Got the Blues?

Non-pharmaceutical means of overcoming depression (via a PhD-wielding man with a radio show):

1) Keep a mood journal to discover patterns and learn what triggers your moods.

2) Go on a walk. (3x a week)

3) Do work after exercising. This is for light/sitting work. Obviously labor requires energy, though some people do both effectively.

4) Try to accomplish something daily. A small something will do. With a productivity habit, you can learn to take it progressively farther. Break a big job up into tasks, and consider each step a triumph.

5) Avoid exaggeration, over-generalization.

6) Exercise / Meditate

The ACLU and Less Truthiness

I go by the general premise that the average American doesn't know the difference between the ACLU and the NAACP. I could be wrong. I hope so. I had an "ACLU" folder on my computer in a sub-folder called something like "Left-side Politics".

Then I'm reminded of who've they've defended:

Radical Churches (including fundamentalist Christians)
Oliver North
The National Socialist Party (neo-nazi's)
NAMBLA,

and lest we forget the perpetual defense of anyone claiming to be libertarian.

(a small oops on my part)

same point, but funnier

How to Fix the Abortion Debate

It's the language. One side has been winning the tug-of-war based on language. As we know, what they propose is not "Pro-Life", but rather-

Forced Pregnancy / Mandatory Procreation

Never say "Pro-Choice" again, and the knot will move the other direction. You can already hear the counter-arguments, true, but those are much easier to counter. Then offer them education, contraception, and a cup of tea.

National Organization for Women