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Movers and Shakers

A friend commended me for maintaining this blog for over 20 years. I am unhappy as I am missing too many days. That being said I’ll tell a tale of my adventures. Having an extra day helps me to tie up a loose end. On Wednesday I helped my friend David move. We were joined […]

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Shopping Cart of Love

How am I not blogging every day? I talked to my psychiatrist on Thursday and didn’t mention that. I’ll have to bring it up with my therapist. I know the world is not eagerly awaiting my blog every day but I am. It’s a sign that something is not quite right with me. OK fine, […]

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Molto Vivace

I had philosophical points to make but I’m going to just talk about good things today. It’s a little cool, 58º but the sun is shining bright and I’m going to my first Met game of the season. We can always find bad things going on, there are always bad things going on, but we […]

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Windy City

I wimped out on my walk yesterday. Winter ignored the calendar and came back yesterday. I saw that the feels-like temperature was 19º. I was OK with that. It just meant getting out the cold-weather gear I thought I was done with for the year. I grabbed some shopping bags and started on the two-mile […]

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GI Bill

Yesterday’s adventure was a trip to my gastroenterologist. I do that about three times a year. I think that’s based on how often he likes to talk about music with me. I suspect most people don’t look forward to the social aspect of going to the doctor. I love mine. It’s a schlep to get […]

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Isolation Ward

I just experienced the perfect example of functional depression. I found myself online looking for things to do instead of blogging and preparing Gord’s Gold two things that I love to do. I’m functionally depressed but I’m not feeling depressed which makes it a good time for me to write about a manifestation of my […]

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Meditations on Depression with Eggs

I just resisted the urge to eat first and decided to blog. That’s a good thing. I didn’t write yesterday. Yesterday morning I got a call from my favorite receptionist at the hospital I get my therapy. She did not call because she missed me. She called to tell me that therapy was canceled. She […]

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You Realize of Course This Means War

I did not blog this morning but at least I’m blogging tonight. This is only 12 hours late. You know that functional depression I was talking about? That’s past, now it’s just depression. I talked to my psychiatrist today, he was the first to hear it, don’t be jealous. He called me. If My Gentle […]

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On Your Walter O’Reilly

Two days in a row blogging in the morning. Maybe like Stella I got my groove back. It’s not, I feel the resistance but I’m getting there. I realized last night that my functional depression was affecting my Quordle. I’m making mistakes from lack of focus. I find myself rushing. Luckily observing the workings of […]

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Those Were The Days

Let’s see if I can write this fast and get my day going. I’m behind schedule but I think it might be more important for my mental health to get back to writing before breakfast even if that means not eating breakfast until 12:30. I just had an idea and if I wait, I’ll probably […]