Now that I am feeling better, I would like to share with you some of what I have observed and learned since early January 2024 when I got sick. Even with sedation and several narcotics in my system, I tried my best to remain observant of my surroundings, and several times over several days thought … Continue reading HUMOR AND KNOWLEDGE
INSIDE
While I am in the recovery hospital, I have been reading a book about future human travel to Mars. It is more of a human science book, but not dry like a textbook. I cannot help but draw comparisons from an early chapter to my early chapter of when my health went haywire in January. … Continue reading INSIDE
THE RETURN
January 2, 2024 9:50 PM Holy Family Hospital Methuen Mass. "Please help me." Those were the only words I could utter to the doctor on my right as I lay in the emergency room. "We are going to shock you." He replied. There are no paddles like TV, but instead a sticker on your chest and … Continue reading THE RETURN
MY KIND OF VIEW
“Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio vaccine, being part of history is rarely a good idea. History is one war after another with a bunch of murders and natural disasters in between.” — Sarah Vowell, book Assassination Vacation Source: Assassination Vacation (2005), p. 208 Well then. Merry … Continue reading MY KIND OF VIEW
DUCK EGGS
Did you know that duck eggs are good for baking? Neither did I, but my wife sure knew. In fact, she was so convinced, that she had to have a dozen immediately. I'm talking midnight or after. Duck eggs must be purchased now! Perhaps I should explain. Anyone living with children in the house can … Continue reading DUCK EGGS
CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST
Hello everyone. Or shall I say ho, ho, ho? I'll just leave it at hello since there are never any cheap jokey references in my blog. As we draw near to the holidays, I have decided to regale you with my musical cunning, knowledge, grit, and some other buzz words that are big these days … Continue reading CHRISTMAS PLAYLIST
TED
Soon my youngest son will turn 7. Years ago, when many of my friends were having kids, I didn't think it would be possible, or wise, for me to bring children into the world. I remember having a good teacher friend at school who was out on maternity leave and one day visited a crew … Continue reading TED
LIGHTNING
Streaks of lightning flash and fade in about 30 milliseconds, but it feels longer when you watch a storm. Memories ignite thoughts in brain exactly the same way. I get a jolt, sometimes randomly out of nowhere, and then there is a memory, vivid as a bolt of lightning in my mind's eye. At times, … Continue reading LIGHTNING
A FILM
I'm not the first one to realize it: my life is a film. A movie. It runs all day each day on my own screen. I don't remember how it started but I've been told that it was the middle of a November night in a hospital room in Manhattan, New York City. You have … Continue reading A FILM
PSI
PSI represents pounds per square inch and is usually referenced in tire pressure in your vehicle. A quick Google search also turns up some sort of test proctor that seems to have inflated value of themselves. Inflated value. See what I did there? I didn't even use AI. I'm still quick witted at age 51 … Continue reading PSI
Moeschen! 