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Today is World Suicide Prevention Day.

My family’s still dealing with the aftermath of my cousin’s death in June. She was laid to rest exactly 14 weeks after my Uncle Clayton’s funeral. At least, I hope she’s finally at rest. I can’t imagine the level of anguish that would drive someone to suicide.

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NOTE: I just read what I've written below the cut, and have to warn readers it all sounds quite depressing. It's probably too much information and more of my family history than anyone wants to know. I debated whether to post it but given the day, thought I would. I wrote it more for myself than anything else. Also, no worries that I'm feeling down. I'm not, which is remarkable considering everything I just wrote. )

Nothing ever is,
everything is becoming.

Plato

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87% John Edwards
85% Barack Obama
84% Hillary Clinton
83% Dennis Kucinich
83% Joe Biden
83% Chris Dodd
78% Bill Richardson
75% Mike Gravel
47% Rudy Giuliani
38% John McCain
36% Mitt Romney
28% Mike Huckabee
28% Ron Paul
23% Tom Tancredo
22% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

"What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label " ( Read more... )

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( Brief update on my uncle )

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( May your joys be as deep as the ocean, your sorrows as light as its foam. )

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( Quick Pic of the Day )

Good luck to all the NaNoWriMo participants. May your muses be creative and compliant. Write on, intrepid souls.

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In the news this week:

Armless driver eludes police chase

All together now, ( Come on, you pansy! )

My mantra this week was, “Let me get through the week, please, please, let me get through the week.” I’ve been sickly and it sort of feels like the flu. I’ve been to the doctor twice this week and considered going again at a low point. The strep from two weeks ago is gone but now I have a sinus infection. So much for starting the year out being a ( Read more... )

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This seemed like the perfect picture to post on a Wednesday.


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