Furious Seasons

December 31, 2007

Thanks To All

So New Year's is approaching and I wanted to thank all of you for your readership and support of this site in 2007, especially during my fracas with Lord Google and the very heated controversies around the bipolar child debate.

Personally, I cannot wait to get 2007 out of my life. It has been one of the most trying years of my life, personal victories mixed with a lot of struggle, more struggle than I would care for of course. But even-numbered years are almost always very good to me, so I cannot wait for midnight.

Speaking of struggle, you haven't heard the last of my struggle with Lord Google. I'll tell you more when I can.

For those of you interested in such things, here's a list of the five most popular posts on the site in 2007:

1. Love American Style: Web 2.0 And Narcissism

2. Snorting Seroquel, Dependence And Smoking

3. Youth Suicide Rates Study Deemed Dubious

4. The Zyprexa Chronicles: Marketing Zyprexa As The New Mood Stabilizer For Bipolar Disorder And Downplaying Diabetes And Weight Gain Concerns

5. Making The New Media: Google Punishes Blog For Obeying Web 2.0 Ideals

It amuses me no end that two of these posts have little to do with mental health issues and everything to do with the Internet.

Happy New Year's to all of you.

Posted by Philip Dawdy at December 31, 2007 12:00 PM

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Thanks to you too, Philip, for a momentous year of mental health coverage. We are all richer for your insights. Hoping that 2008 brings you all the rewards you deserve for such important work. And Happy New Year to the great community of commenters on this site too, especially my soul mates -- you know who you are!!

Posted by: Sara at December 31, 2007 09:04 PM

Happy New Year Philip!! I hope even numbered years are better for me too...I could use a break too.

Here's to a great year ahead of all of us!!

Posted by: Gianna at December 31, 2007 09:45 PM

A year of happiness to everyone.

Posted by: Stephany at January 1, 2008 11:02 AM

The childhood bipolar dx and Pharma? Google funds CABF too.

Go get 'em Philip.[and Fid!]

Google Funds C.A.B.F.. alongside Pharma-Bipolar kids.

Posted by: Stephany at January 1, 2008 08:19 PM

Oh god, I hate to sound like the asleep-at-the-switch person I obviously am, but would someone please explain to me what Web 2.0 is??? I've been on the web for at least ten years, but somehow slept through this. Haven't kept up with my techno-gossip, obviously.

Sigh. Thanks.
Sherry (enjoying that Oscar Peterson video as I type this)

Posted by: Sherry at January 7, 2008 04:40 PM

Oops!
Wrong year.
But I wish I was here.
Now it's too late.

I hope Philip is in a good mood.

Posted by: Ana at January 1, 2009 03:45 PM