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iamartsy:
Here is a pic I took before I left Houston last week of the errant power pole that is keeping a good part of the neighborhood without power. One friend is on his second generator. His first one after 10 days.

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Froderik:

--- Quote from: "guest" ---The effort to get a city the size of Houston up and running again is sad at best. I wish it were faster. I am lucky that people here in Austin are looking out for me now. So many people have come to my aide that it restores some of my faith in mankind. I just wish that the institutions had not ruined my ability to go outside. People keep wondering why I barely leave my hotel, and it is hard to explain. I have been agoraphobic ever since Timberlawn, and really wish I could explore the Central Texas hills. What scares me worse is the thought that this could have happened while I was institutionalized. Think of the havoc they could have wreaked on me back then in a situation such as this.

I am still pondering how all of us can put together an art show that would travel and bring awareness to every parent. The places we were in were damaging. I will never be the same, I know.

While sitting in this hotel I am contemplating how to write a proposal to the NEA to do such a show. Since I have a fear of going out I have time to read and think. So there, I have stopped bitching.
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After I was out of Straight, Inc., I wanted (and still want) to be outside and don't like to stay inside all day. I used to go outside to sit and read somewhere, or just go walking aimlessly. And I usually prefer open windows and fans to closed windows and AC.

I went to in TX back in 1985 and again some years later. I liked Austin; the band I was in (Reptile House from Balto) opened for a TX punk band called The Dicks at some hall or theater there. I liked them a lot. We also played in Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.

The traveling art show is great idea! Maybe people could contribute writing (to give or sell) too!

Was Timberlawn a Str8 spin-off?

iamartsy:
Timberlawn was probably CEDU like. It was a hospital that integrated both CEDU and Str8t methods. When insurance ran out people were sent to state hospitals or str8t. Milieu system was used. Phone calls were listened in on and were a privilege. My agoraphobia came on after first hospital and then after a bad situation while doing social work. In truth, I love the outdoors, but getting myself outside is hard. It might stem from my days in PDAP (Bob Meehan's) program. You were discouraged from hanging with anyone outside of PDAP. The world became a small place. Granted PDAP was very calm compared to Straight.

I found this on PTSD an it relates to my world since Timberlawn:
http://naffoundation.org/Prisoner%20Abuse%20&%20MC.htm

I admire your band approach. Mine is through art. I might go minimalist living and got back to painting, poetry, and metalworking to rid myself of of these demons.

I hope this makes sense. Not trying to argue who went through a CEDU like program. My apologies on that.

I Am Artsy

psy:
Where do you get that Timberlawn was a CEDU spinoff?  I get that they used PDAP methods, quite similar to Straight as noted on thestraights.com... but I don't see where there is a CEDU connection.  Maybe i'm missing something or haven't done enough research.

iamartsy:
We've talked about this.They used the circle in circle method and the milieu system with privileges and all. Quite like CEDU. They took Brown students who Brown got rid of. Three meetings a day. Trying to break you. Whole deal. Privilege system that I gave up trying to take part in. I quit asking for privileges because it was futile. So it was CEDU like not necessarily CEDU or Straight. Either way there is probably some PTSD associated with my ordeal. Excuse any faux paux.

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