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I haven’t been around the blogosphere much lately, other than quotes of the day. I haven’t really had much time and energy left over to participate on the interdweebs except in the most modest fashion. I know I’ve been a slackard jerk and missed some commitments and deadlines. For that, I apologize to anyone who I may have disappointed.

I’ve been hellaciously busy at work, exhausted, and nursing an undiagnosed infection for at least a month. I’m on my second week of antibiotics and have spent a lot of time the last few days sickly and sleeping—both in my bed and in my reading chair. Haven’t gotten much reading or much of anything else done, but I finally feel today as if I’m getting my feet back under me. I wish I could say things will turn around and be spiffy from now on, but work will still be hellaciously busy when I get back to it, and there is the threat of medical procedures on the horizon, so I will probably remain distracted.

I’m thankful that my mom and I had such a lovely Thanksgiving with our friends, our family of choice, and I’m glad my mom is still with me this holiday season. And I’m grateful for all my friends, online and off, and hoping things ease up soon. I’m wishing for us all to have a peaceful, prosperous, and loving close to the year.

Mirrored from Better Than Dead.

Random quote of the day:

"It's easier to apologize than to ask permission."

—Grace Hopper

( Illustrated version. )

Okay, who sicced Mary Shomon on me?

She left a very earnest response in the comments of my blog—the one where I pointed out the article on Oprah's thyroid condition and commented on the whole celebrity spokesperson phenomena. She makes some good points about the failures of the medical establishment when it comes to thyroid, none of which I have ever disagreed with. Perhaps I did misinterpret her article. You can read her comments and my apology here.

Because, dudes, I do believe that if you break something in public—I don't know, like voting to authorize a completely immoral war, just as a for instance—that you should make a public apology. Maybe that's just me.

I do wonder, however, how she wound up paying attention to a podunk blog like mine. Really, I'm nobody.

Oprah, did you snitch on me?

Oh, and Dr. Phil and the Secret Twins: you are odious demagogues. I will not apologize for saying that.

Current Music: My Dear Companion - Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt

You know, thyroid disease is a serious problem. Because the symptoms are easily misdiagnosed as other things, it's often ignored, which sometimes leads to tragic consequences. The thyroid effects almost every function of the body, including emotional stability, so having a gland that's off kilter and pumping bad hormones into your system is not a good thing. As someone who has had thyroid disease most of my adult life, I take this seriously and urge everyone to get regular thyroid blood tests.

However, the near oh-goody-she's-sick glee just below the surface of this article is symptomatic of a disturbing trend I've noticed in "Disease Clubs": the celebrity spokesperson. "If only someone really famous would get sick with our disease, then we'd really get publicity and funding!" And, boy howdy, Oprah trumps just about everybody.

Am I the only one who finds this weird?

It wasn't a good idea trying to post a puckish Monday Poll on the anniversary of 9/11, I guess. My sincere apologies if I offended anyone. It wasn't just a case of massive insensitivity. I thought some people might like a refuge from the heaviness. I know I do. But I'm not disrespectful of the tragedy--I've just inundated myself with it for the last few weeks, felt what I felt before, plus a lot of new anger. I have no words left for any of it, and for the tragedies that have resulted from 9/11 around the world.

But I was wrong. And I am sorry.

ETA: Some have been offended, some have not and so I've reopened the stupid poll and leave it up to anyone reading this to decide which it is...My apology still stands to those who felt offense.

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