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A New Year
After ingesting entirely too many pork dishes we are quite ready to begin a new year, the last of the "aughts". I've never been more grateful for nothing to write about. We are gainfully if stressfully employed, no one requires illness management, the animals are fat and happy, and we just don't have much conflict at all. I can't help but be ( Read more... ) -
Could I possibly be educated yet?
Following a third and final year summary report to an advisory committee, I think I've completed my post doctoral training. The NCI fellowship provided funding for three years of advanced training in cancer prevention and control. Interestingly, this day feels just a little bit like the last day of school - a sense of completion - even though the ( Read more... ) -
Easter
I love Easter. Unlike Christmas, it sneaks up on me each year and surprises me with some kind of spiritual insight or life lesson. Inerestingly, this is the second Easter weekend in a row I've been able to snowshoe. That probably wouldn't thrill most people, but I enjoy the unexpected continuity. So Spring has sprung and the days are getting longer ( Read more... ) -
20 years
I haven't had a drink or a drug in years. It seems insignificant when I say it out loud. Its a pretty big deal though for somebody like me. I really thought that I would be missing something in life if I didn't drink. I've never been more wrong about anything as much as that. So today was a day to slide around in the snow, be grateful my car has ( Read more... )
