Good morning. The ride in this morning included forgetfulness of the first speed bump (only fifteen yards from the front door) which rocked the nonsense out of my first cup of coffee and splashed it up onto the seat. There’s absolutely no reason my pants should be wet this morning from coffee but fortunately I [...]
Friday afternoon found us in possession of some premium parking as the sun had already removed the shadows on the streets of Petaluma of all the pedestrians who had either left the Petaluma High School football game early or were looking for something else to occupy their time. ¶ The Trojans lost their 3rdgame in [...]
The rewards of an attentive family (and network) are tested regularly for breast cancer patients. In our case, the same reward is tested for our breast cancer survivor as our survivor’s medical team weighs in with their ideas on new tests to ensure her breast cancer has not spread. ¶ This [post] is only a [...]
“The best style is the style you don’t notice.” – Somerset Maugham The below was originally posted in "Cancer ... We "CAN" Beat This!" The Cheney family is comprised of five units; Bonnie, Paul, Taylor, Logan and LuLu. At the dawn of each new football season we start the BPTL football pool which is a [...]
“Today is a day like any other” … I am willing to bet this phrase is almost never spoken by a cancer patient and their support system. For obvious reasons, we [cancer patients] worry, struggle, question, and sustain constant inner turmoil for a resolution to the current situation. Today, unfortunately, is not like any other [...]
When I first heard “television was nothing more than an optical illusion” I immediately dismissed the notion dismissed the notion and no longer listened to anything my biology teacher had to say; which included his normal course of instruction. So here I am now, working on some quick math, and actually realizing thirty-five years later [...]
I watched my wife grab the laptop last night and take it to her part of the couch in an effort to process our oldest daughter’s federal and state tax returns. Yes, we all understand it’s that time of year again. Remember the days when we all filed the 1040EZ form? A one page instrument [...]
As a young man I listened to the callings of “the road”. I really had no idea what to do with my life as my session of public school finally ended. My love for the ocean was something I knew must continue and it was that direction I headed. To see the world from the [...]
TEMPERAMENT. To start things this beautiful morning I decided to visit Wikipedia to obtain a definition of the word “temperament” and then use that definition to begin today’s blog. "In psychology, temperament refers to those aspects of an individual's personality, such as introversion or extroversion, that are often regarded as innate rather than learned. A [...]