Mental Health Monday

Mental Health Update

I seem to be climbing out of my slump. Why? My 2 anti-depressants have been increased. More time has elapsed since my cardiac procedure (3 stents) in March. I'm regularly getting 30 minutes of activity in each day, thanks to cardiac maintenance on weekdays. On SAT 6/9, I walked all the way around Skyview Lake for the first time in over a year. I also don't discount the power of prayer.

I also continue to avoid, for the most part, partisan political new & commentary . . . but sometimes it just can't be helped.

Wit & Wisdom of Jonah Goldberg *

* One of my two most favorite partisan pundits

Is 'Islamophobia an Invention'? (6/7) via Drudge Report (6/7):  "If you think Islam is 'unresponsive to change,' you are Islamophobic. And, get this, if you 'reject out of hand' criticism of the West made by islam,' you're an Islamophobe. So even to ridicule Islam's view of the West is apparently to be infected with the 'cancer' of this so-called racism.'"

Bill Clinton's Me Too Reckoning (6/8) via Drudge Report (6/9):  "If there is a single industry in all Christendom that does more to treat women as sexual objects w/o meaningful agency or dignity, it's the porn industry &, relatedly, strip clubs. Yeah, yeah, I get that Stormy Daniels is an assertive, independent businesswoman. And, as I am not a close student of Stormy Daniel's particular contributions to this oeuvre, maybe the case that Dripping Wet Sex IV is full of empowering messages for women, but I'll remain skeptical until I review the evidence.
        "Look I also get that what Giuliani was doing was quite ugly & dishonest. And I get that he's no moral exemplar. And I am happy to concede that Daniels is telling the truth. But we are in a strange world where beauty-pageant swimsuit competitions are evil relics of toxic masculinity--but porn stars are glorious examples of womanhood at its finest."  [My emphasis added.]

Taglines from Drudge Report (6/11)

I wish I had time to check out the actual content.

• "Dennis Rodman offers support"  APPARENTLY HE WANTS TO HELP DT NEGOTIATE W/ROCKET MAN
• "Twitter CEO Apologizes for eating Chick-Fil-A"   ANOTHER REASON THAT THIS FRANCHISE RANKS AMONG MY FAVORITES
• "Stampede of Meatless Products Overrun Grocery Stores"   FOOD FOR THOUGHT
• "Flight diverted after passenger with blow up doll acts 'disgracefully'"   OKAY, I DID SUCCUMB & CHECKED OUT THE CONTENT. TRUST ME. THE TAG LINE SAYS IT ALL.