I've been doing much better these past few days than I was last week. The acute stress I had been feeling is gone, and I'm sure that's a result of my friend's passing. When death is imminent waiting for it to happen can be even more difficult than dealing with death itself ( Read more... )

My friend passed away last night. He was at home, with his wife, and he went in his sleep. I suppose if one has to die those are the ideal circumstances. But, he was still in his 30s, and last January he was feeling fine. This past summer he and his wife were planning a trip to Hawaii once his treatment was over. And last weekend he was hoping ( Read more... )

Ugh, things are getting tough. Death. Imminent death. A close friend suffering through their own personal crisis. The City of SF rejected our appeal about increased property taxes so we are having to pay even more taxes despite declining home values. I thought I had a handle on my Physics and Calculus classes but now they've both gone up a ( Read more... )

Times are strange right now, I think we can all see that. I feel like the world as we know it is on the verge of upheaval ... I just hope it works out for the best ( Read more... )

This past year I've been somewhat of a recluse. I haven't been avoiding social contact, but my "social-ness" has certainly been limited. This is best for me right now as I feel like I need quite a bit of time alone (although "alone" can mean either by myself or alone with Frederick ( Read more... )

How do I start off a post about food? Not the food you get from any particular restaurant, but just the glory of food in general. I suppose you could start awkwardly, like this ( Read more... )

I keep meaning to post here more often, really, I do. But then I'll either have something else more urgent to attend to, or, as has been the case lately, I keep telling myself that I'll make some more substantial posts after I process some photos or write a travelogue about a recent trip. And it just so happens I'm behind in photo processing and ( Read more... )

This is a bit long, but I hope you will have a few minutes to read it and take action ( Read more... )

As soon as my summer vacation began we took off to CoCo View Resort on the island of Roatan, Honduras, in the Caribbean. We would be meeting four other friends there for a week of warm water diving. This was our fifth trip to CoCo View in as many years, and we keep going back because the diving is good (by Caribbean standards) and easy with short ( Read more... )

I finished my Spring Semester classes at the end of May and received my grades a few days ago. I did not do nearly as well as I wanted to, although that didn't really come as a surprise ( Read more... )