Tag Archives: Mad News

Monday May I (Short-Sweet)

This will be a mixture today- First, I want to call attention to some of my favorite mental health blogs. Bi-polar Blast is now called Beyond Meds (and has been for a long time, I just didn’t get around to changing it in … Continue reading

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Mozart sandwich with Birthday Cake

I just had a birthday last week. I was born in 1955, 55 years ago.That makes me 5,555 years old! Below is a twenty dollar bill in circulation at the time of my birth. (click for full size, as usual; you know … Continue reading

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News Roundup Plus+

I have been so completely swamped by events and work so far this decade that it has been difficult to keep y’ll updated, inspired or entertained. So, today I resolve to correct this problem. At least a little bit. working … Continue reading

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Sunday Brunch

Appetizer Playing with Hugh Or, rather, hue (and contrast, and saturation etc.). All these taken in the past week or two. Click for real size, which is big, btw. I call this one “very close to fall”. Oregon Rainforest- Silver … Continue reading

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The New Max

So, this is a view of the construction area on the site of the demolished sections of the old J Complex at Oregon State Hospital. Some parts that are not yet demolished are in the foreground. The walls coming up … Continue reading

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News from MindFreedom

Just sharing- 1 May 2009 – This Friday! State Capitol Rotunda, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA May Day for Ray: Protest Forced Electroshock of Ray Sandford Join MindFreedom International in protesting the ongoing forced  outpatient electroshock of Ray Sandford of Minnesota … Continue reading

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Study 15

From the Washington Post: A Silenced Drug Study Creates An Uproar By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, March 18, 2009; A01   The study would come to be called “cursed,” but it started out just as Study 15. … Continue reading

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News from MindFreedom and other discussions

It’s been a while since I posted information from MFI or other mental health consumer discussion, so, here, from old to newer; have a full bowl- NY Times says minor reform is not enough, but stops short of calling for … Continue reading

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Moon-Day Soup

Buddhist Video The Wandering Mind – Andrea Fella Audio Dharma ; Insight Meditation Center ; Andrea Fella go here. PORTS This from Mike’s blog, New Directions: Peer Operated Recovery Treatment and Support (PORTS) A Mental Health Recovery Model Developed by … Continue reading

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Madness, action and the slow dawning of awareness

First, a listing of events from MindFreedom News: Listing of activities, conferences and gatherings related to MindFreedom International directly or indirectly. Title Description Start Date End Date Location Join our parade entry in the Eugene Celebration to change mental health! … Continue reading

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