Dept. of Blith. Obv.

Fully-qualified human beings

by Isy
February 17, 2025
critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., humor, mortality, perspective, realpolitik, satire

When I was working in the software industry, the term “fully-qualified” entered my world in a marvelously exact way. The specific programmatic terminology here is… Read More »Fully-qualified human beings

Another chance to get it right

by Isy
January 10, 2025January 10, 2025
activity, adaptation, basics, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., humor, imp-possible, moving/traveling, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, realpolitik, what works

I’ve been chewing over something for awhile and recently realized that it might be time to apply that much mercy to myself. It’s a more… Read More »Another chance to get it right

The times, they are a-changing

by Isy
December 27, 2024December 27, 2024
activity, ANS and fight-or-flight, care team, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., humor, imp-possible, marathon, moving/traveling, nature, nutrition, perspective, politics, radical presence/radical acceptance, realpolitik, survival

Without descending into the morass of modern U. S. history and politics, let’s just say that I’d like the first months – up to half… Read More »The times, they are a-changing

When momentum uses inertia

by Isy
November 28, 2020November 28, 2020
adaptation, brain care, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., loved ones, mortality, neurogastroenterology, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care

That last post, about acknowledging the shimmering sense of mortality I’ve lived with for nearly a year? Well, I kept meaning to post an update,… Read More »When momentum uses inertia

Protected: Outrageous fortune

by Isy
November 17, 2019November 20, 2019
3 Comments
adaptation, ANS and fight-or-flight, brain care, bugging out, care team, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., imp-possible, loved ones, martial & internal arts, money, mortality, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, reiki/meditation, self-care, what works

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CRPS terminology, under the nervous grin

by Isy
January 1, 2018January 1, 2018
2 Comments
brain plasticity, care team, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., loved ones, perspective, radical presence/radical acceptance, self-care, sheeple, tasty words, what works

After talking with patients, doctors, and loved ones — and, as a trained observer, carefully noticing the changes in posture, expression, and tone as I’ve… Read More »CRPS terminology, under the nervous grin

The Bean Dip Response, companion to the Spoon Theory

by Isy
February 6, 2015February 6, 2015
1 Comment
activity, basics, critical thinking, Dept. of Blith. Obv., humor, imp-possible, loved ones, opinion, perspective, self-care, useful links, what works

Those of us with crazy-bad illnesses appreciate the stroke of genius from Christine Miserandino, who originated the Spoon Theory to explain what it takes to… Read More »The Bean Dip Response, companion to the Spoon Theory

Of Mice, Medicine, and Malefactors

by Isy
January 7, 2015January 21, 2015
2 Comments
basics, care team, CRPS knock-on effects, Dept. of Blith. Obv., loved ones, meds/drugs, neurotransmitters, PubMed, quest for a cure, science

Older Brother and his wife, Aunt Krusty, sent me a fabulous little doohicky from a medieval town they visited. It’s a brooch of a common… Read More »Of Mice, Medicine, and Malefactors

TV, inappropriate sensory stimulation, and when enough is enough

by Isy
November 4, 2014
ANS and fight-or-flight, brain care, Dept. of Blith. Obv., loved ones, moving/traveling

TV flickers at a rate guaranteed to put the higher cognitive functions to sleep. LINK It is literally, and specifically, hypnotic. Anyone surprised? Some people… Read More »TV, inappropriate sensory stimulation, and when enough is enough

Un Crossed

by Isy
September 16, 2014September 18, 2014
49 Comments
critical thinking, CRPS knock-on effects, Dept. of Blith. Obv., legislation, loved ones, mortality, poetry, worker's comp

Note – For legal reasons, this article is explicitly labeled an opinion piece. Quotes are used with prior permission of the author. I’ve written of… Read More »Un Crossed