I do have a friend who went through several “work at home” scams. It’s sad how easy it can be to take advantage of people.

For this coming New Year 2010: Take a deep breathe, try and take a half hour a day just for you. Close your eyes and just meditate. Lite a candle, keep all noises at bay and don’t think of anything, clear your mind.

But before you do that, have a rock and roll time tonight as it’s New Years Eve, have a wonderful New Years, Glenn

Now that I run an ad agency, besides rejecting hate, porn and stolen content blogs, I also reject blogs promoting Forex and payday loan scams. My own little attempt at putting “ethics, honesty, honor, and integrity” first

This is a great article but I wanted to make a comment on this statement. Zoloft, Paxil and Prozac are all selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and not only has extensive research been undertaken into these that might affect depression but they have also been licensed for use by the FDA in the US and medical boards around the world. They are not over-the-counter or available on the internet scams medications and I can assure you that for every murderer or school shooter, there are thousands if not hundreds of thousands of people who use SSRIs effectively.

The problem is not with the drugs but unfortunately in the interaction between the medical practitioner and the patient. If a practitioner does not pick bipolar disorder or manic tendencies up in the patient then SSRIs can very well send a person into a manic state which can lead to them harming themselves or others. But there again – many, many bipolar people are able to manage their states and their moods without resorting to murder or suicide. SSRIs are specifically contraindicated for use by people with bipolar disorder so once again, if someone on SSRIs does commit such an act, it is possible that the medical practitioner failed to pick up a more serious underlying condition.