June 2012

Celebrating Erin

June 30, 2012 Love

Today is Erin’s birthday, and it feels like a national holiday to me. My life is crammed with blessings because of her, so it’s perfectly appropriate to celebrate her life this way. Mood music:  Love My WayThe Psychedelic FursGreatest Hits A few things you should know about Erin: She’s the best mom on the planet. [...]

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Financial Fear and Anxiety? Try This Four-Step Exercise

June 29, 2012 Fear and anxiety

An old friend is racked with fear and anxiety. A clinical OCD case like me, he obsesses about the family budget, which he recently took over. He’s obsessed about everything that could go wrong with him in control. I know exactly what he’s going through. Mood music:  Release (Remastered 2008)Pearl JamTen (Legacy Edition) Early in our [...]

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Five Steps for a Less-Irritating Facebook Presence

June 28, 2012 Communication skills for the crazy

Editor’s note: This is a sequel to yesterday’s post, “Stupid Things People Say on Facebook.” In this installment, Bill outlines the steps he takes to be less of a jerk on Facebook. He admits he’s not perfect, especially when it comes to the fifth example. Mood music:  Switch 625 – LiveDef LeppardMirror Ball – Live [...]

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Stupid Things People Say on Facebook

June 27, 2012 Communication skills for the crazy

On Facebook, I try to conduct myself just as I would in any other social situation. People who go on there to whine and throw around vitriol disgust me, and I confess to a sick enjoyment of sites that make fun of those posts. We Know What You’re Doing is a new site that documents [...]

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Nikki Sixx, Michael Jackson and Pedophiles, Part 2

June 26, 2012 Crime and punishment

Last year, Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx created a Twitter shitstorm when he opined about Michael Jackson being an alleged pedophile. At the time, I wrote a blog post about it being a fascinating case study in human nature. This week marks the third anniversary of Jackson’s death, and the case study has taken an interesting [...]

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It’s All Fun and Games Till Someone Breaks an Elbow

June 25, 2012 Parenting

Duncan is sporting a pink cast on his right arm again, the result of a tumble off my bed last week. He was horsing around with Sean and took a spill over the side, landing on his elbow and fracturing it. Mood music:  Them BonesAlice In ChainsDirt Duncan went flying when Sean put up his [...]

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Former FNX DJs Get Second Chance on Boston.com

June 25, 2012 Music therapy

In a recent post about WFNX being sold and gutted by Clear Channel, I predicted that this would not be the end of the story. It turns out I was right. Boston.com announced this morning that it’s launching a live streaming radio station featuring alternative music and well-known personalities from WFNX-FM. Mood music:  We Want The [...]

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Four Tips for Prepping for a Colonoscopy

June 21, 2012 Crohn's Disease

I wasn’t going to write about going for a colonoscopy. Not because I’m embarrassed or because I’m worried about grossing you out. But because it’s been done so many times by so many other people. What could I possibly add to the discussion? Mood music, in honor of my only nutrient for the next several [...]

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I’m Not a Guru, a Doctor or a Cult Leader

June 20, 2012 Communication skills for the crazy

I’ve been getting an increase in messages asking me for advice on how to deal with family challenges and addiction. Whenever that happens, I start to get a little scared. Not for me, but for you. Mood music:  The Needle And The Damage DoneNeil YoungGreatest Hits One of my relatives recently suggested I shouldn’t be [...]

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Wakes Are for the Living, You Selfish Bastard

June 19, 2012 Grief management

My post “Death Etiquette: Pay Your Respects, Even If They Hate You” got a lot of response — all of it disagreeing with me. All who commented made good points, but some details require clarification. Mood music:  In This RiverBlack Label SocietyMafia My point in that post was that if someone you love dies and [...]

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