The Novelty Effect (or Little People, Big Problems)

Everybody’s got something that they simply can not put up with.

Some people can’t ride elevators. A friend of mine will visit anyone in the hospital and traverse numerous stairwells to visit the bedridden, as long as they’re on a single digit floor. If you’re on your death-bed in a hospital above the ninth floor, you’d better make sure you’re all prayed up and have dispensed your last goodbye to that particular angel of mercy because she’s not taking an elevator or climbing up ten flights of stairs to wish you auf wieder-bye-bye.

3 Credos To Aid in Fighting Depression

The death of Robin Williams resonates with me for a number of reasons. First and foremost because I have dealt with depression. And while I was never moved to the point to take my own life, I can say were it not for close caring friends and the help of a really good therapist, there but for the grace of God go I.