Sitting Together

22 Jul 201922 Jul 2019

Yet again, I'm in a strange headspace, so bear with me... And if you are claustro or in any way triggered by the description of being enclosed in an MRI,…

The Phantom Fourth

7 Jun 20197 Jun 2019

I'm about to test in taekwondo again, another in a long line of tests to (in theory) get me to my first degree black belt. I've already got the belt…

Right Speech: Learning Instead of Losing

4 Apr 20194 Apr 2019

In Buddhism, there is what's called the Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Aspiration, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Livelihood, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, and Right Concentration. The theory is,…

The Cost of Cancer Treatment, Part 2

8 Oct 20188 Oct 2018

I've talked about this before. And I'm pleased to report that, despite their representative's assertion, BCBS has, in fact, been paying for my care. Originally, I was looking at anything…

Sermon on Breakfast

4 May 20171 Nov 2017

I never thought I'd say this, but I should've taken a picture of my breakfast this morning.  Eggs, garlic, and power greens sauteed in avocado oil has become my standard…

The Mandela Effect

25 Apr 20171 Nov 2017

The short definition of the Mandela Effect is that people often misremember things in similar ways. What makes it weird is when many people misremember something in the exact same…

Sermon about Surrender

6 Apr 20171 Nov 2017

  As I've stumbled through the past year and all its crises, I've been gifted with several things that have helped me tremendously...and this time, I'm not referring to people.…

The Two-Faced God

28 Mar 20173 Nov 2017

This trip to Philadelphia was supposed to be the second of ten. I was supposed to turn in my dosage diary with its comments about side effects, and receive (a…

The Emperor of All Maladies

13 Mar 20173 Nov 2017

Having finished reading The Emperor of All Maladies, I am required by my conscience to put this out into the ether: Thank you, Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee.  Thank you. If I…

Into the Pipeline

27 Feb 201714 Jun 2018

It's been one heck of a month. In some ways, there's an awful lot to tell. In other ways, there's really not much at all. The blow-by-blow description is, frankly,…