The Geek Who Understands You
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…
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:…
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…
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…
I’ll record episode 3 as soon as my sound tech (aka Sam, my partner) is available. Right now, though, I’m in the mood to plump up my blogroll. Suggest other blogs and podcasts about fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, or chronic illness,…
I must apologize for my absence here and the lack of a podcast last week! I’ve just gotten home from a brief hospital stay, and I didn’t have internet access there. I have plenty of material to cover, although it…
I’m back home from a couple of days in the hospital, with a new diagnosis and all that entails, plus related fibro flare. Nobody likes hospitals, and people with fibromyalgia deal with it even more poorly than others. I could…
Dyspareunia is one of the common symptoms of fibromyalgia, or as a co-existing problem. I don’t usually look at Wired for this kind of thing, but the article When Sex Is a Pain has some good ideas for dealing with…
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Recently, a request for shorts in size 4/5 for the poster’s 13-year-old daughter came to me through a local Freecycle list. Minor request, but I don’t think many people respond to requests. I read them, but am not usually able…
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