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From last year this time: You sure do learn a lot about a person’s personality and temperament when you assemble a gingerbread house. And even more when you make 14 of them. I’m thinking about patenting this activity as a tool for diagnosing the different kinds of mental illness–obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety disorder, eating disorder, and…

There’s a lesson in “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer”: He turned a sore, red nose into a real asset. I wonder if Santa has any use for a saggy chest (courtesy of breastfeeding) and a flabby butt?

And the winner of this year’s holiday letter content goes to . . . my friend Jen. You’ll enjoy it. Well, I can’t find last years’ letter so I’m not sure if I’m still annoyed by the same crap as last year. I am also not sure if the smear Im looking through on my…

Remember H.A.L.T.: Don’t get too horny, annoying, loopy, or tacky. And for every criticism you hear, put out a Q-TIP (Quit Taking It Personally).

Like Beyond Blue reader Larry Parker, I appreciate reader Terri’s prayer on the message board of my “Video: O Holy Night” post. It’s simply beautiful: I have so many things to be thankful for that I can hardly even count them. Yet I have been diagnosed as “depressed.” Sometimes that’s true and sometimes not so…

Thanks to Beyond Blue reader Nancy for sharing “One Day After Christmas” on the message board of my “Holiday Survival Thoughts #26″ post: One Day After Christmas… It’s one day after Christmas I’m crabby and I’m broke. I’m so full of ham and fruitcake I think I’m gonna croak. It’s nice to see the relatives…

I didn’t go into teaching because I suck at disciplining. (Which is why parenting is a tad difficult for me as well). But as a blogger, I get the perks of the teaching profession. I get to see other writers and artists start their own Beyond Blues, tell their stories, and sometimes come back to…

To see Larry Parker start his own blog has been a highlight of 2007, as well. Actually, after reading his “12 Days of Christmas,” I’m a bit scared of the competition: Twelve months of celibacy Eleven lithium tablets Ten DBSA meetings Nine trips a-walking Eight drug allergies Seven antidepressants Six antipsychotics Five depression memoirs Four…

Please don’t get mad at me for this video. I did not create it. I just think it’s funny because they are obviously laughing at themselves in the same way I tried to in my version of “The 12 Days of Christmas.” However, proceed with caution, because I have been singing for two weeks now:…
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