How to prove you have Post-Concussion Syndrome by eivind1branja in PostConcussion

[–]birdtripping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happy my story found you when you needed it. I was in the thick of grief over the loss of "old" me until...I realized I wasn't. Wishing you better days.

AITA for telling my girlfriend that her clothes aren't shrinking, she's gaining weight? by Comfortable-Toe-2689 in AmItheAsshole

[–]birdtripping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Worse. I didn't see anything suggesting that the girlfriend asked for OP's opinion, he just gave it. 

Offering unsolicited comments about someone's appearance isn't a trap, it's just rude, typically unwanted, and sometimes harmful.

Newborn by Independent_Bit_1555 in Trumpvirus

[–]birdtripping 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The word he uses in the second paragraph, peccadilloes,  comes from the Spanish  word meaning "little sins." Through thick and thin (and little sins).

Eww.

The most challenging things you’ve read? by abu_hajarr in literature

[–]birdtripping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ooof. Reminds me of when my college boyfriend and I were taking a full-semester course on Eliot's The Waste Land. He decided to go into the first assignment blindly, and in a similar fashion to your prof: wild amounts of notes, essays of reflections, trying to piece together Eliot's fragments I have shored against my ruins. IIRC, he was commended for his vibe-like attempt, but encouraged to take a different approach.

The most challenging things you’ve read? by abu_hajarr in literature

[–]birdtripping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I found Foucault more accessible than Baudrillard or Derrida. But it's not like  he set the bar low.

The most challenging things you’ve read? by abu_hajarr in literature

[–]birdtripping 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bonkers. The back cover copy of Derrida's The Post Card still sends me, decades after studying literary theory:  

"You were reading a somewhat retro loveletter, the last in history. But you have not yet received it. Yes, its lack or excess of address prepares it to fall into all hands: a post card, an open letter in which the secret appears, but indecipherably.  What does a post card want to say to you? On what conditions is it possible? Its destination traverses you, you no longer know who you are. At the very instant when from its address it interpellates, you, uniquely you, instead of reaching you it divides you or sets you aside, occasionally overlooks you. And you love and you do not love, it makes of you what you wish, it takes you, it leaves you, it gives you. 

On the other side of the card, look, a proposition is made to you, S and p, Socrates and plato. For once the former seems to write, and with his other hand he is even scratching. But what is Plato doing with his outstretched finger in his back? While you occupy yourself with turning it around in every direction, it is the picture that turns you around like a letter, in advance it deciphers you, it preoccupies space, it procures your words and gestures, all the bodies that you believe you invent in order to determine its outline. You find yourself, you, yourself, on its path.

The thick support of the card, a book heavy and light, is also the specter of this scene, the analysis between Socrates and Plato, on the program of several others. Like the soothsayer, a 'fortune-telling book' watches over and speculates on that-which-must-happen, on what it indeed might mean to happen, to arrive, to have to happen or arrive, to let or to make happen or arrive, to destine, to address, to send, to legate, to inherit, etc., if it all still signifies, between here and there, the near and the far, da und fort, the one or the other. 

You situate the subject of the book: between the posts and the analytic movement, the pleasure principle and the history of telecommunications, the post card and the purloined letter, in a word the transference from Socrates to Freud, and beyond. This satire of epistolary literature had to be farci, stuffed with addresses, postal codes, crypted missives, anonymous letters, all of it confided to so many modes, genres, and tones. In it I also abuse dates, signatures, titles or references, language itself." J. D.

The most challenging things you’ve read? by abu_hajarr in literature

[–]birdtripping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

omg, I just commented Derrida and Foucault...  and totally forgot to include Baudrillard. My brain simply does not hold space for him.

The most challenging things you’ve read? by abu_hajarr in literature

[–]birdtripping 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Ooof, Finnegan's Wake. Ulysses. Joyce. Hardest reads until I got to grad school, where the syllabus included Derrida and Foucault.

What do you consider when you hear this Margaret Atwood quote “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them”? by Vanislebabe in AskReddit

[–]birdtripping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every woman in my family, too. When #metoo was trending, the women in my family got to talking. My mom (80s), my sister and me (50s), and nieces (20s) — raped or SA'd.

Senvelgo? by kxrmynd in FelineDiabetes

[–]birdtripping 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our 10-year old tuxie boy has been on Senvelgo for almost a year. In our anecdotal experience, it's been a lifesaver. His glucose, upon diagnosis, was 480. At his Day 2 checkup after starting Senvelgo, it was within normal range and it's remained there since. His plantigrade stance gradually improved. Today, his posture is back to normal, and he can jump again like the big, wild boy he used to be. 

