Category Archives: Ottawa

Infection Infected Infectious

I started feeling a pain in my throat last weekend. I knew right away it was an infection and wouldn’t get better without treatment, but I thought I’d have a few days until it got really bad. And I was … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, crazy people with no pants, Diabetes, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Ottawa | 12 Comments

Two Books And An Insane Early Morning Sugar Craving

A few nights ago I woke up from a dream where I had been fighting honeybees while stuffing their honeycomb into my mouth. A few minutes later I was in the kitchen squeezing liquid honey from a bottle on whole … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Books, Bud, crazy people with no pants, Diabetes, Health, Lithium, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Ottawa | 4 Comments

Going Back To Toronto To Meet Some Bloggers And Maybe See The Guy I Used To Be

Ten years ago I didn’t so much move to Toronto as fall out of Ottawa. Moving to Toronto wasn’t even on my to-do list two months before I moved there. I’m pretty sure I can even remember telling several people … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, General Tao's Chicken, Health, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Ottawa, Toronto | 13 Comments

If I Win I’ll Let You Touch My Beaver

Salted Lithium has made it into the Final Five in the Best Health Blog category of the Canadian Blog Awards. Which means at least two people voted for my little blog because I voted for Kenn. The Canadian Blog Awards … Continue reading

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

Just An Honour To Be Nominated

Salted Lithium has been nominated for an award, and my sincere thanks to whoever did it, but I think I’m voting for the other guy. The Canadian Blog Awards is an annual event on the Canadian Blogosphere in which Canadian … Continue reading

Posted in Awards, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Canada, crazy people with no pants, Diabetes, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Ottawa | 17 Comments

Unimproved Roads

I recently discovered there’s a road designation in Ontario called “unimproved road”. It basically means a trail wide enough for a car, but barely suitable for a horse-drawn cart or an all-terrain vehicle. I had dinner with my friend Dean … Continue reading

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Classic, crazy people with no pants, Friends, Health, Intervention, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Ottawa, Poverty, Salted Truths | 10 Comments