Posted On: March 2, 2017
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Today my heart is anywhere warm and sunny. My body is stuck in Minnesota. And my ass is on the nearest horizontal surface. Because I’ve been hit with that fatigue everyone’s been warning me about…
Posted On: December 9, 2016
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Radiation feels a marathon. Side effects are in full bloom and making breathing an experiment in pharmaceuticals. Yet I’m staggering toward the finish line—sometimes even smug about my endurance. That’s a clue, right on cue,…
Posted On: November 29, 2016
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I’m pleased to report that radiation is now half over. Some caregivers whispered, “You’ll sail right through this,” while Dr. Ray and others warned of breathing difficulties, nasal-sludge discharge, and other side effects too rude…
Posted On: November 7, 2016
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That’s me—fearless, not spineless—as I prepped for my final Spinal Tap + chemo. No encores, please!
The C (Cancer? Comedy? Crap-ola?) campaign continues, much like this endless election, with ongoing opportunities for developing new, whimsical…
Posted On: October 24, 2016
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When this war is over, I as SO going back to hang out in the cemeteries of NOLA. (Photo by Baron Baron.)
It’s been 7 hours and 76 days… And 32 days since my last…
Posted On: August 15, 2016
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Today, (August 15) is National Relaxation Day. I hope this doesn’t mean we can only relax one day per year!
It’s been a great summer. Is there any other kind? Never mind that this blogger…
Posted On: July 25, 2016
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My son finished his first year at Princeton and promptly set out for his walkabout—5.5 weeks of backpacking and hammocking his way through Denmark and the French/Spanish/Italian Mediterranean. Nice (France) was already in the news…
Posted On: October 27, 2015
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“When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life;
now that I am old I know that it is.” ~Oscar Wilde
Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.…
Posted On: July 30, 2015
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Well, hi there!
Last time we gathered, the topic du jour (which became flavor of the month) was the notion of over-booking summer activities for kids. I defended it, and now that summer is two-thirds…
Posted On: March 4, 2015
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They may be the most mind-blowing invention ever. But are smartphones as amazing as we think they are?
They have never: Cooked a delicious meal; hoisted the sails; shoveled snow.
What’s more, they can be…
