The crazy lady strikes again for Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Not too long before I wrote my last post, a village police officer dropped by my apartment. I was sitting in my living room recliner at the time, and I remember seeing a portion of this officer's sleeve, and thinking that the handyman had suddenly recovered from his mysterious illness and decided to come over to work on the bathroom floor today after all. It is short-sleeve weather here in Chicagoland, you know. When the inevitable knock on the door occurred, I stood up, walked to the door,... Sign in to see full entry.

That's the title of one of my former pastor's sermons. The title actually describes such phenomena as something called "compassion fatigue." That's the term used to describe a certain set of feelings. You're supposed to feel sorry for someone with a given medical diagnosis, or who is the victim of a natural disaster or crime, or whatever. Then, you end up being so pressured into providing so much emotional care or financial support (to relieve the suffering of victims of a disaster or crime or... Sign in to see full entry.

I was reading an article on AOL this morning about how men and women can sabotage their spouses' careers. They mentioned things like calling your spouse frequently and feigning emergency status when the slightest bad event happens, and behaving in wrongheaded ways at company-sponsored social events like the annual Christmas party, among other things. I would like to focus on the idea of calling your spouse or significant other too frequently while he or she is at work. I find this to be very... Sign in to see full entry.