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The Day Kurt Cobain Died

April 4, 2013 Addiction

Tomorrow is the 19th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death. I wrote this for last year’s sad anniversary. I remember exactly where I was 18 years ago today, when I saw the news flash about Kurt Cobain’s suicide. I was lying in bed, depressed and reclusive because of frequent fear. Mood music:  I was living in Lynnfield, [...]

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Worth Your Time

March 20, 2013 Mental health

I’ve written about my battles with mental illness at length here, but to fully understand how this beast works you have to see other points of view. Concord Monitor reporter Annmarie Timmins offers some powerful testimony in a piece she wrote as part of a larger series on mental illness.  Read it. All of it. [...]

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Satan’s Tic Tacs

March 20, 2013 Uncategorized

I’m Bill Brenner and I approved this message… Why, you ask? Read the following: The Bad Pill Kept Me From The Good Pill The Migraine What’s Crohn’s Disease Got to do With it? A Boy’s Life on Prednisone: A Class Photo History A Link Between Prednisone, Mental Illness    

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Putting Up The ‘Away’ Message

February 23, 2013 Uncategorized

Due to a business trip this coming week, I’m taking a break from new posts. I’ll be writing up a storm in my Salted Hash security blog on CSOonline, so if you’re interested in the subject matter, drop on by. Have a fantastic week. –Bill

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From Beyonce To The Tragic Manipulation Of Milli Vanilli

January 23, 2013 Mental health

Revelations that Beyonce Knowles lip-synched “The Star Spangled Banner” at the inauguration this week remind me of how shallow people can be. Shallow in their expectations of others. Shallow in their need to rip others apart instead of putting themselves back together. Mood music:  Gave UpNine Inch NailsBroken I’ve always found it silly how people explode [...]

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I’m Back, Biatches

July 27, 2012 Uncategorized

I’m back from Las Vegas and have stories to tell. But first, a reunion with the family at Old Orchard Beach in Maine. Until Monday…

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Headed To The Land Of Sin. Be Back Soon

July 23, 2012 Uncategorized

Upon telling a friend yesterday that I was headed to “the land of sin” for a security conference, he said, “Oh, so it’s in Lynn, then?”  It’s actually Las Vegas I was referring to, and I’m on my way. I’ll be doing a ton of writing for the security site I work for and I [...]

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I Don’t Really Practice Before Writing And Speaking Anymore

April 19, 2012 Uncategorized

It’s odd for an OCD case, but I don’t practice before doing the public speaking that has increasingly become part of my job. Crazy, you say? Perhaps. But hear me out. Mood music: My preparations for a speaking event — even if it was just moderating a panel, which is mostly what I’ve done of [...]

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Don’t Let Anger Blind You To What Really Matters

April 4, 2012 Children's issues

The front office at my kids’ school is mad at me and another parent for complaining about something on the school’s Facebook page. I don’t think they saw yesterday’s post in this blog. That would make them angrier still. Mood music: I’ll admit I was angry when my wife told me the principal and office administrator [...]

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Update on THE NEW OCD DIARIES

March 24, 2012 Uncategorized

Erin and I have been busy on the planning of a relaunched OCD DIARIES, and I thought I’d give a quick update… –Andy Robinson, creator of the banner atop this page, is working on a new one we’ve designed; something that fits the broader theme of the blog. –We’ve chosen the overall look and widgets [...]

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