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About Gabriel...

...diagnosed with manic depression when I was nineteen, for the next 14-years I lived without treatment or a recovery plan. I've been homeless, one time I graduated college, I've won awards for reporting on Internet privacy issues, and a weekly humour column. In 2002 I finally hit bottom and found help. It's now 2024, and I have a 9-year old son, and a 14-year old son... I’m usually about six feet tall, and I'm pretty sure I screwed up my book deal. I mostly blog at saltedlithium.com....

Sploggers Are Stealing Your Blog Content Here’s What We Can Do To Stop Them

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Gabriel...

. . Almost every post you publish is stolen by people who use it to sell everything from pills to vacations to guns. These people are called “Sploggers” or “Blog Scrapers“. The blog scraper who stole my “Weekend Update” post … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Health, WordPress | 16 Comments

Walking Up Hills To Prove I Can Climb Mountains

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Gabriel...

…the only time she told me how smart I was was when she was telling me what a failure I was. One of the few “home over pump” gas stations left — photo by Me, March 27, 2008 . “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment Day, Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Psychiatry | 8 Comments

Weekend Update

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Gabriel...

Water water everywhere — photo by Me, March 27, 2008 . “Tattoo”; Eric Lapointe The theme from “Bon Cop, Bad Cop” Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . . I was watching bits and pieces of the Montreal … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Canada, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Ottawa, Punk | 15 Comments

No Post Day: Going To The Show

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Gabriel...

2007 Stanley Cup Finals, Game 4; Senators won 5-3 — photo by Me, June 02, 2007 . “Tessie”; Dropkick Murphys One of my favourite songs… Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . . I’m going to The Show… … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Entertainment, Health, Lithium, Living With Manic Depression, No Post Day, Ottawa | 4 Comments

Living Off The Avails Of Others Part Three A Hand Full Of Pennies

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Gabriel...

I’m all right Jack, Keep your hands off my stack… $72 bucks in quarters — photo by Me, March 24, 2008 . “Money”; Pink Floyd Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. . “So there was my mom, finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Depression, Health, Lithium, Living Off The Avails, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Poverty, Salted Truths, UmBiPMaD Stories | 27 Comments

Salted Shambhala

Posted on March 23, 2008 by Gabriel...

First time I’ve seen my pink ball there and it’s my first post… weird — screenshot by Me, March 23, 2008 “Stand By Me”; John Lennon Let me know if the YouTube isn’t available. When I started blogging on WordPress … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Photographers, Salted Truths | 4 Comments