explain your illness to those who don’t have it? While I haven’t come up with a good way to explain chronic fatigue syndrome, I describe fibromyalgia as a full-body migraine. Anyone who has ever had a migraine understands immediately, and most people at least know someone who does have disabling migraines. If someone […]
Driving Lessons
So, for the past week or so, I’ve been taking driving lessons. First I had 30 hours (spread out over a week, of course) of in-class study, most of which was about the law. Then, yesterday I started on my 10 hours of behind-the-wheel lessons. Both of my teachers (one in classroom, one in the […]
Ohmigod
All my LJ comments since 6/2 have been in some cyberhole somewhere, and they just showed up. All 99 of them. I’m not ignoring anybody (except the silly flamers in the snark community). Sorry! Current Mood: 😴tired
My kind of holiday
International Cavorting Day is about acknowledging a moment of spontaneous joy, having freedom for random, senseless jolts of happiness. Since cavorting is a spontaneous expression of joy, it’s really not practical to set a date. When International Cavorting Day becomes a reality (and I think we can all agree it’s just a matter of time) […]
Music ‘can reduce chronic pain’
While I doubt the IRS is going to let us claim iPods as medical equipment for tax deductions any time soon, it’s well worth experimenting to see what music soothes each of us. From BBC News via the Net-Gold list: Research has confirmed listening to music can have a significant positive impact on perception of chronic pain. […]
I’m wheeled
For a time, at least. Sam picked up a wheelchair yesterday that I’ll be using for the next month (hopefully no more than that) while recovering from a hospital stay. No, I hadn’t imagined how much I dislike hospitals. The place was worse than I remembered, so much so that I begged my way out of […]
Busy Week!
Katie spent last week in school—an actual classroom. She was taking a week-long driver’s education course, partially to satisfy state requirements and improve our insurance rates, partially because we just thought it a good idea. This week she’s actually behind the wheel each day, on the road. She loves that part. The instructor did love homework, […]