Good morning, dear reader. I know that there have already been thousands of blog posts written about the passing of Michael Jackson. Many questions have been asked about his legacy, about how he will be remembered. Which will stand out in the public psyche in one hundred years? Will is be his undeniable status as [...]
All articles in category: "Quick Hit,Ruminations"
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Quick Hit: The King of Pop
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Quick Hit: Letter to Senator Corker
Good morning, dear reader. I just wanted to take a moment to share with you the email that I have just sent to one of my Senators. My letter was written in response to this article. You may want to skim it first (it’s short, I promise) to grab the context of the letter. Activism [...]
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Quick Hit: Suddenly I Remember
I have no idea why this came to me just now, but as I sit at my desk and whittle through my responsibilities for the afternoon, I find myself remembering one of the dreams that I had last night. While I don’t remember the entire context, I do recall that I had been reactivated by [...]
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Quick Hit: Naked Ambition
Or, It’s Good To Have Goals. I love the site Indexed. Basically, it’s a daily web-comic of sorts that uses Venn diagrams and graphs for humorous purposes. Today’s entry gives me a goal; it’s entitled, “Why Some Actors Do Indie Films for Cheap” A not unreasonable goal for four or five years down the road, [...]
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Quick Hit: Good News
Well, one radiation treatment down, thirty-four to go. More on that later this evening; however, radiation therapy is not why I’m sending this little post your way, dear reader. Following this morning’s treatment, on the way to the office, I received a phone call from my chemotherapy clinic. My chemotherapist wanted to inform me that [...]
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Quick Hit: Slow Morning
So, you know what sucks? I do. Fasting for medical reasons – that’s what sucks. I was told that I am not allowed to have anything to eat or drink prior to my PET scan. Ok, in my case, drink. Ok, inject. Whatever; you get my point. I was told that I can have a [...]
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Quick Hit: Experience
This quote showed up in my RSS feed reader and I absolutely had to share it. Given everything that I’ve been dealing with lately, these words really speak to me. Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you. – Aldous Huxley What do you think? Also, [...]
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Quick Hit: Day Twenty-One Update
Good morning, dear reader. Teh interwebs decided to flake out at the house last night, so I’m publishing the Readers’ Digest version of yesterday’s update right now. Fortunately, there’s not too much to tell. I made it through my third consecutive full day of work; all things considered, it went well. My normal array of [...]
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Quick Hit: Ouch
Good morning, all. I just need thirty seconds to vent between responding to emails (yes, I made it to work two days in a row; this makes me happy). This morning I called my chemotherapy oncologist’s office to ask a couple of questions nad/or report a couple of possible side effects (like they told me [...]
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Quick Hit: The Name Has Been Chosen
Good morning, dear reader. This will be a very brief entry to let you know that I now have the ability to refer to my fiancee as something under than “my fiancee.” She has chosen a pseudonym for herself for the purposes of this blog. Are you ready? Drumroll, please. Her choice is: Adrianne As [...]
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