When I leave a tip for a waitress or waiter, I like to fold the bills and place them on the table under something, such as a plate, platter, drinking glass, coffee cup, salt... more When I leave a tip for a waitress or waiter, I like to fold the bills and place them on the table under something, such as a plate, platter, drinking glass, coffee cup, salt shaker, et cetera. I leave one corner of the bills showing so that there's no mistake that they're there. I do the whole hiding thing for two reasons; so that it won't "mysteriously fly away or blow away", and so that the only person who picks it up is the waitress or waiter for whom I've left it. My dear wife, on the other hand, is adamant that I'm plum loco. She always violently grabs the tip from its secure hiding place that I've so painstakingly hidden and says out the bills in grand fashion in plain sight for all to see. She berates me, "I want to make sure the waitress knows we left a tip!" I counter with, "The first thing any waitress or waiter looks for whike clearing the table is the tip. I promise you it won't be missed." Do you have a particular way you like to leave a cash tip for a waitress o... less
A 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE PSYCHIATRIC CASE
The first step in solving the mystery of Sarah’s behaviour involved delving into her past. An interest in religion was nothing new... moreA 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE PSYCHIATRIC CASE
The first step in solving the mystery of Sarah’s behaviour involved delving into her past. An interest in religion was nothing new for her; she had shown spells of fundamentalist religious interest since the age of 13. This would periodically return but it was never long-lasting.
It was first presumed Sarah had schizophrenia because of her auditory hallucinations, but she did not fit the classical symptoms.
When a brain scan revealed a tumour, psychiatrist Sebastian Walther realised her brain network has been ‘disturbed’ in a very critical spot, affecting the way she experiences sounds. Walther estimates the tumour could have been there since adolescence, which was also when her religious interest began.
Once Walther studied her medical history and symptoms, he noted she had had only four ‘periods of symptoms’ and they were always the same: she would hear divine voices, feel extremely religious, and bond to religious groups. But this inter... less
Cultural expression, righting a long-standing wrong, doing God's work, a step up from standard vandalism, downright bloody-mindedness, sociopathic epidemic, wickedness, or what?Reg... moreCultural expression, righting a long-standing wrong, doing God's work, a step up from standard vandalism, downright bloody-mindedness, sociopathic epidemic, wickedness, or what?Regardless, what is the remedy for this kind of thing - can you suggest one, or is it up to authority to deal with it in the own ineffectual way. Why would it not get steadily worse, the contamination spread, perhaps exponentially, rather than dissipate over time of its own accord?
