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Wow. I never considered executive functioning and neurodivergent related behaviors as predictable patterns for insurance companies to exploit, but you’re absolutely right.

Japanese Maple. Had one by the front door of the house I grew up in. Reminds me of my childhood home.

Tell your doctor about that. They might try lowering the dose. I’ve heard that the “mind glue” side effect is sometimes caused by too high of a dose.

Never been on Zoloft, but I had the brain shocks when I came off of Prozac or Effexor. Brain shocks were never a side effect for me.  They were always symptoms of withdrawal.  Until my pharmacy was able to get my meds refilled, the only escape was sleep.

The Gettysburg Address was not written with a Mont Blanc pen

I still have my original collection from the 1970s. Back then, they sent you a plastic green box (in those days, it was called “Illustrared Wildlife Treasury”) to hold all your cards. That was before the 3-ring binder.

The Children’s Story by James Clavell.

IIRC, the book takes about 20 minutes to read and the events that take place occur in real time.

American Bittern

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bittern?wprov=sfla1

I read this

I know, right? I have about 88 hours in PlanetZoo and I’ve had the game for 3 years.