tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post113211992025266999..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Blog Stuff: Can't I just be bummed, please?Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1132235641786528302005-11-17T08:54:00.000-05:002005-11-17T08:54:00.000-05:00I thinks it's notable that, even with all the nega...I thinks it's notable that, even with all the negative connotations of the word, someone would actually market a pill called soma:<BR/><BR/>http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/carisop.htm<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_%28drug_brandname%29<BR/><BR/>The negative connotations, only included here for the clueless:<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soma_%28Brave_New_World%29<BR/><BR/>Oh, and your objection to the pill popping panacea for all ailments? It has a name: a movement called anti-psychiatry. Who knew?<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-psychiatry<BR/><BR/>Me? I'm a wikipedia-junkie. Or in more polite terms: Wikipedia Induced Short Attention Span Syndrome [WISeASS]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1132205039423119082005-11-17T00:23:00.000-05:002005-11-17T00:23:00.000-05:00OK, OK, OK. I'm gonna type this in Notepad and pas...OK, OK, OK. I'm gonna type this in Notepad and paste it in so Blogger doesn't attack again. *furrows eyebrows furiously at Blogger*<BR/><BR/>(<A HREF="http://www.tomcruiseisnuts.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.tomcruiseisnuts.com</A> ...No further comment on THAT needed...)<BR/><BR/>I'm gonna have to go ahead and say that while there are some cases of genuine mental illness in which a person who is no longer rational kills themselves, the vast majority of suicides are selfish and stupid. There. Said it.<BR/><BR/>Everyone has had times that made them wonder if all this was really worth living for. I certainly have. Funny how we are so short-sighted that we can't see a useful purpose for ourselves just a couple of years down the road.<BR/><BR/>I figure that I'm going to live my life the best I can, even if things suck, until the good Lord decides that it's my time to go. I'm personally hoping for something high-profile and memorable, like spontaneously combusting while shaking hands with the secretary of state or being sucked into a jet engine on live television. I wonder if 'Real TV' would pay my wife for the video?<BR/><BR/>Hey! I've got it Tam! I feel better after I go to the range. I get irritable when I abstain for more than a month or two from shooting. Maybe I can attach a name to it, show some TV commercials, get some press, and... get this... have my insurance company pay for my range ammunition!<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, gonna need an M4 soon too. You know, long-term therapy.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277406782786889424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1132139650234842952005-11-16T06:14:00.000-05:002005-11-16T06:14:00.000-05:00"unpublished author" obviously has "Degree Defense..."unpublished author" obviously has "Degree Defense Syndrome". I prescribe 25 mg of Relaxium, dissolved in a shot glass of C2H6O and natural flavors.<BR/><BR/><BR/>It amuses me the way that people take areas of conjecture, guesswork, and mythos, add an "-ology" to the end, and pretend it's hard science: astrology, phrenology, psychology...Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1132136178323426652005-11-16T05:16:00.000-05:002005-11-16T05:16:00.000-05:00There's a world of difference between recognizing ...There's a world of difference between recognizing the existence of post-partum depression, and labeling every negative feeling or mood as its own disorder...complete with DSM-IV entry and prescription medication to make the feeling go away.<BR/><BR/>"Generalized Anxiety Disorder"...that's called *life*.<BR/><BR/>But what do I know? I'm not a Ph.D., nor do I play one on TV.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796690368588471378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1132126025428065432005-11-16T02:27:00.000-05:002005-11-16T02:27:00.000-05:00This post shows a true ignorance to neurochemistry...This post shows a true ignorance to neurochemistry and 100 years of scientific research. Why don't you give Tom Cruise a call. I think he'd like to talk to you about how post-partum depression is just weakness of character. And, oh yeah, the thousands of people who kill themselves each year are just crybabies.Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423764975969252759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1132124876755751892005-11-16T02:07:00.000-05:002005-11-16T02:07:00.000-05:00Geez. I had a nice post griping about people cover...Geez. I had a nice post griping about people covering up character flaws with "social disorders" etc, but Blogger ate it.<BR/><BR/>Darn you, Blogger. Darn you to heck.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277406782786889424noreply@blogger.com