Modern Decision Making
by Steve West on November 9, 2025
Yesterday, I e-mailed a psychiatrist and a tattoo artist. Whoever gets back to me first, wins. And that's how we do self-care in the Year of Our Lord 2025.
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Lori Lancaster | November 22, 2025
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Web Junkie
Steve West scours the Web searching for interest or absurdity and then shakes his head ruefully when he finds it. Read more »
Autism Walk 2010
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Scott Hardie | November 13, 2025
You should get a Rorschach test tattoo. Then you should ask the psychiatrist what they think it means.
I'm not too proud to admit to using the Publix sandwich counter as my psychiatrist more than once.