A friend emailed me about a wacky comment some nutjob left on his blog. I’m not really consistent in how I handle comments that seem to come out of left field, because my response depends on my mood and how much time I happen to have on my hands. In the winter, when I’m inside [...]
June 24, 2008 5 Comments
June 24, 2008 2 Comments
Shyness.
Shyness is a disease, and therefore, must be cured. Right? According to this article, a hormone can “cure” shyness (as well as help with autism, etc., which is valid research and a whole other story). Being introverted is not the same as being shy, mind you. Not all introverts are inherently shy. Unfortunately, I am [...]
June 23, 2008 3 Comments
Old yeller.
When I was growing up, there was a family that couldn’t talk to each other. They only yelled. On the bus, at school, even in their house — the kids yelled. The decibel rate in that house was stupendous, and I wondered how they had gotten used to yelling at each other without noticing it. [...]
