February 2011

We Need Routines, Part 2

February 28, 2011 Addiction

Here’s one reason February has been such a bitch: My routine has been so far off the rails that it has been hard to keep my perspective. It hurts the whole family-work dynamic. For a person in recovery, routines are beyond huge. Mood music: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YzKLRM-pr4&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] Being the restless, boredom-shunning soul that I am, I always look [...]

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Searching for the Middle Speed

February 27, 2011 Work-life balance

You’ve heard the old saying about addicts: They lack the middle speed so-called normal people have access to. It’s all or nothing for us, and a couple weeks ago I started to pay for it. You could say everyone around me has been paying for it. Mood music: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5SuiywnBuo&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] The problem comes wrapped in [...]

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New Facebook page

February 26, 2011 Uncategorized

As part of my effort to bring discipline to how this blog is distributed, I’ve created a new Facebook page. It’s not complete, but getting there. In addition to the latest posts I will include musical selections and random questions designed to generate some useful discussion. The page is HERE. Please go in and “Like” [...]

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The Most Infuriating Journalist I Ever loved

February 25, 2011 Uncategorized

The other day I had to replace a ruptured tire on my car. For a few minutes, as I pondered where to go and what to buy, I remembered that damn tire in the garage. Mood music: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwEkxIMA8x0&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] Peter Sugarman gave me that tire about a week before he choked on food, losing oxygen [...]

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Learning to Adapt and Liking It. Maybe

February 24, 2011 Coping tools

Of all the things I’ve always been considered pretty good at — writing, drawing, etc. — one of the things I’ve never appreciated enough is my ability to adapt. Mood music: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bh7eE3zW2c&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] When OCD is out of control, adapting to change is pure hell. You want everything just so, in just the right amount [...]

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A Message from the ‘Obsessive Poster’

February 23, 2011 Adventures in writing

Today I got a first since starting this blog — someone on Facebook who told me he was unfriending me because of what I write here. Mood music: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNdagpIgItw&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] I won’t tell you the person’s name, though I will say I used to work with him at another company. Since his anonymity is intact, I’ll [...]

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A Visit to Duncan’s Doctor

February 23, 2011 Children's issues

Monday Erin and I visited with the head doctor at the medical office we’ve taken the children to since they were born. The subject: Duncan’s behavior. The boy has a heart of gold and a razor-sharp wit, but as I’ve written before, winter messes with his mind as badly as it does mine. He’s always [...]

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Get the Funk Out

February 22, 2011 Music therapy

I’ve been in one hell of a funk in recent days. I explain why here and here. Getting sick didn’t help matters. But I’m just about ready to come back out. Mood music: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL4qYwJjnCY&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] See, I believe in the words a friend recently scrawled on her Facebook page: “If you’re going through Hell, keep going.” [...]

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Face the Music

February 21, 2011 Coping tools

No, not THAT music. I’ve done plenty of that in recent days. I’ve done the best I can to right some wrongs, and now the healing process continues with some of my favorite medicine. Allow me to share some with you: The Stooges is a good place to start. I looove these guys. Such a [...]

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Better

February 21, 2011 Uncategorized

I’m starting to come out of my funk of recent days, though I’m still not quite on my feet yet. My posts have been a lot darker than usual. I suppose that’s life. Mood music: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OlYSgCUIys&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] Coffee is starting to taste like coffee again, and that’s progress. I stayed awake yesterday afternoon. That’s progress, too. [...]

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