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Memories on the Wall
(Originally written September 24, 2020)
My heart and mind are very laden with worry and sorrow. As many of you have read, Ralphie has been on two different chemo agents this summer to attempt to put his multiple myeloma into remission and give us a little more time together. He has shown only partial response to those agents, which has been a ( Read more... ) -
To My Dudely Dude, With Love
In the spring of 1994, when we still lived in South Minneapolis, I was feeding a feral pregnant cat who gave birth under a neighbor's porch. When the two (surviving?) kittens were five or six weeks old, she brought them to the food dish on our front porch. I spent the entire summer of 1994 earning the trust of two feral kittens who were terribly ( Read more... ) -
When Does Life Begin?
This sounds like a hit song by Andy Williams, circa 1971. However, few questions have caused more fervor and angst in this country since abortion was declared legal in 1973.
I’ve never talked about this issue even though I’ve thought about it a lot over the past 40 years. I’ve always felt that I had to know my position on abortion and whose “side ( Read more... ) -
Obligation to Myself
I have had symptoms of osteoarthritis at the base of my right thumb for about the last 10 years. The symptoms I have are pain, swelling and stiffness. I often experience sharp pain when doing simple things like twisting doorknobs, holding a pen to write, opening jars, trying to hold a sewing needle, etc. I work in a clinical laboratory where my ( Read more... ) -
Outside Looking In
I was “standing on the outside looking in” when I was in fifth through eighth grades. The good news is that I didn’t fully realize it then. Luckily, now realizing it as an adult doesn’t bother me as much as it would have then, but it does give me some moments of reflection on those years.
The “outside looking in” situation during those years was ( Read more... )
