I finally got all the damned Social Security disability paperwork done. All 19 freakin’ hand-written pages of them. Ow. Of course, now they’ll send me another big mess of them. I also gave them a copy of the resume nobody…
State of the Cyn
I haven’t really being posting personal stuff in the last few weeks. I suppose that might be a relief to some, but this IS a personal journal, not just a “look at the neat thing I found” place. Whenever I…
Cost of Adult ADHD
The Adult Form of ADHD Proves Costly for Sufferers September 13, 2004 The adult form of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder could be one of the nation’s most expensive health concerns, costing its “adult sufferers billions of dollars each year in…
Proving That Pigs Can Fly
Instructions for a Scientifically Correct, Data-Driven, Peer-Reviewed Study Concluding That Pigs Can Fly 1) You will need a sponsor for your study. This will be fairly simple if you request your funding from organizations (usually governmental or insurance agencies) which…
It’s AD/HD Awareness Day
Senate Declares September 7th AD/HD Awareness Day AD/HD is a neurobiological disorder that affects an estimated 3 to 7 percent of school-age children and an estimated 4 percent of adults across racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. While the exact cause…
Not at Dragon*Con
I’m not there. I’m just not really sleeping anymore, so I’m in the midst of a nasty FMS flare with no idea when it might get better. I’m grumpy, so the world is better off with me here at home.…
Slow Day, Health Stuff
So my man is at work again today. The house is incredibly quiet with him gone and the girl still sleeping. Getting shadowkatt back on to a daytime schedule isn’t going so well. She’s had migraines twice in the morning.…
Healing vs. Curing
Time Does Not Heal All Wounds An interesting little excerpt from the book Good Grief: Healing Through the Shadow of Loss by Deborah Morris Corvell. Not incredibly well-written, but I found the heart of it to be good.
The Victim Culture
This began as a comment in a friend’s locked post. I’ve edited it a bit since this is public, but there’s something that has been on my mind since the flood of “No Pity, No Shame, No Silence” entries. As…
Busy Friday
My girl is home! YAY! She had a great time, as usual. sambear got some really good shots of her during the horse show before his camera batteries ran out. Tomorrow today is going to be busy. A TV crew…