We live in a townhome now. (No yard.) But previously we owned a single family home & we had a decorative pond we had put in. I developed a "thing" for small colorful stones. And whenever I would find a stone that looked promising, I'd take it home, scrub it off, & put it around the pond. I collected quite a pile of them! Now someone else owns them all...

Yes, I have often thought about whether or not I really have any mental illnesses at all, or if I've just sort-of made the whole thing up. Although I've seen quite a few mental health professionals over the past 20-odd years, I still don't have a diagnosis (not that it really matters much anymore.) Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror (I try not to. But sometimes it's unavoidable) & I think... why do you say these things about yourself. You're just an everyday normal guy. But then I think back over the course of my life... & there it is...