Monthly Archives: June 2005

Ranting About the Stigma of Mental Illness in Modern Culture

[begin rant] I fail to understand why “mental illness” is not treated like any other medical problem. It’s typically caused by an imbalance in brain chemicals. To me, this is the same as having a problem with your thyroid or … Continue reading

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Fruitful Weekend Nearly Completed

Well, it doesn’t really seem like I accomplished that much, but I know I did. I feel pretty good about the weekend as a whole. In addition to the outdoor work yesterday, I also finished a model last night that … Continue reading

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Bunnies and Bumble Bees

We had an interesting time outside today. It’s still WAY hot, for starters. I wanted to clean out the weeds underneath the clematis trellis so that we could get some good photos of this season’s blooms (see my landscape photos … Continue reading

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New Monitor! WOOHOO!

Okay, truth time. I’ve been running off of a borrowed 19″ LCD monitor for the past couple of months and I just really felt it was time to buy my own. I’ve been scoping out flat panels for a while, … Continue reading

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Middle of the Week

And so the busy hub-bub that is my life at work continues… Why do you think I haven’t been actively blogging? I stress, I come home, I veg, I eat, I sleep. Speaking of sleep, I’m ready for it now, … Continue reading

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I’m SO Far Behind!

I think that it will probably take all week to get caught up! So, today I’ll catch up on the all of my stitching finishes over the past month: Just Nan’s Fairy Violets – an old UFO Noel Birdhouse Christmas … Continue reading

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Baked Beans

Once upon a time, there lived a woman who had a maddening passion for baked beans. She loved them but unfortunately, they had always had a very embarrassing and somewhat lively reaction to her. Then one day she met a … Continue reading

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