What's the difference between a person in a wheelchair on welfare and a black man on welfare ( Read more... )

The Economist rarely publishes anything related to psychology, so this article had a different slant on the topic all together ( Read more... )

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I've a newfound respect for people in chronic pain and/or discomfort. And lest any of those people complain that their suffering is naught compared to mine--you're absolutely right. I've been sick for less than a week, and already I'm complaining ( Read more... )

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Since all the talk of LJ's layoffs and backing up journals, I came across some statistics ( Read more... )

I thought I'd do this one too, since I always do one in private.

I came across a quote by Texas resident Joe Flowers in the Dallas News:

"Being unemployed was easily the best time I had in 2008."There is no better way to sum up 2008 for me. It was framed by unhappiness, but overall it ranks as one of the better years in quite awhile ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was made an offer and I accepted it a few hours later. Thus, unemployment lasted for about two weeks ( Read more... )

It is good to see so many happy people. Most of my friends and family fall on the democratic side of things, and everyone is extatic as I've ever seen people over an election ( Read more... )