Author: geckojudo

I lost a friend to suicide this past Sunday. He was a respected Church member in a position of responsibility. He could've called someone — me — anyone! I'm reasonably sure he had an untreated mental disorder, just from past talks we had, but he seemed well-adjusted and "rational" on the surface. He looked like … Continue reading Suicide contagion

Today's a tough day so far. I'm beginning the tail end of this medication reset business and I feel horrible in ways I can't even describe! There's so many ways to feel bad. It's amazing, really. Instead of focusing on how bad I feel, though, I'm going to describe some of the many ways there … Continue reading Can’t wait until I feel better

Today, I took a half-dose of one of the medications and will take a two-thirds dose of the other medication that I took a complete holiday from yesterday. "Holiday" in this sense doesn't mean that it was fun, because it's not. Medication holidays are to enhance the effectiveness or to adjust the levels of a … Continue reading Reinstating the medications

Oh, boy. Wow. I'm going through a medication reset day and it's rough. The day before yesterday, I had called the Doc's office and he was out sick with influenza. He called yesterday, and we discussed a host of things and he realized I had a little bit of akathisia going on. Now, akathisia is … Continue reading A medication reset day

Senator Mitt Romney is a disgrace, both to his "faith" and to his country. I share both with him, and I refuse to claim him as a member in good standing in either respect. First of all, he lied and cheated his way into that Utah Senate seat and then used his "faith" to justify … Continue reading Mitt Romney’s “faith”

I rarely talk politics, but rarely is the United States of America's Senate voting on a Presidential impeachment, either. After watching President Trump's State of the Union address last night and seeing Speaker Nancy Pelosi immediately stand upon its conclusion and rip her copy of his speech in half in front of God and everybody, … Continue reading President Trump acquitted

I'm on a mission — one that will last the rest of my life. I'm reasonably sure that you can guess what it is. Yes. Climbing. I've begun a new dietary regimen already and am going to begin training for efficient approach speed this week. That will require a lot of uphill hiking work. Since … Continue reading My climbing mission

I'm so impressed with the book Peakbagging Montana by Cedron Jones that I expended the money to invest in a few of the books that the author of this book references regularly as well. These have been well worth it. Here's the book I'm talking about: One of the books referenced is called Climbers Guide … Continue reading Climbing books to love

Well, I guess I should've expected it, since it's February in Montana. Yes, it is indeed snow that I speak of, and plenty of it. Super Bowl Sunday, Groundhog Day, and, well, let it...snow...day. My mom and I went for two walks together before she left for the city because the temperature was dropping and … Continue reading Let it…snow?

Mount Wood. That's my peakbagging goal for the end of this coming summer. It's the second highest peak in Montana and the summit is at 12,649+ feet with a prominence of 2,809 feet. First, there's the hike to Mystic Lake, where we can camp overnight. The next day, we can hike and climb to the … Continue reading Mount Wood, Montana, USA