Both my wife and her father are bipolar. Both are crazy as can be, and a lot of fun. That said, my wife hasn't been on medication for it in probably 8 years now. She does quite well really. I'd even say better now than when she was taking meds for it.
On Jan 9, 2017 11:45 AM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com> wrote: > mania is psychologically exhausting, having to reaffirm every decision and > thought constantly to make sure it was sound and not whimsical. You have to > audit every risk knowing that your gauge is broken. F all that noise, being > stuck manic would require detaching the harness at the top of the tower. > > On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > >> The guy is my age, healthy as a horse, no gray hair, seems happy and up >> all the time. I dunno... >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] *On Behalf Of *That One Guy >> /sarcasm >> *Sent:* Monday, January 9, 2017 10:42 AM >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - is the music CD dead? >> >> >> >> That would be an awful way to live >> >> >> >> On Jan 9, 2017 8:42 AM, "Chuck McCown" <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: >> >> I know a guy that is unipolar bipolar. Only manic. All the time. Wears >> you out being around him. >> >> >> >> *From:* That One Guy /sarcasm >> >> *Sent:* Sunday, January 08, 2017 9:03 PM >> >> *To:* af@afmug.com >> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - is the music CD dead? >> >> >> >> Oakenfold commercial mixes are good for me. I'm bipolar (literally) so >> his mixes in short bursts in a car, surrounded, mimic the upward transition >> of a manic episode, without the obligatory terrible decisions and ultimate >> regret. Occasionally it can even fully negate a downward spiral. Way >> cheaper than lithium and the liver is preserved for more alcohol. >> >> >> >> On Jan 8, 2017 9:36 PM, "Travis Johnson" <t...@ida.net> wrote: >> >> I still try and buy CD's when I can... then I copy them to my devices >> (phone, USB stick for the car, etc) and then I still have an actual medium >> for any other device I want to put it on. >> >> Travis >> >> >> >> On 1/8/2017 2:14 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote: >> >> Those of you outside the US or with friends and relatives there, is this >> just a US thing, that all music is either in the cloud and streamed, or >> electronically downloaded to an iPhone/iPod like device? >> >> � >> >> Amazon pretty much killed off the brick-and-mortar record stores, but now >> I find that even Amazon doesn�t seem too interested in carrying CDs.� >> They may have recent releases, but otherwise what you get is other sellers >> on the Amazon storefront.� And these other sellers are predominantly in >> the UK, followed by Japan and Germany.� Which leads me to believe people >> in those countries still buy CDs, maybe at actual record stores.� So is >> this a cultural difference?� Or is the trend just hitting Europe and >> Japan a little later than here? >> >> � >> >> One thing I miss are the EP singles, not the 2 songs on 7 inch vinyl, >> more like 4-5 songs on a CD.� Often these were exclusive for Borders or >> Barnes & Noble, or sent out to record stores to promote an upcoming >> album.� Often they had bonus tracks or live performances that never made >> it to the albums.� I still see a few of these for Barnes & Noble but from >> sellers in the UK, leading me to� believe that even Barnes & Noble sells >> more music at their UK stores than here. >> >> � >> >> How long before physical media for content distribution is totally >> dead?� Already pretty much true for software and games, plus software >> seems to be going to the subscription model (like Office 365 and Adobe >> Creative Cloud).� I suspect music CDs may not be long for this world, >> even though vinyl has made a comeback � how strange.� Will they stop >> releasing movies on Blu-Ray?� Will they work out DRM so you can buy >> movies via electronic download, or will all video be streamed from the >> cloud? >> >> � >> >> Maybe what I�m missing is that most people today are never without >> their phones, so that�s the only logical place to have their music.� >> I�m probably a dinosaur, sticking a CD in the stereo, or grabbing a >> handful to play in the car. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team > as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >
