Category Archives: Salted Truths

A mostly rhetorical question regarding the sanctity of marriage

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

(b) Marriage is inherently a unique relationship between a man and a woman. As a matter of public policy, this state [Alabama] has a special interest in encouraging, supporting, and protecting this unique relationship in order to promote, among other … Continue reading →

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Drinking water from a tin cup

Posted on August 16, 2010 by

I love drinking cold water from a tin cup. One afternoon, when I was ten or eleven, my grandfather took my brother and I on a walk into the thick forest down the slope away from the farm house. He … Continue reading →

Posted in crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Mental Health, Salted Truths | 6 Comments

Okay

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

There are no absolutes in blogging. You can start a blog about knitting then, three months later, add a regular feature about Norwegian Death Metal. Not a big deal, because it’s your blog and it’s free and, really, why the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Health, Living With Depression, Living With Manic Depression, Manic Depression, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Salted Truths | 22 Comments

Friday Conversations With My Psychiatrist

Posted on December 7, 2008 by

I’ve learned a great deal in my discussions with my psychiatrist. Which is good, because we’ve been meeting regularly for four years now… mostly for an hour every second Friday afternoon. So it occurred to me after a meeting last … Continue reading →

Posted in Appointment Day, Awards, Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Christmas, crazy people with no pants, Dentist, Diabetes, Health, Manic Depression, Salted Truths | 6 Comments

Setting Fire To My Father’s Paper Trail

Posted on November 11, 2008 by

“…my father believed he was a great man who was in the middle of a great revolution, and things get sacrificed during revolutions. Like family…. The truth is pretty simple, however, my father told lies that corrupted and nearly killed … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, Clinical Depression, crazy people with no pants, Family, Father, Health, Living With Depression, Salted Truths | 7 Comments

The Third Post Marking The End Of My Second Year

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

The second year of Salted Lithium ends on November 14, 2008. This is the third post in a series taking a look back at the past two years. The first post was a collection of posts I’ve written about my … Continue reading →

Posted in Bipolar Disease, Bipolar Disorder, crazy people with no pants, Health, Manic Depression, Salted Truths, Second Salted Anniversary | 10 Comments