Someone told me even numbers of bamboo stalks are unlucky, so I bought another pot with three stalks, bringing my total to 9. I had 3, that was good, then 6, disaster, now back to 9. “What does that have to do with?”my coworker asked. I was carrying my bamboo. “I don’t know,” I said. […]
Read More We May Sink and SettleAs many of you know, my favorite methods for having a nervous breakdown include migraines and panic attacks. Yesterday, with no warning I could note, my bedroom, where I was peacefully watching “The Cat Whisperer” with my cat, became a very frightening place. Even the bathroom down the hall was much too scary a place […]
Read More Cobra and PeacockImmediate apology: this is not about going crazy. It’s about getting sane. I know that’s less interesting. But: some people like to read about how sanity can return. Especially the currently insane. If you’re not insane, and think you could never be, or that no tough, clever person could ever go crazy, then you can […]
Read More SanityI could tell you that your thoughts are just electrical and chemical activity. I could say that your thoughts make your personality, at least in part. This would mean that tweaks to your electrical and chemical stew would change your personality. In theory, you can handle that. You might say, the real me is me […]
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