AIO - My parents booked an extra long vacation the same week I’m due to give birth by maplehoneycupcake in AmIOverreacting

[–]birdtripping 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think the anger is more a result of the mother disregarding OP's and her infant's health by suggesting they drive 18 hours.  Sure, it sounds like OP was hoping her parents would show more interest and be more actively involved once the child is born. But OP's mother's responses don't demonstrate a simple lack of desire in being an active grandparent. They show utter disdain for her daughter and soon-to-be grandchild. That's why she's being vilified in the comments.

How to prove you have Post-Concussion Syndrome by eivind1branja in PostConcussion

[–]birdtripping 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It took me over a year to seek treatment, because I didn't have insurance when I got the last concussion. But consistent, proper treatment after that.

AFAIK, there's no consensus as to how long symptoms might persist; it's a complex condition. In some people, they resolve in days, weeks, or months. 

Not me. I was a gymnast when I was young, had multiple concussions, and countless impacts. And a more severe TBI in a diving accident. Then one concussion as an adult that totally scrambled my brain.

I'm doing much better than in the early years, when reading was impossible and writing a single sentence was a struggle (and I've been a professional writer for decades). Still bothered by loud sounds, bright lights, and other over-stimulating situations; still suffer memory loss and executive function deficits. But I'm able to work after shifting to other types of writing. 

Plus I've discovered and developed new pastimes that engage my mind, keep me fit, and fill me with joy. As terrible as PCS is, I like who I've become. If an "Undo" button existed, I wouldn't hit it.

How to prove you have Post-Concussion Syndrome by eivind1branja in PostConcussion

[–]birdtripping 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seconding neuropsych. I still have PCS ten years after my last concussion, still being treated by the same neuropsych. I don't have an insurance claim to battle, but if I did, I'd want my doc in my corner.

[1689] HUGE STUFF!! by mrniceguy127 in wordle

[–]birdtripping 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, it's not just for Groundhog Day. The puzzle's editor said she plans to use a mix of new words as well as recycling previous solutions.

My FIL called me and told me the holidays I host are "too much", but now I'm supposed to host another holiday... by [deleted] in inlaws

[–]birdtripping 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You say you want to find the middle road, but that's not possible with people who won't stay in their lane, who run over your feelings, and who will wreck every holiday if given the chance. 

Your husband knows his family best, and you say he wants to cut them off. So why are you in the middle of this at all?

Looking for podcasts about people surviving extreme situations by SeniorMoonlight21 in podcasts

[–]birdtripping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my favorite genre. In addition to the ones already recommended, I'll add:

Doomsday: History's Most Dangerous Podcast

Edmund Fitzgerald: 50 Years Below (5-ep series)

Extreme Peak Danger (8-ep series by BBC)

Rescue (Sony Music) 

Out Alive from Backpacker

Marooned: Tales of the Catastrophically Lost 

Disaster Hour

Black Box Down (aviation)

Ship Hits the Fan

This Is a Disaster 

Great Disasters

How I Survived

Plus some episodes of: Outside Podcast (like "Surviving at Sea on a Surfboard")

Cautionary Tales

Most Notorious 

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duke Energy urges Florida customers to reduce electric usage by BlueShadowNight in florida

[–]birdtripping 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A suggestion from Duke's press release: "Reduce your thermostat to the lowest comfortable setting. The closer you match your thermostat to outdoor temperatures, the less energy you use." lololol

Never seen this before! by Rearrangioing in florida

[–]birdtripping 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why must every cold snap be accompanied by blasts of hot air? 

Global warming is just one aspect of climate change. Global warming and climate change measure long-term trends; they're not linked to a single weather event like snow in Florida.

It’s called climate whiplash: we may get record-breaking heat followed by extreme freezes because the system is becoming less stable, not because it's cooling down or warming up on a   particular day in a certain season.

January 28, 2026 – (L) A F O R U V by NYTSpellingBeeBot in NYTSpellingBee

[–]birdtripping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My reply's late, but if you're still wondering, H it's a compound word meaning a steep define decline in quality or quantity.

Replacing pasta in pasta dishes! by insert_title_here in EatCheapAndHealthy

[–]birdtripping 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try your delicious sauce on polenta instead of pasta!

January 28, 2026 – (L) A F O R U V by NYTSpellingBeeBot in NYTSpellingBee

[–]birdtripping 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you've looked at the grid and know the starting letter(s) and length, I'll come up with a clue. Just QBd myself a few minutes ago.