Or, more aptly, For My Father
Good evening, dear reader.
Have you ever had one of those days during which a single question constantly recurs, “Why did I get out of bed today?” Today was one of those days; it would have been better had I just slept through it. Of course, sleep was a large part [...]
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Why Did I Get Out Of Bed Today?
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Long Week Falling
Warning: This post contains language that some may find offensive. Proceed with caution.
Good afternoon, dear reader. I hope this weekend finds you well and relaxed. This has been an interesting week with many conflicting emotions for me to battle. I’m doing my best to stay positive, but doing so has proven difficult several times over [...] -
Imprisoned in Fanstasia
Warning: This post contains profanity because I am not having a good day. Proceed at your own peril.
Good evening, dear reader. I don’t know why or how if happened, but I slept most of the day away. I wasn’t up particularly late yesterday evening, but somehow I managed to sleep for close to eighteen hours. [...] -
Quick Hit: The King of Pop
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 [...]
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On Self-Awareness, Part One
As I reach the four-week mark since coming home, I have to marvel at the amount of change that has occurred in such a short span of time. And if I were to stretch that window back another two weeks or so, the difference is even more profound. Three weeks ago, I was anxious to [...]
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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 HuxleyWhat do you think?
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An Important Anniversary
While this blog focuses on cancer and my personal experiences, I do feel that from time to time it is important to look beyond those things. For example, today is the twentieth anniversary of a major event in the worldwide struggle for freedom. I choose to remember on this day that there are those whose [...]
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Poetry Thursday – Haiku, Can You?
I feel my illness
Dying with a silent scream.
Inside there is joy.
Waves of compassion
Carry my heart to safety.
Thank you, my dear friends.
Haikus are easy.
But they don’t always make sense.
Refrigerator.1
The easy path isn’t.
Uncried tears give no solace.
My life is my own.
I will still be here
When sun rises tomorrow.
You can count on it.
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The Danger of Ableism
There number of -isms in our culture is large. Sure, there are the obvious ones like racism and sexism. There are other, often less considered, members of the family as well, such as homophobia, ageism, and sizism. Yes, strides – sometimes great ones – have been taken to ameliorate them, but by no means are [...]
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The Oddities of Me
There are a couple of other things I’d like to talk about this evening. They’re basically personal, really rather trivial, and a mite odd. So, take from this post what you will.
Two main points here:Men’s neckwear, in which the importance of Brad Pitt at this year’s Cannes Film Festival is highlighted; and,
The occasionally bizarre side-effects [...]
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