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Mental / Physical Health
CHARITIES I THINK ARE HELPFUL
I have several conditions, both mental and physical. I've also been affected by other people's ailments.
I've got a nervous system disease called hereditary spastic paraplegia, HSP. The strain I have is a complex version of SPG7, which makes me move slowly, affects my speech and swallowing, and causes urinary urgency.
I inherited Depression from my mom, but mine appears to be a mild-yet-persistent form called Dysthymia. She also ended her own life in 2016.
My father had Parkinson's and basically gave up, letting the disease overtake him quickly.
As their only child, the burden of giving them both care (separately) fell solely on me.
I diagnosed myself with a combination of autism and ADHD, which makes me think in contradictions. For example, I crave routine but get quickly bored when one is implemented. I'm also quite introverted, over-think almost everything, and am probably co-dependent.
So yeah, it's exhausting being me. But below are links to organizations funding research into things I'm afflicted with and others that I support for various reasons.
I am not affiliated with any of these organizations nor am I getting compensation for advertising. I've donated and/or worked with them and believe in their causes.
Explore, educate, donate.
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Giving hope to those afflicted with all types of cancer and their families
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
Sponsoring Out Of The Darkness walks to raise money to help those affected by suicide
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
Rescuing pets, including farm animals, and rehabilitating them for adoption
Better Help
Affordably connecting people with professional talk therapists via online sessions
Co-Dependents Anonymous
Patient-led meetings to help people understand and deal with their co-dependent behavior
Colorectal Cancer Alliance
Raising awareness and encouraging people to get checked as soon as they can
Comedy Gives Back
Helping comedians financially and mentally
Comic Relief
Using comedy to end childhood poverty
Community Foodbank of New Jersey
Member of Feeding America that provides food to people in New Jersey, including children and seniors
cureSPG4
Focusing on the most-common strain of HSP
Fxck Cancer
Raising awareness and providing education for early cancer detection
Habitat For Humanity
Building and adding to houses for those in need
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Support Group
UK-based organization providing help for HSP patients
Lehigh Valley Humane Society
Shelter in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that gets all sorts of pets ready for adoption
National Alliance On Mental Illness (NAMI)
The US's largest organization on mental illness that provides awareness, support, and education
NAMI's Family Caregiver Helpline
Giving mental health support those who are not afflicted but give care to someone who is
National Ataxia Foundation
Accelerating treatments and working toward a cure for those with mobility and speech issues
Parkinson's Foundation
Improving care and advancing research
Patroon Land Farm
Farm in Voorheesville, New York, that supplies its local food bank with produce
ProJeCt Easton
Organization providing many services in Easton, PA, to help people help themselves
Remainders Creative Reuse
Craft store near Los Angeles, California, that affordably sells donated goods to artists
Special Needs Animal Rescue & Rehabilitation (SNARR)
Shelter in Brewster, New York, that helps unwanted dogs as much as they are able to
SP CERN
Network of ten research centers working on HSP
Spastic Paraplegia Foundation (SPF)
Funding research for HSP & primary lateral sclerosis (PLS)
Suicide & Crisis Hotline
If you need help, dial 988
The Lilly & Blair Foundation
Improving the lives of children with SPG4
The Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson's Research
Co-founded by the actor to fund research and improve therapies
The Neurocuriosity Club
Author Megan Griffith's website dedicated to people afflicted with autism, ADHD, or a combination of both (AuDHD)
Water.org
Co-founded by Matt Damon to bring clean water to remote villages around the world
Personal Things
PERSONAL THINGS
Finding something I wrote to her one Mother's Day.
The time I went to a place that believes everything in Genesis actually happened.
Attitude With A Side Of Grr
Showing gratitude without completely being grateful.
Bravery
The story of an ill-advised road trip.
Capitol Buildings
My journey to visit each one.
Concerts
A list of live artists I've seen.
It Is What It Is
Journal-like writings during my father's fatal illness.
