Category Archives: My Stories
Faith and Fairies
At some point, one just has to get out of the funk. One just has to say OK, kid, wash your face, comb your hair and put down the junk food, it’s time to see the sun again. Today could … Continue reading →
The Truth Hurts
I get up pretty early, even on the weekends. It’s automatic even if I try to sleep-in, the best I can do is 7:30. I like the time in the morning before the sun rises, before my family stumbles out … Continue reading →
Posted in Healthcare Today, My Stories
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Tagged Conspiracy theory, COVID, COVID vaccine, Death, Doctor, flu, hope, Influenza, leadership, loss, Survival, Vaccine
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8 Comments
Good Grief
Grief is a funny thing. Once you think you’ve mastered it, tucked it in a front shirt pocket over the heart where it can come along for the ride, but not get in the way, you end up leaning over … Continue reading →
Today Was a Good Day
For some reason the blue of the sky seemed bluer today. The yellow and orange of the changing leaves against the backdrop of the sky seemed more vibrant. A weight was lifted. It was as if gravity itself was lighter. … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stories
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Tagged America, Doctor, elect, election, gloria gaynor, Harris, I will survive, USA, vote, win
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18 Comments
After Life
I think I have an unhealthy obsession with death. It is not clear to me when this started. I think I let it out of my subconscious 4 years ago after the sudden death of my mom. There was something … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged art, art class, blue eyes, creepy dolls, Death, Doctor, eyes, Mom, obsession, paint
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5 Comments
Postcards from the Edge
The news cycle can be overwhelming. The onslaught of conspiracy theories, half truths, and misinformation that comes from social media and not so respectable news sources is a never ending battle. Who do you trust? Who is trying to manipulate? … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged post office, postcards, protest, Punk Rock, secret service, sex pistols, shakespears, Truth, usps, voter suppression, voting
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6 Comments
The Results are in!
The tension was something akin to a gender reveal party or maybe more like a walk to the gallows. I kept checking my patient portal for my test results. I was becoming obsessive with temperature checks. My temperature never rose … Continue reading →
Posted in Medical Musings, My Stories
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID symptoms, COVID-19, Doctor, fever, mask, pandemic, paranoid, positive, results, shrondingers cat, symptoms, test results
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22 Comments
Schrodinger’s COVID
Tomorrow is the 4 year anniversary of my mother’s passing and today I sit here awaiting the results of my COVID 19 test. I’m not sure that the two things have anything in common, probably just mere coincidence. It is … Continue reading →
Posted in Medical Musings, My Stories
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Tagged coronavirus, COVID-19, Doctor, Healthcare, infected, negative, positive, results, Shrodingers cat, sick, waiting
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14 Comments
Protest Poster Ideas for BLM
Don’t you hate when bloggers give this long diatribe before you get to the part you really want to read, like, when I was a kid I had this friend, blah blah blah. Let’s just get to it. If you … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stories
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Tagged Black Lives Matter, democracy, George Floyd, police brutality, protest, protest poster, protest poster ideas
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2 Comments
My Pleasure
Am I the only one that is disturbed when the shiny-overly-smiling-faced purveyor of my chicken sandwich at the Chick Fil A drive thru responds to a simple “thank you for my chicken sandwich,” with “my pleasure”? I think it’s overkill … Continue reading →
Posted in My Stories
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Tagged aqua man, Chick Fil A, chicken, chicken sandwich, chocolate chip cookies, Doctor, key lime pie, key west, my pleasure, popeyes, Stephen King, the witcher
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16 Comments
