You know, Rich has said what his plans are for the blogathon and I have promised live video during which I can give a shout out to someone you love. Think of it as a low-key version of people getting their messages posted on scoreboards during ball games. We haven’t heard anything from Doug. Since […]
Guess who did this to our front door?
What’s on my mind? What’s the family doing? I’m afraid to say anything that might keep me from having 24 hours worth of posts this weekend. I will say that Amy is walking around with panties on her head demanding that everyone in the family do the same so that we can have an underwear […]
Do you read the “about me” or autobiographical paragraphs on blogs? Do you expect it to be short and sweet or the blogging equivalent of a resume? I think that my bio should read: “Cathy McCaughan is a mental health advocate and community activist. She is married to her best friend and they are the […]
Parents of special needs children read everything they can find. They attend countless workshops and seminars. They visit dozens of therapists seeking help for their child and themselves. Eventually, they end up with a unique family salad of therapies, techniques and beliefs. Nearly every salad has a bit of Dr. Albert Ellis‘ REBT for parents […]
Amy: “You scared the chickens out of me.” Me: “Chickens?” Amy: “Yes, chickens. Just like Daddy.” Me: blink-blink “Oh! Dickens.” Amy: “Chickens. There’s no such thing as dickens.”
Train of thought: “Blogathon, post ideas, sponsors, bribes, threats, whines, complaints, dishes, laundry, Doug, money, blogathon, sponsors, brainstorms, flag corps, karate, blogathon, Doug, sex, groceries, blogathon, sleep.”
Last year, U.S. workers peed into one drug testing company’s cups about 9.1 million times. And last year, as in other recent years, analysis of about 350,000 of those cups indicated drug use. Most often, the drug of choice was marijuana, followed by amphetamines and painkillers. The data are a little patchy, but the best […]
I just realized that I don’t have to limit myself to a maximum of one caffeinated drink a day. Time to crank up the addiction!