Memorial For Someone I Should Have Met
The unconventional way I went to a wake and felt weird about doing so.
My First Conference
A chronicle of my experience.
My Tattoos
A rated-PG guide to the ink that's permanently on my body.
My Theory
What happened surrounding my mother's suicide.
Reflections On Vagabonding
Wishing I had done more during my 20+ months of aimlessness.
Songs That Shaped Me
A Spotify playlist of some favorites.
The Greaving Mother
An insane woman accused 12-year-old me of something awful.
The Most Meat-Heady Thing I've Ever Experienced
Unnecessary testosterone almost ruined a good time.
Opinions & Rants
OPINIONS & RANTS
Analysis of a
Catholic church's ridiculous newsletter.
The world might be
more peaceful if people were not so confident.
What I think of your baby. But not really. Or something.
A simple sandwich just might represent peace.
A dramatic argument that going out to eat is awful.
Many ways in which a particular mammal is far superior to a certain
bird.
Why the world would benefit from cemeteries being eliminated.
Encouragement to think critically and look beyond what you are first told.
Lesser-known but disturbing tales from The Good Book.
The dissection of a common nice gesture.
A brief history of time (not that one) discussing how days and years
came to be and the silliness of Daylight Saving Time.
Turn The Paige
The unbearable obligation of talking to strangers.
The unbearable obligation of talking to strangers.
A fake advertisement for candles.
A bunch of sad realities and the introduction of Giffyblap.
An essay on evil people with a correlation to poop.
A simple expression and nice gesture lead to chaotic rage.
Factual Articles
FACTUAL ARTICLES
I strive for accuracy and always use at least 2-3 sources before adding something. If you spot an error, please comment at the bottom of the appropriate page.
A basic how-to attempting to clear up confusion.
Where their names come from, weird laws they have, and more.
Explanations of all its parts.
The origins of common holidays.
Basic information on some of the oldest schools in the United States.
A list of officially-protected areas.
Where we live, what surrounds us, and just how huge the Sun is.
A list of unused "conversation starters".
Important and/or interesting facts about the American presidency, Electoral College, and each commander-in-chief.
Definitions and origins of common phrases and words.
Comparing and contrasting common things, such as frogs/toads, tsunamis/tidal waves, and religious denominations.
The fourteen ancient and modern architectural wonders of the world.
VIDEOS
Here are some videos I have been in and/or worked on. Enjoy!
Literal Pigskin Picks
For the 2019-20 NFL season, I made a series of increasingly silly videos picking winners based on the teams' names. It was accompanied by a since-removed tally of all picks. (Weeks 7 and 8 have gone missing for some reason.)
Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, Week 13, Week 14, Week 15, Week 16, Week 17, Playoffs Week 1, Super Bowl
BONUS
2020 Mock Mock Draft
BONUS
2020 Mock Mock Draft
I Never Sausage A Hot Dog
My friend Mark loves hot dogs and I've filmed him discussing different styles and interviewing restaurant owners.
Open
A series where I tell honest stories and share information.
Random
A lonely man comes to terms with his inner rabbit.
My stand-up comedy from a show. Please try to look past the moment where I froze.
A man dressed as Eeyore confronts an intruder.
Showing things around my current living situation.
An instructional video that's humorous and/or boring.
Another humorous/boring one.
A group of men wants a woman to lick the meat.
Some pictures of me looking lost while vagabonding, set to a song by The Beatles.
A guy runs around in a kilt, screams, and slaps people.
A guy runs around in a kilt, screams, and slaps people... but in a different location.
Parody of a scene from The Shining for a friend's brewery.
Poetry
Poetry
Know how most poetry is awful, especially when written during high school and college times? I don't claim that mine is an exception but maybe there's a line or two that is interesting. We'll see.
(Not to worry- I won't ever update this.)
Enjoy!
Sorrow & Things You Never Knew
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