Depression Hurts

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We all have seen the commercial for the anti-depressant medicine Cymbalta. Depression hurts,” said the popular television ads for Cymbalta. The point of the commercial, depression affects everyone around us: spouses, partners, children, parents, co-workers and friends.
Depression creates isolating behaviors, steals our energy and prevents us from being emotionally available to those around us. It [...]

Where Is The Love

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Some of you may be wondering where in the world is XP? I am still here, but not all here. Every so often a funk does grab hold of me. Sometimes, when I am in these funks, I feel like the only person who is struggling, when I know I am not. Of course there [...]

XP’s New Born Niece, Nora

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Here are some pictures I took one hour after she was born. My poor sister had it rough. She was admitted to the hospital on Monday and ended up giving birth at 2:05 AM today.

I finally understand what Texano78704 meant he said “Counting up the ten tiny fingers and toes forever changed my perspective on [...]

Pardon The Mess! Site Update Underway!

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There might be a bit of dust and debris around here in the next few days, as I make a few updates to the site. WordPress has made a lot of new enhancements to their blogging platform.
While I love the new features, I do have to make some modifications to the blog. One of the [...]

The Great American Job Loss: My Personal Experience

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The economic news lately has not been good. With the election behind us, our country turns hopeful eyes to the future. For many, it can’t come soon enough. As the economic crisis widens, we have heard about layoffs from such giants as Circuit City and Citi Group. Recently, the governing board of the University of [...]

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