\a•sy•lum\. n.
1. An institution for the protection or care of
destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons, as;
2. A hospital for mentally incompetent or
unbalanced persons, e.g. an insane asylum.
Pictured: The Athens Insane Asylum (Athens, Ohio) ca. 1898.
The Ridges, as it is now called, have become a state landmark.
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Shaft's Lunacy
It's all in the reflection
Reverend Shaft (September 23, 2008 - 9:01 PM)

Some days, a glimpse is all you need.  Just a split second glance through a tiny window into someone else's life is all it takes to make you stop and take a good, hard look at where you are, WHO you are, what you're doing, where you're going, what led...

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Updates....
Reverend Shaft (August 9, 2008 - 6:59 PM)

...can suck it.

I had a few minutes of free time this morning, so I thought I'd install World of Warcraft on the new PC and run out a 10-day trial.  (I had no intention of picking up a monthly subscription -- I just wanted to wander around the game for...

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Oh, the Irony!
Reverend Shaft (August 2, 2008 - 8:52 AM)

I was talking with a friend just a few days ago about the people in our pasts, the ones we nearly forget, and the ones that we can't, no matter how hard we try.

One in particular for me is someone that I don't mention often to too many people.  She...

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The Great Juggling Act
Reverend Shaft (July 22, 2008 - 6:58 PM)

So a long, heartfelt conversation with my daughter a while back led me to realize just how important it is to manage my time wisely.

I've never been good at it.  And when I say "never" that's exactly what I mean.  It was the bane of my high school existence, cost...

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The Outcome
Reverend Shaft (June 18, 2008 - 2:06 PM)

I'm now just waiting the final paperwork so that I may apply my John Hancock, and the three-year ordeal will finally come to a semi-permanent close.

Shared parenting, alternating weekly schedule, direct contribution, I pick up the medical coverage, and she moves back to Ohio (sans a certain male figure who...

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