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Routt County Mental Health Improving, Study Credits Newspaper Commenters for Uplift

Written by Betty Youfeelnow Tuesday, 15 January 2013

According to the Steamboat Center for Mental Health (SCMH), its annual survey indicated that the overall mental health of Routt County residents has improved by 37 percent since last year. Those analyzing the study believe the dramatic uptick is the result of respondents feeling better about themselves after reading the online comments at the Pirate & Yesterday Web site.Mental-health professionals observed major decreases in those self-describing themselves as depressed or mildly unstable simply by exposing them to the truly insane comments left on The Pirate & Yesterday Web site. "I'm not so crazy after all," was a common reaction from those studied.Mental-health professionals observed major decreases in those self-describing themselves as depressed or mildly unstable simply by exposing them to the truly insane comments left on The Pirate & Yesterday Web site. "I'm not so crazy after all," was a common reaction from those studied.

"We found that a large percentage of Routt county residents who felt they were depressed or possibly a little 'crazy,' although we prefer not to use that word, realized they weren't mentally unhinged at all after reading the truly crazy nutjobs who leave hundreds of posts on the newspaper Web site," said Sigmund Fraud, chief scientist for SCMH. "It's not a cure-all for the truly insane, but it appears to create a lot of relief for those who may have otherwise classified themselves as mildly depressed or just a little down about themselves."

Scientists at SCMH tested their hypothesis by sampling several members of the community who had still considered themselves...

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City Council Passes New Year's Resolution 13-B, Vowing to Quit Smoking, Eat Healthier and Stop Passing Stupid-Ass Resolutions

Written by Lyin Seacrest Thursday, 03 January 2013

Hoping to start 2013 on a positive note, Steamboat Springs City Council unanimously passed New Year's Resolution 13-B, which features several components geared toward becoming a healthier body of legislation than it was in 2012.To ring in the New Year, Steamboat Springs City Council passed Resolution 13-B, promising that council members will try to eat more broccoli and stop passing stupid-ass resolutions such as 13-B or those that may result in this police officer working out of this crappy hotel.To ring in the New Year, Steamboat Springs City Council passed Resolution 13-B, promising that council members will try to eat more broccoli and stop passing stupid-ass resolutions such as 13-B or those that may result in this police officer working out of this crappy hotel.

"We let ourselves go a little in 2012," said City Council Member Sonja Bloomingdales. "Especially toward the holidays. As a group, we ate too many Christmas cookies, drank a little too much egg nog or wine or jello shots, and passed a few too many stupid-ass resolutions and laws. We're going to try to cut down on all of those things."

Specifics of 13-B include a pledge to eat more fruits and vegetables, and there's a rider clause to join a Pilates class and actually go this time. Other initiatives include a promise to quit smoking, with a discretionary budget increase to purchase nicotine patches if necessary, and a vow to spend more time with family. The council voted 5-2 that in-laws do not count as family.

The final resolution tacked onto the resolution was the resolution to stop passing so many stupid-ass resolutions.

"This was in...

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Friends of Chief, the Dog, Concerned because New Owners Have No Idea What to Do with a Dog

Written by Winnie Willitbeready Monday, 10 December 2012

Late last Tuesday, shortly after Chief, a 15-year-old Black Lab, was again offered fruit salad and smoked olives for dinner, several of his friends, including Sparky, a nine-year-old Pomeranian, and Loki, a seven-year-old Malamute, voiced their concerns for the aging dog's well being.Friends of Chief, the dog, had been concerned because his new owners kept doing things that dog owners would never do, like walk him from a helicopter or make him wear stupid-looking glasses. Fortunately, a new "doggie director" has been hired, and she appears to have spent time with an actual dog before, so Chief's friends are optimistic he won't die in the next few weeks.Friends of Chief, the dog, had been concerned because his new owners kept doing things that dog owners would never do, like walk him from a helicopter or make him wear stupid-looking glasses. Fortunately, a new "doggie director" has been hired, and she appears to have spent time with an actual dog before, so Chief's friends are optimistic he won't die in the next few weeks.

"At first we were very excited to see the old fella re-adopted out of the shelter," noted Sparky as he intermittently licked his balls. "Most dogs his age that are abandoned end up getting the 'Kill Spike' as we call it. So it was real cool that his new owners saved him from extinction. But then they kept doing all these weird things that led us to believe they've never owned a dog before, or perhaps have never actually touched one until now, so we're a little scared for Chief's future."

Loki noted that Chief has lost 15 pounds since being acquired by the new owners, a weight loss the owners call part of his "renovation." Upon being confronted by the neighborhood dogs, Chief's new...

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