In this unusually early spring, this perennial is already blooming in my garden. I have no idea what it is! Can anyone enlighten me? I live in Zone 5, if that helps.
What Is This Plant?
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Author Archives: Echo
Don’t… Brag… Marcia
“Knock wood.”
I do that a lot. Knock on my desk, the woodwork – even my head, which often feels wooden enough. I swear to you, it works – when I remember. And I need this little ritual.
I noticed after it happened often enough that every time I told my psychiatrist I was doing well I’d have a crash within a week – often the next day. Finally I quit telling him I was good. Now, if I’m good, I tell him, “I can’t say that things are going well,” with a BIG smile, “but if they were, I’d say I was stable, I was getting more work done, keeping on track, etc., etc.”
I’ve told him why I have to do this, and he plays along. And it works.
But bragging – I swear, it ALWAYS backfires.
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Is My Forgetfulness From Statins? I Can’t Remember
I just read a very scary article in The New York Times. It says that doctors and patients have known for a long time, and the FDA has finally acknowledged, that statins – the drugs prescribed for lowering cholesterol – can cause mental fuzziness and memory problems.
WOW.
My online chat roleplaying friends know how often I complain about my rotten memory: almost every night.
Sassy told me what GLaDOS means, but I had to ask her again last night.
Dr. Stevenson asked me if Elexin, who is suddenly behaving like a psychopathic child, has suffered any emotional trauma in the past few weeks. I couldn’t remember anything about Lex the past few weeks except that he’d suddenly started showing up wearing pajamas with decorations like Tom the Truck and Barney, along with big fluffy animal slippers. (Elexin is several hundred years old.) Continue reading