It has been four months since I checked myself into the emergency room for a psychological evaluation. It has been three months since I completed my group therapy sessions. Tomorrow will be July 4th, Independence Day, the day that Americans celebrate freedom from subjugation. I find myself reflecting on my own independence.
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It is Halloween! I love Halloween, and I always have. It wasn't for the candy (though that is clearly a bonus!) It was for the chance to dress up, for the spectacle of it all. I am glad that unlike other 'holidays' Halloween has not become overhyped. It has always been about spectacle, but it also maintains a sort of cult status that is ( Read more... )