In Brief ...

It's been crazy-busy the last couple of weeks. Busy is good and crazy I am used to.

The Absynthe Community is off to a good start. If you are an aut or aspie writer, or other ND creative-type, come check it out.

I have also been pleasantly swamped with freelance work this week. You know those articles you read all over the web? I am responsible for some of those. The well-written ones, anyway.

We also got a puppy about six weeks ago. More on him and some pix later.

Absynthe Spectrum

I have been quite teh bizee, setting up a new community for creative ND-types. While there are many writers' groups, and many aspie groups, I found no groups for aspie writers. So, of course, I made one. :)

AbsyntheSpectrum.com

Mental Seas

In pondering the diversity of psychological landscapes, I developed an analogy that seems quite apt and suitable.

In part: Just because your mental sea is the North Atlantic doesn't mean you will hit an iceberg.

Mental Seas and Icebergs

I had the thought that mental illnesses and other concerns - depression, bipolar disorder, and so forth - are very much like icebergs. The part that can be seen is only a minor feature of the condition, what is "visible above the waves."

What is hidden beneath can be massive and do damage that can sink the mightiest ship.

Then I thought about where icebergs happen ...

Just as most people may never have to experience an adverse mental state that affects them significantly, most of the planet's oceans are ice-free.

Also, many ships pass through the northern seas - where icebergs can be found - without ever coming near the danger.

So it seems to me that some people have a southern sea mentality - no icebergs in sight.

Some have a northern sea, and strike an iceberg, or more than one.

And some who have northern seas manage to sail their whole lives without ever encountering the troubles that can lurk just beneath the surface.

Entrecard Absence

I've been away from EC for a while, but I am now and then remembering to stop by there and return drops and approve ads and whatnot.

I have been busy, in part, working on a new website; also some editing and graphic design for a novel; also learning Linux.

Which raises a question ... everyone I have heard pronounce it says "LIH-nucks," but it is based on the work of a man named Linus, so it seems to be it should be pronounced "LY-nucks."