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treeswarper Alleged Sockpuppet!
Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 11272 | TRs | Pics Location: Don't move here |
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treeswarper
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Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:49 am
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I did not know that Spokane was farther north than Montreal. I never really thought about it.
I do know that I used to seem to go into a wanting to hibernate mode when the days got short. I don't seem to be that way so much now. And yes, I got out just about every day and even up into the sunshine of E. Warshington when we were having those winter inversions.
Anyway, here's the article and it isn't from Seattle.
Darkness
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
What's especially fun about sock puppets is that you can make each one unique and individual, so that they each have special characters. And they don't have to be human––animals and aliens are great possibilities
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Schenk Off Leash Man
Joined: 16 Apr 2012 Posts: 2372 | TRs | Pics Location: Traveling, with the bear, to the other side of the Mountain |
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Schenk
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Wed Nov 29, 2017 4:03 pm
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Blue light from computer monitors doesn't help either!
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
Nature exists with a stark indifference to humans' situation.
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uww Member
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uww
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Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:38 pm
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Just bought glasses from Costco and they gave me a 'free' (actually 0.02) lens coating that is supposed to reflect the blue light. You can see a odd bluish reflection off the glasses. Not sure if it helps, but it seems like an effort is being made to reduce our exposure.
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Jake Robinson Member
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Vitamin D, 5000 IU, and regular exercise seems to do the trick. That and re-reading old trip reports from sunnier days...
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Jake Robinson Member
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uww Member
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uww
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Wed Nov 29, 2017 11:15 pm
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I agree getting outside and moving is a huge help. I'll admit I had to lookup if Seattle was further north than Spokane. Too bad it's so hard to find good spots around here!
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tmatlack Member
Joined: 21 Aug 2007 Posts: 2854 | TRs | Pics
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tmatlack
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Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:21 am
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I gotta put in a plug for my educator friends and family..and others who commit to long hours indoors during our winter murk...
At my school in Granite Falls our contract day starts at 7:05, then we're under florescent lights for 8-9 hours, many staffers then go coach indoor extra-curriculars under mercury-vapor(?), then maybe home.
Drive to school in headlights/dark, work under funky illumination...drive home in headlights/dark.
No wonder we're stressed, fatigued, grumpy, anxious, etc.
Tom
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neek Member
Joined: 12 Sep 2011 Posts: 2329 | TRs | Pics Location: Seattle, WA |
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Thu Nov 30, 2017 7:12 am
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Schenk wrote: | Blue light from computer monitors doesn't help either! |
Blue light can be effective against SAD. Yes it might contribute to sleep loss. But sleep deprivation is an effective treatment for depression. Use of a dawn simulator might be a good place to start for someone suffering mild SAD. The seasons don't seem to affect my mood much and I suspect most people are in the same boat unless they read too many articles about the disorder (which may be an evolutionary adaptation that helps conserve energy during winter).
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DIYSteve seeking hygge
Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 12655 | TRs | Pics Location: here now |
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DIYSteve
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Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:10 am
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Jake Robinson Member
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Malachai Constant Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2002 Posts: 16088 | TRs | Pics Location: Back Again Like A Bad Penny |
Just spent the last two weeks in Colorado and driving to New Haven sunny every day
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
"You do not laugh when you look at the mountains, or when you look at the sea." Lafcadio Hearn
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Alpendave Member
Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 863 | TRs | Pics
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DIYSteve wrote: | first world problem |
I love this saying. We here really need to have more perspective.
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boot up Old Not Bold Hiker
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Posts: 4745 | TRs | Pics Location: Bend Oregon |
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boot up
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Wed Dec 27, 2017 12:14 pm
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This entire forum could be said to be exclusively about "first world problems". Eliminate by that criteria, and you could just shut down the forum.
My daughter suffers from extreme SAD's and lives in Seattle....a bad combination.
The blue lights help her a lot. She really looks forward to the day after Winter Solstice...and on.
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moonspots Happy Curmudgeon
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 2456 | TRs | Pics Location: North Dakota |
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moonspots
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Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:38 pm
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boot up wrote: | My daughter suffers from extreme SAD's and lives in Seattle....a bad combination. |
I must be weird - I love this weather, 46F and rain! Overcast and raining all day so far. However, to put it in perspective, at home it's -4F right now, up from -21 last night.
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
"Out, OUT you demons of Stupidity"! - St Dogbert, patron Saint of Technology
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trestle Member
Joined: 17 Aug 2008 Posts: 2093 | TRs | Pics Location: the Oly Pen |
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Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:50 pm
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"Life favors the prepared." - Edna Mode
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