I don’t like being sick. Not many people do. Maybe when we were kids, a cold was a good excuse to skip school or avoid an unpleasant task. Not so now. Continue Reading
Pain, Perspective, and Moving Forward
Last time, I wrote about pain—mostly my wife’s pain. It’s usually easier to write about or help with someone else’s pain than your own. Like most Continue Reading
Pain Management
My wife woke up this morning in excruciating pain. She called upstairs, and I hurried down. She handles pain better than me—far better. I’m a wimp. Continue Reading
Notes, To-Dos, and Peace of Mind
Last week was rough. A couple of nights, I had trouble sleeping, and when I did fall asleep, it was light and restless. What a bummer. I kept Continue Reading
Carry On, Soldier
It’s tough out there. Name-calling, divisiveness, and hate continue to pollute an already fragile atmosphere, amplified by social media. Sensitive Continue Reading
Soldier on then in this New Year
Better late than never. Holiday seasons always seem to snow me under and I’m not in the snow belt or overwhelmed by any of the usual complaints. Continue Reading
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better
It’s tough out there. Initially, I thought I could just write about some good movies and moods and leave it at that. But my back brain worked Continue Reading
Gratitude is Thankfulness Acknowledged
My wife and I often tell each other how fortunate we are – besides having each other. We’re reasonably healthy. As we say, all our pains are age Continue Reading
‘Tis the Season to Care: A Call for Kindness to Ourselves and Others
“It’s the season” to be a lot of things. There’s enough out there for everyone, though we didn’t try to shop over the Thanksgiving weekend—not even on Continue Reading
Is This Your Elephant?
I’m getting too old to travel. At least it feels that way. Hard to motivate myself to go out even for Happy Hour. But I do enjoy taking walks with my Continue Reading
Honey, I Found the Phone
Old age has it’s challenges. Car keys left in the freezer, stuff like that. But it’s not just old age. Stress can have the same effect. And now with Continue Reading
I’d Rather be Awake than Asleep
I haven’t volunteered my two cents plain in a while. Always lots of reasons for not thinking or thinking and not writing. Last time out I tried to Continue Reading