In 2018, I was diagnosed with unipolar mania, a rare form of bipolar disorder where my brain experiences only the positive cycle of the bipolar curve — mania, with little or no depression present on the downswing. If you’ve followed the Kanye West news stories of late, he’s undergoing a particularly severe and extended episode […]
The story starts, like all great stories, with a nasal endoscopy. There I was, sitting in an otolaryngologist’s office, complaining of copious mucus, sinus pressure, and occasional headaches. In my state of sickness, I didn’t have the bandwidth to do more research than simply figuring out that this particular doctor was in-network. I figured it
Ed Charrier (second row, orange jacket) was an Austin-based ultimate (frisbee) player in the early 1990s. (Those familiar with contemporary ultimate may recognize the last name in Ed’s niece, Diana Charrier, a national champion and USA Under-24 National Team member). If you’ve played any sort of skill game, you know that there are three types
