I've seen an article floating around social media regarding how difficult it might be for people to wean off of antidepressants, and it worries me. Medication for depression saves lives, but we stigmatize it so much in our culture that people who could probably really benefit from taking them won't even consider it for all … Continue reading April 9: I’m Thankful for Drugs
Author: Robyn Madson
April 8: Super-Sunday Night Blues
Tonight I'm REALLY feeling the Sunday Night Blues bad. I am not even sure why, because I am all ready to go for tomorrow morning and for the next couple days, I'm up to date with grading (which is weird), and I really like everyone at school so I'm not avoiding anything. I haven't been … Continue reading April 8: Super-Sunday Night Blues
April 7: Giant Fish
I was surfing around on the ol' social media and came across a video of a guy in a kayak catching an 8 foot sturgeon in Idaho. I was super excited to show Dak, but he was pretty unimpressed. I got kind of frustrated, because, here was a guy in a kayak catching a fish … Continue reading April 7: Giant Fish
April 6: I Contain Multitudes
I love those lines: Do I contradict myself? Very well, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes)I wrote them from memory, so I'm not exactly sure if they are quite right, but it's probably my favorite sentiment from literature, because it totally fits who I am. I am full on contradictions. My thoughts … Continue reading April 6: I Contain Multitudes
April 5: Petty Nazi Drama
I am not one for typical Hollywood drama: the Kardashians bore the shit out of me and that name is about the extent of what I know of Hollywood drama. I don't watch reality shows - I kind of hate them - so I don't know much about the Real Housewives or Bachelors or anything. … Continue reading April 5: Petty Nazi Drama
April 4: Placeholder
I'm teaching some writing with my squirrelly 9th graders, and they can't seem to get the idea of skipping part that they aren't sure about yet. I tried to explain to them that writing an essay is not so much like running a race where you start at the beginning and end at the end, … Continue reading April 4: Placeholder
April 3: ACT day
Today was my first time helping out with the ACT at my new school and it was a different process than what I'd been doing up until now, which was kind of weird. The biggest thing was the lack of anything to engage my mind, aside from the weird things I noticed on the ceiling … Continue reading April 3: ACT day
April 2: CTE and Head Injuries
I think many of us have heard the stories about athletes who go through significant personality, mental, and emotional changes as a result of concussions. I have followed some of these stories from afar - the stories of football players who take their own lives and then their brains reveal CTE from repetitive brain injuries. … Continue reading April 2: CTE and Head Injuries
April 1: The World Is Getting Me Down
It's Easter and April Fools Day and it was so cold, we still have to wear winter coats and mittens, and last night, a 61-year-old woman was hit by a sheriff's truck in Sacramento during a vigil-turned-protest for Stephon Clark, who was an unarmed black man shot 8 times by police. I try sometimes to … Continue reading April 1: The World Is Getting Me Down
March 31: Snow for Easter
Annika was really annoyed with the snow today. I was too, I suppose, but mostly because I had to brush it off in order to bring her to a birthday party that started at 9 a.m., which is way earlier than I wanted to be up and the snow just made it more annoying. That … Continue reading March 31: Snow for Easter
Adventures in Distraction 