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 [...]
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 [...]
Originally posted on Papa’s blog: “Cancer … We “CAN” Beat This": About a month ago I placed an excited phone call to the first of Bonnie’s Beautiful Booster’s (Mary) to let her know she was the 6,000th visitor to this blog. Mary was also the first of Bonnie’s friends to make the trek across country [...]
From time to time I’ve littered this blog with baseball metaphors, and as the Major League Baseball season begins its second half of the season I thought perhaps this would be a good time to provide predictions for the second half, though without a crystal ball I will just count on hope and optimism as [...]
It’s Friday morning here in California. A marine layer of fog has covered the morning sunshine. The windows are open and the breeze coming into the office is most welcome. The Rolling Stones are on the IPOD with an explanation on “scraping that shit right off your shoes …” There’s no telling what Mick was [...]
“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 [...]
“Writing is a struggle against silence.” – Carlos Fuentes Below was originally posted on the Finding Inner Strength Together (FIST) blog: I was thinking of our daughters this morning during my quiet commute along Bodega Drive. It’s relatively easy to allow your mind to wander when your transit does not include the business end of [...]
“Writing is a struggle against silence.” – Carlos Fuentes Below was originally posted in “Cancer – We “CAN” Beat This!” Since the last post, and yes I realize it’s been a while since I’ve provided you with the thoughts of this wayfarer, I’ve spent time out on the lake with my long time friend Andy, [...]
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe” – Gustave Flaubert Below was originally posted in the Husband’s Support Group – Finding Inner Strength: I assume we all watch the local news in the evening, perhaps we even watch the world news when we’re finally home. The jacket has been hung [...]
“Never lose at home” – yes, another sports metaphor. I’m sitting here tonight watching the Boston BRUINS and Washing Capitals in the first round of the NHL playoffs. Our youngest daughter Logan is in the kitchen preparing tonight’s meal and my bride rests on the couch under her favorite blanket while the men of both [...]