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Tag Archives: Depression
S. A. D. OR HOW A GRINCH IS LOOKING TOWARD 2025
Once again, the holidays are over, and we start the infinite journey through January, February, March, and the first half of April. I suffer from S.A.D. (Seasonal Affected Disorder), a depression caused by life as a mushroom. I get up … Continue reading
I got them steadily depressin’, low down mind messin’ February in winter blues.
John Clark echoing others who have posted about darkness, bleak feelings, and being stuck in a rut. It’s been a number of years since winter in general, and February in specific bit me in the backside. This year, cumulative ‘stuff’ … Continue reading
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Tagged black ice, Cabin Fever, computer malfunction, Dark humor, Depression, gift cards, John R. Clark, Maine winters, Microsoft
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The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine No More…
Vaughn Hardacker here: As I write this, I look out the window at a dark, dreary day with below-average snow on my lawn (I can see grass spots!). If you wonder if I am complaining about that, I’m not. Why … Continue reading
Beating The Winter Blues
Vaughn C. Hardacker here. I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder or, to most of us, Seasonal Depression. The definition of the disorder is: a mood disorder subset in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year exhibit … Continue reading
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Tagged Aroostook Veterans, Depression, Fund Raising, SAD, Toys-For-Tots, Vaughn Hardacker
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Your Friends Tell You What You Need To Hear
Vaughn C. Hardacker here: As many readers of this blog know, I live further north than any other contributor to this blog. This can be a problem when you hate winter. All of my memories of growing up in Caribou, … Continue reading
The Prankster’s Favorite Day and Thoughts on Writing Comfortably
There’s nothing better than a really well timed ‘Gotcha.’ While I’ve played my share of April Fools jokes, the best ones have come in my library career. It started with an after Halloween sale when I worked at the old … Continue reading
Thoughts as 2014 winds up
While there are three weeks remaining in 2014, this is my last scheduled post for the year at MCW. Looking back, it has been an interesting one to say the least. I became a grandfather to the neatest, happiest kid … Continue reading
