Browsing all posts in February, 2010.

Contempt Prior to Investigation

I’d like to talk about this concept because I think this attitude poisons so many aspects of our society (particularly politics) and its “practice” leads us down very dark paths.  First, the full quote from Herbert Spencer, a 19th Century British philosopher. “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is [...]

Check Your Drinking 2.0

I recently read an article about this online tool to check your drinking behavior. It was created by a Canadian addiction researcher and it seems like a pretty decent tool. It allows you to check off if you are just using it to research, so you don’t skew results.  Once you answer all the questions [...]

Too Much Internet Use May Cause Depression

Thought this was an interesting study: Is it possible the use of the Internet can lead to depression? According to recent research, those individuals who spend a considerable amount of time browsing the Internet are more likely to show depressive symptoms. These findings were recently summarized in a Science Daily release and were part of [...]

Life Isn’t Fair

Kind of a depressing title, but it’s the truth – the sooner we get over the idea that life is supposed to be fair, the better off we are.  The first problem with expecting life to be fair is this: it’s sort of subjective to decide if something is fair or not.  We might think [...]

The Insidious Creeping of the Bad Old Days

Beware of those tentacles reaching out from the past because they have one thing in mind, leading you back to a drink or drug.  I’m talking about an insidious creeping in of old behaviors and attitudes that can take down anyone, no matter how much time you have in sobriety. I used the picture of [...]