On the last Wednesday in April, I was unfortunately hospitalized due to having major depression and suicidal ideation. While I am not happy that I had to be hospitalized, it was ultimately for the best because I got 4 Electroconvulsive Therapy sessions which I needed rather badly. I also needed an adjustment in my medication…
The Gig Economy Scam
After my experience with a gig economy company yesterday afternoon, I decided that I need to write a common sense blog article debunking the marketing language that gig economy companies use. Let us begin by defining what the gig economy is: It is an economy of individual jobs known as piecemeal work. Somebody working in…
No Reason To Smile
This morning I have absolutely no reason to smile and I cannot think of any other title for my blog post. This afternoon I have some remote training for the gig economy job that I am going to start. In fact, I am hoping to do my first job this Thursday. I will have to…
Feeling Okay This Morning
For a change I am feeling at baseline this morning which is pretty much what I consider to be okay. This week is going to be a very busy one compared to how things have been over the past year. On the whole, I am looking forward to having some things to do to keep…
Maybe Fostering A Cat
The shelter that I volunteer at is leaning on me hard to foster this really sweet all grey kitty. This grey kitty has really long upper fangs that protrude from her mouth that seem to make people pass on adopting her. She’s also really selective with whom she lets close to her. I walked into…
Start Of Something New
It looks like I will be starting something new next week. I will be seeing what working in the gig economy is like for somebody whom is disabled and has not been able to find work that suites him. Last Sunday I discovered a gig economy company called HopDrive which arranges for single car moves…
A New Model For Policing In America
After the trial and conviction of Derek Chauvin, I have had some time to think about a new model for policing. Policing in America should not be a profession because it tends to attract authoritarian types of people. The power of arrest has the tendency to make some feel as if they are above the…
Mission For Today
The mission for today is to simply stay out of the hospital. Thankfully I do not feel any worse today than I did yesterday and I might actually feel a little bit better. Yesterday I learned about one of the gig economy companies called HopDrive. In a nutshell, HopDrive does vehicle transportation and delivery for…
Feeling Worse Today
As I feared, I awoke this morning feeling worse today than I did yesterday and this was despite having a good night’s rest with strange but mild dreams. I am in a personal debate as to whether or not to drive myself to the emergency department at the local hospital. I feel incredibly down but…
An Interesting Discussion
Yesterday I had a very interesting discussion while in the waiting room to see my therapist. I was just using my phone on Twitter and passing the time away when who would come in but somebody that I recognized from my hospitalization last year in May. We both recognized each other because the two of…