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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....

Mark Dame Bine And Me

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Gabriel...

This is for Bine… she’ll understand — photo by me, April 06, 2008 . Watching the rain, wind and sun melt the snow over the past couple of weeks it’s remarkable how much the landscape of my little village resembles … Continue reading →

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Here Are Four Simple Ways To Fight Back Against The Sploggers Who Are Stealing Your Blog Content

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Gabriel...

This is my photo and my entire “Weekend Update” post on someone else’s blog… . . Imagine you own a small-town weekly newspaper called The Gazette. Every Tuesday night you go to print, and every Wednesday morning your newspaper is … Continue reading →

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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