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Website Server Move Notice

Before getting into the boring stuff, I want to say thank you for giving me this "problem"! It's because of you people using my website so much that I need to take the next step in improving the syste...
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So Much To Do

I've been here before – rethinking my priorities based on some goals and/or where my pain levels are at. And here I am again. Change is inevitable in life. Heck, you’re not exactly the same person...
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Why Are People Anonymous on Twitter?

The question of why are people anonymous on Twitter has recently been more frequently discussed in the public domain. It will come as no surprise that "Fibro Jedi" is not my real name. It's not even a...
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WorldAnvil Review for Fantasy Writing

"He's in a world of his own" was a phrase my parents used for (usually) kids who seem to be daydreaming. Yet for the best part of 2½ years, that has described me, anytime I've not been in a game's w...
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Meet my Patreon Supporters!

Everyone in the world relies on someone or something to be able to live. Even the most independent people may still have a job, or want a home delivery or need to see friends. It's just part of how we...
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Like Butter Scraped Over Too Much Bread

In recent years, most major life changes can be traced to being caused by, or massively-influenced by, health crashes. There are exceptions of course, the birth of NJ simply coincided with a total bot...
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An Introvert in a Digital Extrovert's Clothing

Chronic moaners aside, we live in an extrovert's and optimist's world. Posts saying "look at this amazing thing" are more attractive than "I did a thing, look if you want". Charismatic, outspoken lead...
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I Don't Have Three Hands

A few days ago, I had three drinks I needed to carry up to my office. I took one drink in each hand and told my three-year-old daughter I would be popping down for the last one. Her response to most s...
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It's Okay to Not Be Okay - an Update from FJ

It's okay to not be okay is a phrase that has long been part of how chronically-ill people relate to each other. However, it's only been in the last year or so that it has gained prominance. Even the...
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In There Somewhere - A Poem About My Mum Behind the Dementia

As at the point of drafting this, my Mum is in likely last-stage Alzheimer's Disease. She's had, as I see it, rapid-onset dementia because a couple of years ago all she had was poor memory. We don't k...
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I Will Respawn - My Decision to Stop Streaming

I am in the process of drafting a cross-game blog post this week. In it are various life lessons reinforced by those games. But I have to remind myself of one in particular: defeat is nothing to be as...
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When Social Media is a Force for Good

Social Media often hits the news for all the wrong reasons - and we do need to address those. But I'm not giving the negatives any airtime here, because I want to celebrate when Social Media is a forc...
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You Behind the Illness - Who Am I Underneath the Fibromyalgia?

In a break from my normal gaming or Fibromyalgia blogging, I've been meaning to write this one for ages. I came across it my accident - or someone tagged me into "one of those tweets" - and I've since...
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A Need to Focus and Not to Focus

My first blog post here on Fibro Jedi dates back to 11th August 2015, a crazy 2½ years ago. As with my Twitter account, it was originally set up to vent into the Void about living in Chronic Pa...
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Happy Christmas from the Jedi

I have finally finished work for 2015 and am taking virutally a virtual holiday. You guys and girls have blown me away with social media follows, tweets/retweets, comments and have taken this wee site...
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