The sequel
I am now involved in the “going through stuff” stage of grief. This one won’t be quick – not that any of them are quick. After my son and nephew go home, there will be a great deal more to … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Me, myself, and I
I’m not finished …
… with the topic of modern-day hospitals and the medical care found therein, which sparked a lot of discussion and comparing of sorrowful stories in this thread. But I need to take time between posts on what is a profoundly … Continue reading →
MAiD in Canada (plus a few personal notes)
People have been committing suicide when terminally ill or in terrible pain for a long long time, and it’s sad and troubling although understandable. But health care institutions and the state haven’t usually been involved until more recently. When they … Continue reading →
Writers write
I am so grateful for your many heartfelt and touching condolences. Thinking about the question of when to resume writing the blog, I think it’s a good idea for me to just plunge in – maybe not at quite the … Continue reading →
Grieving
He was a presence in my life for nearly sixty years – first as young boyfriend, then as husband, then as ex-husband. But always, always, a central figure. And how he is gone. He had some health problems, to be … Continue reading →
Love at first sight: a personal story
[NOTE: I’ve had this draft among my many hundreds of drafts for about sevem years. I never got around to publishing it; not sure why. But today seems like a good time to do so, for obvious reasons.] This post … Continue reading →
In Microsoft’s eyes, I’m my own parent
First, a relevant musical interlude: You might recall that recently I purchased a new computer. Transitions like that are not my forte. It takes some time for me to get familiar with a new system, and I often find it … Continue reading →
9/11: 25 years later
What has happened since 9/11? Twenty-five years have happened. It doesn’t seem possible. And yet I know it’s true. For me, 9/11 marked the beginning of a several-years-long process that led to the creation of this blog and a life … Continue reading →
Another update on my ex
The roller coaster ride continues. I never liked roller coaster rides very much. This morning the hospital called saying my ex had a big respiratory crisis and the doctor started asking me a bunch of end-of-life questions. I raced over … Continue reading →
An update on my ex
There’s still no predicting whether my ex-husband will survive or not, although in the past few days he seems to have stabilized and appears to be a bit better. Maybe even significantly better, although the doomy-gloomy “hospitalist” doesn’t deal in … Continue reading →
A lost skill
What is it? Driving a stick shift: Recent research shows that this once-ubiquitous ability is increasingly becoming a lost art. Only 18% of Americans know how to use a stick shift — with the number even lower among younger drivers. … Continue reading →
The new AI spam comment generator is very very clever
I’m a connoisseur of blog spam. I’ve seen a great deal of it in my time, almost always trapped in the spam filter. I’d divide it into several categories. The first is the simple advertisement, usually for porn websites. It … Continue reading →