“My ideas usually come not at my desk writing but in the midst of living.” – Anais Nin So where in the world have I been, right? Perhaps that’s been the question of the day when you’ve searched for a new post, or perhaps my ego is so bloated I just assume you’re sitting there [...]
“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, [...]
“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 [...]
“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 [...]
Original post can be found in Papa’s new Blog entitled “Finding Inner Strength” dedicated to the Men’s Cancer Support Group. -------------------------- I sit here this morning listening to the lyrics of a song I have listened to perhaps more than a thousand times. My music tastes have not changed in the past forty or so [...]
It’s not that life’s not particularly exciting, it’s just tiring and can be exhausting from the runarounds, the excuses, the thirty minutes provided by the evening news, the elected officials we no longer have trust in, etc., etc. All of which would be perfect fodder for a topic to blog about. I don’t have to [...]
According to Wikipedia, the “pint” is a unit of volume or capacity that was once used across much of Europe with values varying from state to state from less than half a litre to over one litre. Within continental Europe, the pint was replaced with the metric system during the nineteenth century. However, in the [...]
Taking the high road. The oddest thing happened the other day at lunch. I was in line with my friends when I overheard the couple directly in front of me having a discussion about breast cancer. There are few things I can wax poetically on and breast cancer oddly enough just happens to be one [...]
Bonnie and I love to wander. The gypsy blood in us causes us to uproot every now and again from we’ve hung our hats comfortably for a period of time to go out and find a new horizon. These days we’ve reserved our “wandering” for the weekends and there’s one place on our “to-do list” [...]
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 [...]