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Informative
and Fun Links
The
links found on this page are grouped in several categories. Of primary
importance are the links directly associated with understanding and treating
related mental health issues. As I recently discussed with my uncle, and
he clarified, that we are all neck deep in an emotional shit-storm, (so don't make
waves).
Other
links found here are purely for fun, or ones that Doug found interesting.
The
first set of links are the result of a search through the internet for
manic depressive disorder, or ones I found after following a few links. I
encourage you to explore these links, and the various resources they offer.
http://www.livingmanicdepressive.com/ Personal
account of living as a manic depressive and continuous rapid cycler.
Detailed diary with information on signs for mania, depression,
bipolar medications, etc. An excellent start.
http://www.manicmoment.com/
* A website created and maintained by a person with Bipolar Disorder for
people with Bipolar Disorder and others to share support and information
concerning this misunderstood disorder. (* This site is part of a
web-ring, useful for additional links.)
http://www.bipolarhome.org/ *
The name kind of speaks for itself. (Also part of a webring, useful for
additional links.)
http://www.survivorsofsuicide.com
As we begin to understand others'
feelings, we can let our loving and healing intentions reach through to
their hearts. Our common goal is to grow, ease discomfort and grow
toward peace. And hopefully reach people before suicide. http://www.spanusa.org
This is the home page of Suicide Prevention Action Network.
Suicide is the third leading cause of death in the age group 15 -
24. Obviously everyone can benefit from increased understanding
and care of the symptoms that lead people to take their life.
A
few of Doug's friends have web sites that you might like to visit.
Please tell me if you know of a site that Doug enjoyed, or if you have
created a webpage you would like listed.
www.StBlues.com
This is the business name of Dave & Jenni Lyle a.k.a. Sailing The
Blues, Inc. (Doug's dad and creator of RETROzen.net)
www.ratsintheattic.com
Doug, his mom and I enjoyed going to hear Rats In The Attic play at
local bars. Their newest live CD is dedicated to Doug's memory,
and was recorded in Liverpool (March 2002) at the Cavern Club (where
the Beatles became famous). Jimbo played Doug's guitar on stage
at the Cavern Club. Jimbo gave Doug guitar lessons.
Cross-Fire
This site was created by a good
friend of Doug, Matt (Moose) Mousseau. Also, this is a church
that Doug attended and had many friends there. Doug and Moose
met in the 8th grade at Westminster Christian School in Gainesville in
1997.
www.scifidimensions.com
An acquaintance of mine helped me design this website. John C.
"Chris" Snider is quite interested in science fiction and is
experienced in web page design. Thank God he was available to help
when I couldn't do much. Doug liked science fiction too, and was
very interested in the concept of other dimensions. Our family
often talked about the time dimension, and the fact that our true
identity or existence is beyond time and space.
Some
of the sites Doug liked are listed below. I'm sure there are many
I don't know of because he didn't bookmark them. If you know of
any, please let me know.
http://www.crichton-official.com/index-gr.htm
Michael Crichton was one of Doug's favorite authors. Once Doug
and I had the pleasure of going to a book signing by Michael Crichton.
Doug loved to read and had many favorite authors, but he read
everything Crichton published.
http://www.snopes2.com
Have you ever wondered about those fantastic stories, so called urban
legends? This site gives you the straight scoop on what's a
legend or true.
http://launch.yahoo.com/musicvideos/
Doug also liked to listen to and download music. This yahoo site
catalogs music videos. When I went into business for myself, I
sure am glad that I got high speed internet access so Doug could enjoy
music easier. I highly recommend high speed access like cable or
DSL....get it.
http://www.liquidaudio.com/
Speaking of music, here's one way to download and burn CD's.
Actually, we didn't have a CD burner, but Doug bought a minidisk
(Sony) player / recorder. That minidisk player is too cool; like
a miniature CD burner you can hook up to your stereo, or your USB port
and carry with you in your (leather) jacket pocket.
http://www.liquid.com
And I guess this site catalogs and networks hundreds of artists' tunes
for you (to download).
http://www.dmcnews.com
For years Doug wanted to buy a Delorean one day. When he was
very little, the movie "Back to the Future" was very
popular. As a matter of fact, Doug knew every word of the
original movie. Doug enjoyed looking at various Delorean sites;
and one day we even went to test drive a Delorean that was for sale.
http://phc.mpr.org/performances/19990410/index.shtml
If you seldom listen to public radio, you may not know about the
Prairie Home Companion. Every Saturday night (6PM), our family
tried to listen to (if we remembered) to the live broadcast of
Garrison Keillor's variety radio program. Prairie Home Companion
is live comedy, drama (the adventures of Guy Noir, private eye), and
guest musicians. And every now and then they have a joke show
that will keep you rolling for an hour. This web site lets you
listen to some of their joke shows.
http://cartalk.cars.com
Speaking of great public radio, Car Talk is another very funny program
airing on Saturday mornings at 10. You really need to experience
these two programs. Car Talk has "puzzlers" (brain
teasers) each week that are fun to try and figure out. Doug was
on an email mailing list to get each week's puzzler. Listeners
are invited to write their answer on the back of a $20 bill and mail
it to the offices of Car Talk.
I have a tendency to repeat
myself ... I'm so sorry. Anyway, if you know of a site Doug
enjoyed, email me
to tell me about it.
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